Why should you go there and how do you do it right?

The monkeys are the real draw. It's a small bay on Phi Phi (Ao Ling in Thai) surrounded on three sides by limestone cliffs. The water is so clear that you can see the seabed from a boat. Most visitors arrive as part of an island-hopping tour from Ao Nang or another spot along the Krabi coast, snorkel right from the shore, and then wade through the white sand as a troop of macaques roams the beach. Reviewers who were there around midday reported seeing numerous monkeys.

It's more of a short stopover than a day trip, and that's a good thing. There are no buildings, no beach clubs, no sun loungers, just a small stretch of sand with jungle behind it. Anyone wanting to swim in peace, away from the hustle and bustle of the larger beaches, shouldn't miss this one. It's quite different from Monkey Beach, the more famous Macaque Beach on the western arm of Phi Phi Don, about 2.6 km to the north.