Maya Bay: The beach nobody can touch - BBC News
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- In the 1990s a film crew decided that Maya Bay, on the island of Phi Phi Leh in southern Thailand, was the kind of heaven-on-earth idyll where a group of people who wanted to rebuild society from scratch might settle.
The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was released in the year 2000. Based on the book by Alex Garland, it tells the story of a backpacker's search for a legendary beach untouched by tourism. Obviously things turn sour in paradise.
Since then this tiny, but now iconic, strip of sand has topped bucket lists of people around the world consumed by wanderlust.
Already high, the volume of visitors to the area saw an astonishing spike in 2016 when Chinese tourists started coming in large numbers
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restrict humans from such places all over the world and you will see a change. we destroy everything we touch
People who respect nature should be allowed in the right numbers. Don't allow the average tourist to go anywhere near anything that should be conserved and protected.
It's true. We ruin everything
The only other living being to work like bacteria
We have even destroyed the space now.
God gave us the Earth to enjoy nobody should tell us where we can and cannot go
Don't touch it, don't let people come near it, don't let it become just one of the tourist destinations.
This Maya Beach is one of its own and it's probably best to let it 'live' by its own. It is a treasure and it's, by any means, should be left alone in its own glory!
Let's pour radioactive waste in it for the crack..
I bet you. They will allow select rich people there. This rule will only be applicable for peasants.
Aurora Myne It’s funny because it wouldn’t take much coordination and intelligence to create a way in which people visited but it wasn’t destroyed.
Absolutely right, it should also apply to Mt. Everest. Mass tourism is destroying the nature....
It's the chinese reee
I had the privilege of visiting maya bay, having my feet on that sand, swimming in that water on my last deployment in the US Navy. Best experience of my life and I’m thankful for it. Thailand is the most friendly, most beautiful place I’ve ever been.
Bloody hell give that French guy a burger or something
Nozz 😂😂
Fuck i can't stop laughing. Im in office and everyone's staring at me.😂🤣
I'm no expert, but it looks like he has a deformed chest, a medical condition called "pectus excavatum", not that funny of a joke
no that's cuz of smoking... it's not cuz of not eating... i knw cuz I am in the same group 😂😂
He's a vegan. Leave him alone :)
"The Beach Nobody Can Touch" literally walks on it 1 minute into the video
@I Am Sekou no u
Oof
🤣
i wasn't surprised coz he was a white dude of a certain age and built lol
People do still go to the island. It's just tourism they are stopping. Officials and those who take care of the island are allowed. As well as media, with permits. A lot better than the 12hr a day constant boat and human traffick of thousands. I live in Phuket, Maya Bay is off our coast.
Nice to know that the Thai government has a plan to restore the beauty of its national treasure. I was there back in 2016 & fortunately for me took a personal guide who brought me before the hoard of tourists descend upon its shores. I did manage to have a small beach to myself for the most part & thought how special this moment is knowing this is one of the most stopped beaches for tourists. I love Thailand but seeing the amount of people that visit its islands each year does takes away the pristineness. There is a fine line of tourism & nature conservation. We as tourists should be more mindful & try to reduce our impact so that the next generations may also enjoy the beauty of its beaches.
Talk about yourself hypocrite
Are you thai?
Cool story
Ju Ki me and 5 people were on the beach at sunrise it was truly magical 🙏🏼
50% of our rain forests are gone. Man has doubled its population to over 7 billion in 50 years. pesticides are killing us, food is toxic. Air is toxic, ground water toxic, melting polar ice caps, global warming the seas full of plastic and pollution, 2000 nuclear bomb tests in the last 60 years and NOW chem-trails bombarding and positioning us from above with aluminum oxide and other heavy toxic metals. Wars, pollution, disease and civil Unrest. Closing one beach won’t help anything. Voting a new government won’t help anything. Listen to me we are living in critical times hard to deal with as the Bible says. The end of this system is coming and a new government God’s government will rule for a 1000 years after Armageddon and then YHWH will take control from Christ.
