Incredibly stunning, yet ruined; spectacular but over-crowded, seeing Maya Bay in its natural state is now almost impossible. Unless you are INCREDIBLY lucky. It’s disappointing at the same time as being expected, and a shame that tourist numbers are not capped and controlled.
Dozens upon dozens on boats arrive here everyday, dropping off tourists like lemmings, who appear to multiply before your eyes, pushing past you in excited curiosity as if they are expecting Leonardo to jump off the ridge shouting “I’ve found it!” The emerald blue water no longer contains the twinkling mysteries of its submerged beauty but instead is flanked with a row of longboats floating idly while the sands rapidly become covered with a scattering of feet and the air fills with nothing but uncontrolled mayhem and the screams of boat captains.