Tham Doi Ton - CM0151

Grottocenter / carte

Location

The cave is near Ban Mae Sapok in the Nam Mae Wang valley. Take the H1013 to Ban Mae Win. Go through the village and continue along the minor road for 4km. The camp site is to the south of the road, before the Mae Sapok waterfall. The cave is in a popular meditation retreat which can make access to the cave difficult at times. Tourists are welcome only on Sundays and should dress appropriately. Martin Ellis - 29/06/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 29/06/2019

The cave is developed as a shrine with a good path leading to the 10m wide x 5m high entrance. This is an open cave. Sunlight streams in during the day, eliminating the need for electricity. Currents of cool air from the inner parts of the cave regularly flow to the outer part during the day making it very pleasant for meditation. Talking is not allowed here. Tham Doi Ton is home to a large colony (~100,000) of bats.

Documents

Bibliography 29/06/2019

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.2Tham Sai [Sand Cave] [CM0302]
4.4Tham Sob Win [CM0292]500
10.6Cave CM0265
15.4Tham Pong Mae Vak [CM0268]
18.5Tham Borichinda [Tham Chom Thong] [CM0052]25050
18.6Ban Tham - CM0192
18.9Tham Phu Ruesi [CM0252]406
18.9Cave CM0173 - CM0173
20.7Huai Tham - CM0188