Thailand is known for its tourism and lovely beaches. Maya Bay is one of Thailand’s secluded Paradise beaches and is now forced to shut down due to over tourism. The coral reef and sea life have been disturbed dramatically ever since Leonardo DiCaprio shot the famous movie The Beach. I am so happy that the Thai government is trying to balance between profit and conservation to set the rules and shut down the beach for 4 months in a year to allow recovery; although I do wish the recovery process could be longer. I know a lot of tourism destinations need a lot of money to survive, but I hope that other mass tourism destinations will see this prime example and will consider doing the same and conserve and let the land heal.
Famed Thai beach from Leonardo DiCaprio flick to close June 1 after being ruined by mass tourism