The Similan Islands is certainly the best preserved national park around Phuket.

It close every low season in order to allow the ecosystem to recover and it just re-opened.

We were among the first to visit it this year. We uploaded the first photos on Flickr. As you will see, if you want to make postcards look alike pictures, this is definitely the spot to go.

As for PhiPhi the sea is incredibly clear and the landscapes are beautiful but less tourists are allowed to visit the site and the animal life is more diversified… have you ever swam with sea turtles?