From October last year to Thursday (Feb 22), park officials have collected B267,500,382 in entry fees from 126,398 tourists, park chief Yutthaphong Damsrisuk said yesterday.
For the previous fiscal year from Oct 1, 2022 to Sept 30, 2023, entry fees totalled B276mn, reports the Bangkok Post.
The number of tourists visiting the park has doubled compared to the same period last year, said Mr Yutthaphong. During weekends, fee collections have reached B2.6mn, he added.
Yesterday, many tourists were seen on tour boats heading to Hat Nopparat Thara beach in tambon Ao Nang in Muang district of Krabi, generating handsome income for local tourism-related businesses.
Entrance fees to the marine park are B20 for Thai children and B40 for Thai adults. Foreign children are charged B100 and foreign adults B200.
Special service fees are required for visiting tourist attractions – Ko Phi Phi Don, Ko Phi Phi Le and Ko Mai Phai – with fees of B200 each for foreign children and B400 for foreign adults, according to the park’s website.