Tham Luang Sakoen - NA0035
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Location
The cave is north of the H1148 between Chiang Kham and Tha Wang Pha. At Ban Sakoen, close to kilometre post 64, turn north in the village for 5 km following signs to the National Park. The large entrance is in a cliff 2 km before the national park HQ. A rough and difficult path, which is clearly signposted, leads from road at 47Q 662008 2142349 up the 400 m to the entrance. In 2003 there was also an aerial ropeway up to the entrance which is used for removing guano.
Description
From the main entrance a large passage loops round to a higher entrance and has a lot of swifts. Make at the main entrance another passage to right leads past a third entrance and ascends to a very small collapse entrance. Large number of nesting swifts. Guano being mined. Numerous flying bugs in the cave.
Documents
[Topo] Tham Luang Sakoen 14/05/2019Bibliography 12/09/2020
- +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1997) "The Caves of Thailand - Addendum 1995-97" Speleological Research Council, Sydney +ELLIS, MARTIN (2004a) "SAM in Siam" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Newsletter Vol. 40 No. 6 pp140-146 +ELLIS, MARTIN (2005) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 1" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 11 No. 7 pp294-321 +GOODDEN, CHRISTIAN (1999) "Around Lan-na" Jungle Books (Halesworth), England ISBN 0-9527383-1-7 434pp +NATIONAL PARK OFFICE (2006) "National Parks in Thailand" National park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 280pp +SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135 +WEIR, BILL (2006) "Way Out in Nan: Chiang Khong to Nan" www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=3Tzut&page_id=… (accessed June 2008)
History
Dean Smart was the first caver to visit the cave in 2003. 2003-12-10 M. Ellis, I. Hollis
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | Tham Pha Lak - NA0010 | 136 | 5 |
| 24.0 | Tham Ban Wiang Kae | 124 | 10 |
| 24.0 | Tham Wiang Kae [NA0037] | 124 | 10 |
| 53.0 | Cave NA0106 | 70 | 0 |
| 53.4 | Sink NA0104 | ||
| 53.5 | Cave NA0103 | 30 | 0 |
| 53.6 | Tham Men [NA0132] | 283 | 46 |
| 54.0 | Shaft NA0133 | 117 | 49 |
| 54.1 | Tham Champi - NA0044 | 393 | 32 |