Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Beach."

by [Eltneg]

I titled this Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Beach" since it's here where that movie was filmed. Anyhow, this is a continuation of my long presentation on southern Thailand. It follows the previous article titled: "Ao Nang - another majestic Karst area." Hope you like the pics & this article. Thanks:)

#18 is "The Beach!"
This beautiful island which is +1 hr. of boat ride from Krabi is the...

Vista look-out:
This vista look-out is perhaps the immediate destination of the...

Your egocentric host posing:
This vista look-out is really high & so, the uphill hike can be a...

More vista look-out views:
That island by the distance is where the movie was mostly filmed 'coz the...

Panoramic shot of the main island:
Even with a panoramic shot, I can only capture half since the scenery is just...

The boat tour of "the beach."
The top photo shows my cousin with other local girls whereas the bottom photo...

A Karst-island by the distance:

Another shot of the Karst -island:
- Reveals how they're actually seperated.

"The beach" island:
- That's where most of the movie was shot.

"A very tall Karst!"
- Notice the 2 other short Karsts by the distance?

Panoramic view of "the beach" island:
- Panoramic shots really highlights a distant object.

"Nice round Karst!"
- But blurry photo.

"Blue sky"

A cave:
Once again, Karsts are the building blocks of caves.

More caves & boats:

"A kayak amidst towering Karsts"
- This place is great for kayakers with the rent quite cheap!

More towering Karsts & kayakers:
- Can you see the kayak down below? That's how big these Karsts really are!

The same photo as the previous one:
- But the texture is different yet both are equally-beautiful &...

Boats passing thru towering Karsts:
- The water is so warm, clear & blue!

More Karst & boat:
- If you only have a week or 2 of vacation here in Thailand, then this place...

More towering Karst & boat:
- This place is just so beautiful that it can really make any mediocre...

More towering Karsts:
- More boats touring these wonderful works of Nature!

"Beautiful brown walls"
- These Karsts can surley make anyone put Thailaind in their travel itenerary.

"Another fine wall"
Caves such as these serves as a sanctuary for birds since these Karsts are...

More Karst walls:

"Passing thru a cave"
- The tour boats here does passes thru big caves like this. See the lone...

Another boat about to pass thru the cave
- Beautiful vegatations hanging on the Karst wall.

A small fishing boat below a Karst:

More hanging vegetations & boat:
- Really fine vegetations but blurry photo:(

More hanging vegatations & boats:
- Plants really compliments Karst! (But does it also apply to man & his...

"Snorkel time" - Capt. Cousteu.
- Your "action hero" host:) with the young Islamic boatman wearing a...

"Fun water entry"
- Don't do this kind of entry in a swimming pool or else, you'll get...

"Man overboard!"
- I'm O.K. as evidenced by this universal O.K. signal when overboard....

"Yahoo!!!"
- Pretty boy Leonardo ain't got nothing on me! Well actually, it's me...

"One more jump" - Jacques-Yves Lugtu!
- A lot of tourists does this but in our boat's case, only I kept...

Another snorkeler:
- Sorry for the blurry pic but he can still be seen.

Nice Karsts:

Break time - "The Beach " island.
Break time is at this small & secluded, "The beach" island where...

Pretty-boy Leonardo posing:
- That is, the Philippine Leonardo DiCaprio! *Other tour boats also...

"The Beach" island itself:
- This is a postcard pic since mine are amateurish!

And your host back to the water:
A lot of tourists simply relaxes at the beach either sun-bathing or reading...

Karst wall:
This photo is similar to an earlier photo & so, you can simply stop here...

Panoramic view of an earlier photo:

More vista look-out sceneries:
- Remember the "vista look-out" earlier at the start of this article?...

More vista look-out sceneries:
- Lush surroundings!

More vista look-out sceneries:

Boats passing-by a narrows:

"Fantastic Karsts & plants"

A boat amidst Karst:

Some other boats:
- Crystal clear water!

"A cave"

Boats & white sands by the distance:

More boats:
- These parked boats are tourists boats. Inshort, there are so many tourists...

"Kayakers"

Other tourists diving into the water:
- But blurry photo.

More boats passing the narrows:

A cave:
- It somehow looks like a bird's face!

"Fine Karst's vegetations!"

"Boats"
- This photo was taken from the high vista look-out which is why the...

Postcard pic:
I included these postcard pics so as to show how truly beautiful "The...

Another postcard pic:
- Obviously, my photos are no match against these p'card pics. But then...

More aerial view:
- Still a p'card pic.

And yet another p'card pic:

Last of the p'card pics:
- If these p'card pics still doesn't convince you how...

article published 12/11/2001

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Misool Papua Indonesia
IMHO...Misool in Papua Indonesia has extraordinary view and giant karsts. Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPk2BW4RF_k
— Rakaryan, December 25, 2008

what is with th beach after this drama
know someone obout this drama, in thailand.....wht is with the beach.....and i hear there are tourist......survived they or what write back
— beach fan nr1, December 27, 2004

HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS!
— Leonardo, April 22, 2004

love
i think you are HOT!!!!!CAN I MARRY YOU?
— Maryann, December 16, 2003

Devastatingly Beautiful
Hi, i'm from Jamaica where beautiful sceneries reign but this is simply incredulous and beautiful.I'ts just fantastic. Hope you'll do shoots of Jamaica soon.Great Job!!
— Cher, October 31, 2003

My Utopia
Southern Thailand is my utopia and the pictures shown here should prove it. I will be exploring it hopfully soon and would love to hear about other travelers trips and experiences. I Live in Toronto, Canada and have never been to any tropical country but I still feel that I belong in the south. Instead of a prepackage tour of everything, staying in expensive hotels and resorts. I would rather stay in a hut on the beach, explore tropical forests, and do it all alone. The Beach has become one of my favorite movies of all time and has inspired me to do what I have always wanted to do, explore and experience.
— Andrew, February 16, 2003

Well Done !!
So wonderful to have you keep contributing and sharing your trip with us! Best wishes Gaojun
— STAN., December 27, 2001

Congratulations
congrats on making photo of the week :)
— Too Much, December 26, 2001

Reply to the comment below:
J. Young, thanks for the VERY NICE comment. You're a VERY GOOD person!!!
— - eltneG, December 25, 2001

the pictures are very nice, and it seems the the author is very familiar to me ... anyway keep up the good work, your masterpiece are quite educational, especially for travelers.
— j. young, December 18, 2001

Reply to the comment below:
Yeah, I feel the winter too here in San Francisco, California (my other home outside the Philippines). It may not be as cold as there in Europe but the weather here in S.F. is nevertheless cold for anyone from the tropics. And indeed how I also would love to be in "The Beach" now!
— [Eltneg], December 11, 2001

Tropical weather.....
Yes Lugtu, it is obvious viewing your pictures that you had a really good time over there. I would love to be there now, the temperature here today is -15C. Thanks for sharing.
— Rafal K Komierowski, December 11, 2001