Tham Pha Ya - LO0053
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Location
Tham Pha Ya is signed to east of the H201 in Loei town. From Loei town take the H2138 eastwards towards Na Duang. Turn north onto the H2249 as far as Ban Phia. In the village take the turning to the east next to the wat and follow the road past the turning to the Phu Pha Lom Forest Park. Wat Tham Pha Ya, a large tmple complex, is north of the road a kilometre before you reach Ban Huai Tat.
Description
From the wat 500 steps lead up to the big entrance where there is a large shrine. Behind the shrine there is a large passage where the slope of dry guano can be ascended to reach a first chamber with a colony of 'squealer' bats. Beyond this is a second chamber which is about 10¦C warmer, the air is rank with ammonia, the floor is crawling with bugs and there is a wall of white noise from the huge main bat colony. The passage was seen to continue, but was not explored. Back near the entrance there are some side passages and entrances and a few metres around the cliff there is another short section of passage. Every evening these bats leave the cave at 17:00 in a large exit flight which lasts around an hour.
Documents
[Topo] Tham Pha Ya 07/05/2019Bibliography 12/03/2020
- ANON. (2007) ôTo The Bat Cave! LovinÆ Loei in Thailandö e-Travel Blackboard 17 September 2007 www,etravelblackboardasia.com.article.asp?id=48625… ELLIS, MARTIN (2013a) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 3" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 12 No. 10 pp554-578 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) |
---|---|---|---|
3.0 | Tham Pha Lom - LO0049 | 355 | 18 |
3.0 | Tham Pha Dam 2 - LO0079 | 50 | 12 |
3.0 | Tham Pha Lom Ru Rai [LO0195] | 25 | 0 |
3.0 | Tham Pha Dam 3 - LO0119 | 20 | 7 |
3.2 | Nu (Tham) [LO0196] | 80 | 0 |
3.6 | Tham Wat Phu Pha Lom [LO0182] | 10 | 0 |
3.7 | LO0183 (Resurgence) | ||
3.7 | Cave LO0184 | ||
3.8 | Cave LO0185 | 80 | 0 |