Tham Thip Prida [CP0098]
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Location
Tham Thip Prida is in an area of rocky hills with a stream flowing past the front. The caves are in moo 2 Khao Khai, Take the H41 from Chumphon town for some 50 km until you reach the Khao Pip intersection (a Tesco store is on the right just before the intersection). Turn right at the intersection onto the H4139 heading towards Khao Thalu. After 16 km turn left onto the H4014, then another left after 4 km and left again after a further 1 km. Follow this road round to the cave/temple. The cave is well sign posted all the way from the H41.
Description
This is a big maze cave with openings in the sides of the hill. The main entrance is located to the left of the shrine. The cave is decorated and has a bat colony. Khao Khai is reported to have 40 caves, some with pools of water.
Documents
Bibliography 01/08/2019- +Liamthong, Sumalee (2014) "Antimicrobial activities of fungi isolated from cave soils in southern region of Thailand" Thesis, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, 201pp +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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Cave CP0011 - CP0011 | 15 | 0 |
| 4.6 | Cave CP0010 | 50 | 0 |
| 4.8 | Cave CP0014 - CP0014 | ||
| 5.5 | Tham Huai Klang - CP0064 | ||
| 6.1 | Tham Nam Tok - CP0074 | ||
| 10.6 | Tham Than Nam Lot Yai - CP0013 | 1095 | 15 |
| 11.0 | Tham Khao Nam Thip - CP0072 | ||
| 12.7 | Tham Than Nam Lot Noi - CP0054 | 600 | 0 |
| 13.0 | Tham Pla 1 [CP0136] |