On 26 December 2004 , much of the inhabited part of Phi Phi Don was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami . The island 's main village , Ton Sai ( Banyan Tree , ) , is built on a sandy isthmus between the island 's two long , tall limestone ridges . On both sides of Ton Sai are semicircular bays lined with beaches . The isthmus rises less than above sea level
Indian Ocean tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Phi Phi Islands