BBC: nobody can touch this beach anymore!
Wild rich people: let us introduce ourselves
😂😂
Yep all a matter of time.
There are plenty of places better than this which they occupied
I visited Maya Bay in Feb 98 about a month before the film company ripped the arse out of it. It was the most beautiful place I have ever been to and very quiet too.
Born in 02, I absolutely envy you. :D
But maybe and hopefully in 30 years or so, when my generation is 50, the movie will be forgotten and I can see this place for myself.
@@Jemand-if5dj I did my advanced PADI course around Koh Phi Phi and when we passed it all we hired a speedboat for the day which took us out to Maya Bay. As I said it was before filming, infact the day before we left Leonardo DiCaprio and his entourage turned up in their yachts ready for work. Some of my mates met him in a bar that evening but I was on an early boat out of there the next day so was having an early night. Apparently the film crew ripped out some palm trees and planted new fake ones to make the film set but that was the least of it, we heard. When they had finished they just paid someone off to do the 'tidying up'. It was left in a terrible state.
@@markwestwood9730 And was anyone prosecuted?!
Shut the island forever. This is the most beautiful I've seen in the world.
I was fortunate enough to visit Maya Beach, exactly one year ago, it was still open to the public, I took the early bird tour to avoid the crowds, we were the second group to arrive, and omg, one of the most sublime experiences I’ve ever had, so peaceful and beautiful; but in a matter of 30 minutes or so, everything went downhill. The crowds were absurd, people and boats filled the entire beach, it was such a bummer to realized I was part of that mess, so I am glad they have decided to temporarily close it, this place needs a rest, hopefully a long one.
You are also a tourist. It’s kind of funny how people think they have the right to be alone on the beach when they are ALSO tourists who SHOULDN’T be there. Extremely entitled behaviour. Have some self awareness. If you don’t want massive groups of tourists going there then you should also stay away.
You have no right to be alone on this beach or any other beach.
I saw the special guest “Etienne” from “the beach” is alive and doing well.
Thailand is full of amazing and beautiful beaches in fact just behind maya bay is a lagoon and it was amazing to go snorkelling their
I just returned from Thailand not too long ago and although maya bay is closed, there was many other nice islands we could visit like Koh Pak Bia that wasn't packed full with tourists, so we didn't feel disappointed. You just have to be respectful in the land you're in.
Maya Beach is nothing compared the El Nido of palwan or coron
@@dazzling9606 lol jealous much? Lol i know how you felt
@@roseblackpink16, dumb I am not filipino 😂, Even my country Taiwan 10 times better ur Thailand and Philippines.
@@dazzling9606 china and hongkong are much better than your country
@@roseblackpink16, that was before, Now all the blame of the world to China Corona👇😂
You're telling me they'll put subtitles on a Scotsman but not the guy at the beginning? The cheek
lmfao, I read this as the clip started
Lol
😂😂😂😂
This is BBC so Somali is their primary language how they communicate.
Hahahahaha
I went there back in 2015. The beach was so packed with people and boats everywhere.
Really proud of them.. taking steps to protect mother nature...
I remember I went there back in 2018. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I can’t believe it’s closed now but it’s good though. Humans don’t deserve such a place.
Feel so lucky to have been there before this island was closed.
Indeed an amazing place! You deserve to be treasured and valued.
Same here. I been there twice.
Too bad i didnt see you there.
You look almost as good as maya bay :)
@@benny7882 when were you there Benny? I heard they opened it to the public already.
The golden words @3:00 brought tears to my eyes, respects to you sir! Conserving the environment is the only concern all of us should have, and transferring/restoring these paradises to future generations should be our top priorities.
As a Thai person, that is such a powerful short speech. I'm so glad that they have realized that before it's too late.
