Tham Mae Usu

Useful Information

Location:	15 km north of Amphoe Songyang and 95km NNW of Mae Sot. Signposted from, Mae Sot., and is a major tourist attraction
Open:
Fee:
Classification:	Karst cave.
Light:	electric.
Dimension:	L=1,586m, VR=41m (plus 60m + karst fenster), A=125m asl.
Guided tours:
Bibliography:	John D Dunkley (1995): The Caves of Thailand, p 64 (2003): , Shepton Mallet Caving Club Jl Ser 11 (3) Spring 2003 pp 92, 94, survey and 6 colour photos.
Address:	Tham Mae Usu, Song Yang District, Tak [province], Thailand.
Last update:	$Date: 2008/10/09 18:38:15 $

History

Description

The show cave entrance is 20m wide and 5m high in one side of an impressive sink hole. A large streamway can be followed to a wooden ladder leading up into impessive fossil chambers which eventually lead back down to the resurgence entrances. All the water in the cave is very warm, about 30°C, and is probably the result of geothermal heating.

Text by Tony Oldham (2004). With kind permission.

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