Karst cave.
| Location: | 10 km upstream Lang River from Soppong. Pangmapha Amphoe. 77km from Mae Hong Son city. Route 1095, turn off between Km.138 and Km.139, small road 9km to cave. |
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| Fee: | Per group Baht 100. [2006] |
| Classification: |
Karst cave.
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| Dimension: | L=1,000m. |
| Guided tours: | L=1,000m. |
| Bibliography: |
Pindar Sidisunthorn, Simon Gardener, Dean Smart (2006):
Caves Of Northern Thailand,
392 pp, over 900 colour photos, 106 caves described and surveyed.
This book brings together these diverse aspects of caves in northern Thailand for the first time, with chapters on geology, archaeology, temples and folklore.
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| Address: | Tham Lod, Tel: +66-, Fax: +66-, |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:38:14 $ |
Tham Lod is a river cave and through cave, the Lang River flows through. It is visited either by boat or by foot, in the latter case visitors get wet. Shan villagers guide visitors through the cave, providing the wooden boats and petrol lamps.
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This cave receives of 100,000 visitors a year and is the main stay of the local economy. A well-organised system of local guides with lights are available. See the caves awesome caverns, prehistoric 1,700-year-old coffins and bamboo rafting. Experience the amazing Bird Show when 300,000 swifts return to nest in the cave each evening. Text by Tony Oldham (2007). With kind permission. |
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