Maya Bay has been attracting an enhanced number of tourists ever since its usage in Danny Boyle film The Beach (2000), an adaptation of Alex Garland’s 1996 backpacker novel of the same name.
The beach has remained open all year-round since 1999 (when The Beach was filmed) due to visitor demand and remains the only Thai marine national park to do so.
The Thai beach used in Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach is to close because of a large number of visitors it receives a day.
Thamrongnawasawat added: “I have been following and working on Maya Bay for more than 30 years.