Brilliant idea let's keep trying to save our planet
Give Mother Nature a chance
Kayla Samantha
Stfu
Ayatollah96 *Kayla Samantha likes this comment. *
Kayla Samantha Black girls are 🔥🔥
No, mother nature give us a chance
It wasn't people that destroyed it this report is wrong. back in 2004 when the tsunami hit it completely destroyed the beach and it still hasn't recovered. No people played a part
1:47 Before Saving The Beach Somebody Please Save Him First
*RIP* Beach Guy 1995-2019
Thats what happens if you dont eat meat
Prick owens wrong
Vegan man
I visited the islands a couple of years ago , I arrived thinking about the scenes from the film but when I saw all the Chinese tour groups everywhere it didn't look or feel anything like what I was expecting , it was still really beautiful and it was amazing to visit , but when your up close and you can see for yourself the damage people do it actually makes you a little bitter towards ignorant people who don't seem to care about doing there own small part to persevere beautiful places ... but I hope by doing this one day in the future it will be paradise again for future generations
You are one of those ignorant people.
You are one of the people helping destroy the beach too , not to mention you are visiting few times.
Dude you're part of the problem lol
True we are all part of the problem , but once people understand that they are doing damage that's when you change your ways , or at least try to do your own small part , I didn't mention English, Russian or any other groups because when I arrived the only tour groups that were there were Chinese, I'm not racist .....
@@nikigowing6563 Yes Chinese along with you lol.
I visited Maya Bay today and could only get within 100m of it. Beautiful place and hopefully one day I will get to walk on this beautiful beach!
I walked on that beach just 2 days ago, pictures don’t do it justice, most amazing beach on earth
1:46 somebody give him a sandwich
Lol
Typical french.
What do you see bones? Well I also see abs/muscles look again 😉
To make him a fat American?
AWResistance
Sounds Israeli
I was there in 2017. It was trashed. They were destroying with countless tourists and boats. Piss everywhere. It destroyed my vision of what I imagined it would be. Yes, it was still beautiful but devastating at the same time. It's a super tiny bit of land. It should have never been abused that way. But naively we all thought it would be paradise.After the movie, The Beach came out, Maya Bay became too big in people's minds.
Yeah, you should go to el nido in the Philippines
You were naive, I didn't go because the tourism an I hate the foreigners who dress up in bikinis an drink loads of alcohol on beaches. Shit people
@Vee Cee The people came to see it, the Thai people took them there. I'm going in April and my main reason for going to Phi Phi was to see "The Beach" I saw in a movie 18 years ago. The Thai government, said nope, it's closed to tourist. I accept that...how am I a bad Western person? For wanting to see something that is so beautiful you can't believe it exists?
@@daddyrabbit835 because they just don't show any reverence for the environment or culture there. Same with tourists from China and most especially Australia. I'm American and I'm often quite embarrassed by our behavior.
@@dreamingtree6093 Your not the only one, Us Brits think we own the land as soon as we set foot on it even if its a long weekend. Its put me off for good now travelling around the world just disrespectful Brits everywhere! 😣😒
I was here a few years ago. Heavenly place but too commercialised. Good decision taken so as to preserve and recover it. Hope they are able to rejuvenate the Paradise.
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Siddharth Bhatnagar F
I love this.Protect your environment and nature’s beauty over it .Respect
This is exactly what happened to Boracay when Philippine Gov't. shut the island down and prohibited water activities for 6 months... Sharks & Fishes were visible along the shorelines and a sightings of Whale Sharks nearby the island... Now they are all gone... People took their place once again..
that was so they could let the chinese and other businesesses thwy favored a way in
Drunkard I read about the closure at the time it happened. Are you saying they Re- Opened But only to have the SAME PROBLEM AGAIN???
@@bencuraza6503 as far as the marine life at the beach front is concerned, yes fishes are nowhere to found again bcoz of water activities of the people unlike when it was closed to the public... Govt. once said - no fire dancing on the sand & no more vendors allowed on the beach anymore but guess what... its still there! 😂
facebook.com/1265640391/posts/10213528859956958/?app=fbl here's more
ywryyu lol someone’s salty, what country are you from?
