Tham Phra - CH0011

Martin Ellis - 18/06/2019

From the upper cave main entrance there is a medium size passage that loops around to a second entrance that has Buddhas and an elevated board floor. Just inside the main entrance the link to the lower cave is on the left, through the low bedding plane and down a pitch of about 5m. The upper cave ends at a crawl that was not explored and there are a couple of narrow, twisting oxbow passages that add to the cave length. The lower cave consists of a single, medium sized passage that ends after 150m. Back near the entrance a passage to the east leads to a small, vertical entrance. Internet references report that this is an archaeological site and on the cave ceiling just inside the entrance of the lower cave there are still the remains of marks that need to be studied (these were pointed out to us by our guide). There are reports of another eight caves in the area, but they are not popular caves. People still believe that the area has a vein of gold.