Tham Luang Mae Sap - CM0139
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Location
From Sa Moeng take the road towards Pai. At the top of the first hill the cave is signed to the south (left). The track ends after 150m at the ranger station. The main cave is about 75m from the station, up a few steps. Lights can be rented from the rangers, but there was no charge to visit the cave.
Description
The small entrance opens up to an area that has been developed into some seating and a concrete floor (an old shrine). At the back of this the cave continues and gets bigger. After about 100m the horizontal phreatic passage is about 15m wide and high. There are quite a few bats along with white millipedes, cockroaches and crickets. Beyond this chamber the cave degenerates into a phreatic maze with no obvious way on. There is some particularly fine coloured and banded limestone in the small phreatic passages. The cave was first visited by the SMCC in August 2008. On a second visit in September 2009 there were more bats, particularly in the phreatic maze, and 0.5-1.5% CO2 was measured
Documents
Bibliography 29/06/2019- +MEKLOY, PONGPET (2007) "Road Map October û December" Bangkok Post Horizons 4 October 2007 free suppliment +NATIONAL PARK OFFICE (2006) "National Parks in Thailand" National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 280pp +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Tham Luang Mae Sap 3 [CM03011] | 30 | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tham Luang Mae Sap 2 [CM0146] | 50 | 10 |
| 0.0 | Tham Luang Mae Sap 4 [CM0312] | 15 | 0 |
| 2.0 | Tham Sap Sawan - CM0189 | ||
| 3.2 | Huai Tham - CM0188 | ||
| 7.1 | Tham Pha Daeng - CM0164 | ||
| 11.4 | Tham Pa Len - CM0196 | ||
| 12.8 | Tham Mon Cham [CM0308] | ||
| 14.1 | Doi San Tham - CM0079 | 50 | 0 |