I felt sorry for that starving guy talking than the beach lol
Haha
look at the girl in orange behind him, how could you feel sorry? he's in heaven
@@dummkompf haha so she is the reason behind draining him 🤣
Rahim Lashari Yeah he must be vegan
He has a deformed chest
I was there Feb 2005 just after the Tsunami, it had somehow restored the sand and the beach to being close to what it once was -there was no one there also. It was just like the movie-beautiful.
That is beautiful thankyou for allowing mother nature to take its course.
Was there 4 years ago and it was a mess. Ton of plastic in the water from tourists. It was depressing. Happy they closed it.
Human overpopulation is at the root of most of earths problems. It’s never discussed.
Thanos!?
Because the rich want to stay rich
May be you need consult it with thanos
I totally agree.
Too many, too soon.
Too late !
You've been brainwashed into thinking that. There's more than enough land for everyone
That skinny guy's diet consists of cigarettes and Vitamin D
I think he also needs to be conserved
🤣🤣
But he has girs in bikini on his boat)
Im so lucky to have a chance to visit maya bay in October 2016. It was packed with people & boats everywhere. And yes it is the most beautiful bay ive seen!
Sarah where it is located?
n what is the speciality of this beach?
I visited the beach in 2017, but it was sad to see the consequences of tourism, myself definately included. Huge respect to the Thai government for taking action! 👏
This needs to happen to other places around the world
I was there 9 years ago and it was so overcrowded I would of been just as happy to see the beach from a distance and not set foot on the beach ❤
I'm so blessed to say I have visited here twice in my lifetime 🙏🏼
This is what happens when commercial interests coupled with unregulated tourism does to a fragile eco system
Clearly no though thought by the Govt or a long term strategy to manage it either,hence the indefinite closure
I wish the Australian government would work out some long term environmental strategies. We are a first world country with draconian environmental policies. I went to the Tarkine recently and had a deeply spiritual experience in the forest only to drop in at the Blockade down the road to discover they are trying to log that small treasure that is left as well. I was devastated because I have experienced its' beauty and cannot believe it could ever be considered for destruction in exchange for money. SHAME!!
If South Thailand administered by Malaysia, they would conserve and maintain.. but China-inspired Thailand, what do you expect
Title's beach no one can touch.
Thumbnail shows two boats going towards it.
Samik Das there’s a line tho and the boats cant pass thru the line
Forget the bay for 2 mins. Appreciate them drone clips. Just Wow. Our Earth is beautiful.
They have good discipline over their gifts. I admire that very much. I hope our countrymen learns to do the same for our nature.
thank you, marine scientist, for helping mother nature
Frenchman Smoking a Cigarette:
"Probably a good reason we can't go to the beach"
I just posted the Same Comment Before I read yours. GREAT EYE but a lot of comments overlooked this RED FLAG.
He is a Israeli Jew not French
@@hotmess2766 another jew
I was there 3days ago, I’m proud they are doing this for our future generations. So they can live to see the beauty of maya bay. But I found out not only this bay was destroyed many others too. I went diving at other bay, most corals is dead too
I was on that beach 35 yrs ago.Its was beautiful & I have some wonderful memories from there.
I am deeply honored to visit this paradise-like beach in 2015, one of the proudest experiences of my life, I hope someday I can make it there again, I love Thailand !!!
1:46 tha guy need some milk
MAURO OooO with some protein aswell
I'd been there last 2 yrs.. it was beautiful. Respect to Thai government to shut it down for better preservations. This treasure island may need more than 10 yrs to back to its own mother nature glory. Same goes to Bali as well. Big ❤ from KL.MY
Was that close to Maya Bay on Wednesday 11th September 2019. Was disappointed. I must say the beautiful beaches n islands there in phi phi are a gem. Emerald crystal clear water!
2:56 I bet his mother ran out of names for boys ,.
