Tham Klang Lod [Ko Garos Caves] [KR0168]

Grottocenter / carte

Location

One of the caves on Ko Garos is off the west coast of the Laem Taeng peninsular. Reached by long-tail boat from Kaon O pier in Ao Luek Martin Ellis - 02/11/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 02/11/2019

Tham Klang Lod has a small, well decorated chamber with lots of flowstone with a climb up to a second chamber with a dry gour pool. There are several other caves in this island, oncluding ones with ancient pictographs in the vicinity of Ao Hin Bai. Along the 400m high limestone walls, extensive bat caves where locals harvest guano, bird-nest gathering chambers, artesian-fed stream and including a through cave.

Documents

Bibliography 02/11/2019
  • Tham Klang Lod has a small, well decorated chamber with lots of flowstone with a climb up to a second chamber with a dry gour pool. There are several other caves in this island, oncluding ones with ancient pictographs in the vicinity of Ao Hin Bai. Along the 400m high limestone walls, extensive bat caves where locals harvest guano, bird-nest gathering chambers, artesian-fed stream and including a through cave.

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0Tham Klong Sai [KR0301]
2.4Tham Ko Ka Rot - KR0009
3.3Tham Yung - KR0142
3.7Tham Ko Daeng - KR0223
3.7Tham Rang Nok [KR0011]10010
3.8Tham Ko Thalu [KR0359]
7.6Cave KR0299750
7.6Ko Laem Thalu - KR0228
8.1Tham Bot - KR0143