Karst cave.
| Location: | Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. 320km south of Bangkok, 63km south of Hua Hin along the Gulf of Thailand. One hour walk from the village of Bang Pu, steep trail uphill to the cave entrance. |
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Karst cave.
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| ~1800 | discovered by Phraya Nakhon. | |
| 1890 | pavillion built. | |
| 1896 | visited by King Rama V.. |
The Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park is located at the east coast of the southern peninsula of Thailand, in the Prachuab Khiri Khan Province. Khao Sam Roi Yot is translated "Mountains of Three Hundred Peaks", an area with numerous limestone hills up to 605m asl The park covers an area of 98 km².
This area has a very long history and is famous for its habitats. It is karstified and numerous caves are known.
Phraya Nakhon Cave is named after Phraya Nakhon, the ruler of Nakhon Sri Thammarat on the southern peninsula of Thailand. At the time of his reign, two centuries ago, Nakhon Sri Thammarat was an independent city state. Phraya Nakhon travelled by ship, when he was forced ashore by a violent storm. So he discovered the cave by "accident".
The cave has two large chambers with collapsed roof. So they are not really caves, but huge dolines which are 65m deep and 50m wide, with overhanging walls, covered with plants and stalactites. Inside of one doline is a pavilion, built for a visit by King Rama V. in 1896. He stopped here on a travel from his summer palace back to Bangkok.
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