Version 1 that’s just your typical Thai name lol that’s why they all have official nicknames
When you fill in a survey and they ask for your name 😂 2:56
Great idea to shut it down. Keep it shut down
It was shut down because the truth came out. these are the remains of giants/titans that lived in a time before us. They became petrified/turned into rock or became mudfossils. they form the earth that we have been living on. the entire earth is made up of enormous creatures that died from some cataclysmic event. They are all over the earth..
Went there few years ago during rainy season and was lucky to have the beach to ourselves for few an hour or so
I just came back from a two week holiday in Thailand and I saw Maya bay but from a distance and I'm glad we weren't able to go onto it because I'm happy that it has been shut so the marine and wildlife can return and start to thrive and not have humans there to destroy it.
This is the beach featured from the Leonardo Dicaprio movie right?
Yes, it is.
I was thinking the same as well
Yes. And that films production did terrible damage to the place.
the one where he finds a weed field and drinks snake blood?
“The Beach”
Keep bio garbage away from paradise please. And no plastic or glass bottles .
Bio ?
Easier said than done cupcake
Richard Dawson went to a protected island in northern spain with one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. They had no trash cans, all waste should be brought back onto mainland by yourself and it seemed to be working pretty well. Didn’t see any trash laying around. But also that island wasnt full of chinese and american tourists so idk
Go thanos on us
Paul Sabian glass wouldn’t actually be too bad, but plastic and rubbers yes
I visited Maya Beach in 2005..... it was just after the tsunami of 2004. There were only about 4 people at the time I visited, so I've seen it without masses of people, and it really is beautiful. The only way to keep this place alive and pristine is to keep it closed for a very long time .... and never allow the massive amounts of tourists that were previously visiting this place. I have my doubts the Thai authorities will be able to manage this, but let's hope so.
I ❤️ the movie "the beach" because of this.......what a paradise ☀️
Is this where they filmed when Aquaman met his mother? 🤔
Looks like
Whenever I hear that accent it brings back great holiday memories. 'you rike teeny mister? me sissteen mi ruve you rong time fitty bhat'
Full metal jacket?
Vietname! Close enough but their accents are a bit kore southeast asian
Comments like this.......
I am speechless!!
Oh wait, no I'm not
Racist dickhead!!
look at all these pussies all buthurt....that was hilarious lol just like in South Park
chrispy199 butthurt because something isn’t hilarious. Ok
so good to hear they did this. I went there last year and it was a mess, there was trash on the sand
"Give mother nature a chance, and you will be proud of what your generation gave to the next generation" ประโยคนี้ดีมากครับ
2:56 so are we going to ignore that guys name?
Edit: lol why is everyone taking this so seriously
Yes, we are.
@@Diabelek666 Dr. Sufj viv kekckrk DC ktjrjcjejdjntywat
Shut the fuck up
The skinny tourist stole the spotlight
When ya doing a survey and they ask for your name 😂
Wow nice beach tho
So glad I went there before it closed. Stunning place, disgusting how people treat it 😭
This is what the movie the Beach was about, to keep this beautiful island clean and whole without the toxicity of tourism.
More of scenery @ 1:52 please
Sicko. Get help
And the award for the skinniest guy on earth goes to this guy! 1:58
I’m actually really glad they closed it. It’s so beautiful it’s almost dream like.... a mirage!
It was so sad for those marine creatures and their house which got destroyed, so to make them get recover Thailand's government took a really good step. Now I visited the island a few days ago and People can visit Maya bay but the boats would be parked at the back of the island which would save marine life and let tourists visit the beautiful beach.
That French frog looks ill as anything😂 someone feed him!!
Same in Boracay..
I visited it 2 years ago , and it is a true paradise on earth. It's sad to hear what environmental effects such visits have had on this paradise.
That's not true paradise tho.. the true paradise existed long ago.. it's in the book of Enoch with full details and Bible
the beach is one of my favourite movies
@ 1:51. WHY COULDN'T YOU KEEP THE CAMERA FOCUSED ON HER???
COME ON.. LOL
No tits no ass
So by posting this video your just inviting more people to go there..!!
Suhail K nobody can go there..
Went here about two years ago and one of our friends had a drone and Ipad to record. While we were jumping into the water our big friend jumped and cause that boat to lean side to side. Hours later our friend couldnt find his Ipad. Beautiful place, glad i got to go there hehe
I’m glad I was able to step on the beach and walk around plus swim in the bay. Having said that It’s sad to see the impact all those boat trips have on the environmental health of the bay. Hopefully the reef grows back after this ban!
Looks like something out of uncharted 4 🤔
FO. TV deadass b
FO. TV lol you actually upload videos and only have 90 subs. Yikes
Duke Dumont - I Got U
Gargie wrong channel man
The fact that the french guy being interviewed is holding a cigarette. Where do you think he throws that thing?
Including my same observation comment for the 3-of us posting this RED FLAG Closure Reason. GREAT EYE.
The Israeli guy smoking even admits that they should not be allowed on the beach.
Sadly, Palawan in the Philippines, from which the book "The Beach" is originally based from, is also being flooded with mindless tourists. I hope they close it down for at least 6 months just like Boracay to let the place breath and recover
1:48 someone feed that man.
don't worry about him his much healthier than you are fat pig.
Never understood why everybody was so excited about that movie. A solid 1/10 in my view.
Y O if you were part of teenager at that era... you probably knew....
So you didn't get the point of this video right ?
The first 30 minutes or so captured the atmosphere of backpacking and meeting new and interesting people in foreign lands to a really sundrenched soundtrack, it worked. .
The rest was garbage though.
Thailand is the best travel destination in asia,
I SAW TE FITI BUT THE HEART WAS RESTORED
This is amazing😱😍
Yep..Amen🤗😇😊
There is no balance, keep humans away
Humans didn't destroy this speech so there's no balance to be had. 2004 tsunami hits beach and it was on a beach no more as a completely devastated. And now it slowly recovering still after so many years
@@1099Deusvult actually no, you are wrong, I have been there and spent a lot of time with the people, officials and people in the marine world.
Humans living as though they own everything is destroying our marine life, plastic particles, over fishing, chemicals, boats and so much more cause coral and sea life to die.
Keeping humans away gives nature a chance.
@@ajjoshi 😂 No I'm not wrong, a massive tsunami destroyed it all in 2004 and it still hasn't recovered.
I visited in 2017. i was hit by plastic and garbage constantly in the water. I support the closure
I went there last october 3 month after it was closed. I thought it was great that no one was allowed to enter.
I rather have a beautiful view of the empty bay than be on the beach an have 1000 people around me.
Now playing:
Can't touch this - MC Hammer
Oh I’m early yay! Also that beach looks beautiful!
I was there in 2006. Good memories.
It's amazing that these people responded the way that they did to save this habitat...
Gseric47 this comment has nothing to do with the beach but as tiny as they CZcams pic is.... your skin and smile caught my attention... God bless😊
Our TV licence goes to this guy; so he can fly around the world. Eat exotic fish & drink finely matured wine.
ABSOLUT. And bring us ground breaking news. How else do you suggest he brings reports from Thailand? As for eating and drinking, he’s not going to travel halfway round the word and then stop eating! I really don’t understand what your gripe is.
With love 🥂
julie Wallis
He could stay in a 2 star hotel instead of a 5.
RovexHD would you? If my editor sent me half way around the world I would *not* stay somewhere less lovely than my Home to save a few pounds/dollars. How do you even know he stays in five star luxury?
@@JulieWallis1963
I don't.
But surely some are. I was giving an example. It's paid work, it's not like you should have the privilege of staying somewhere supremely luxurious.
I’ve seen paper clips thicker than that guy
I visited a few years back , the sand is like talc. , it must be preserved for the wildlife and future generations xx
BRAVO !!! I think the health of an environment and protecting it is much more important than the desires of tourists, DUH!