The caves in Lam Khlong Ngu National Park
In the borderland of Thailand and Myanmar lies a pristine wilderness, which is referred to in Thailand as the Western Forest Complex. One of the protected areas in this complex is the Lam Khlong Ngu National Park.
It is named after a creek that meanders through the jungle, eroding limestone cliffs along the way, turning them into large caverns with attractive stalagmites and stalactites.
Lam Khlong Ngu National Park
Most of the park is a maze of mountains that run on the north-south axis and belong to the Tanaosri Mountains. The mountains are mainly covered by mixed deciduous forest. Thanks to its neighbour, the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, the fauna is diverse and includes elephants, deer, wild boar, black bears, leopards, tigers, macaques and gibbons.
The caves
In the park there are a number of caves with spectacular stalagmites and stalactites of various different shapes. Tham Sao Hin has stalagmites tens of meters high and one of them has a height of 62,5 meters, making it the tallest rock column ever found in Thailand. This cave can only be entered by boat. Another cave is Tham Nok Nang-aen with its beautiful underground vistas and thousands of nesting birds. It is a spacious cave about 3 km long, through which the Lam Khlong Ngu flows. The cave is home to a large flock of swallows – Nok Nang Aen in Thai – and is home to spectacular stalagmites and stalactites.
Visit only under official guidance
In an article by The Nation, the director of Lam Khlong Ngu National Park, Satit Pinkul, recently announced that the two caves mentioned above will be open to visitors from February 29 through May 4, 2020. You can register from 3 to 7 February (Tel: +66 84 913 2381) to visit the caves under supervision in a group of up to 10 people. Registration alone is not enough, because the condition is that visitors must be between 15 and 60 years old, be able to swim and be healthy without respiratory or blood pressure problems.
Finally
On the internet you will find several websites with information and beautiful pictures about the caves of the Lam Khlong Ngu National Park. I have used:
www.westernforest.org/en/areas/lam_khlong_ngu.htm
www.nationthailand.com/travel/30380602 “Prime chance to see thrilling Kanchanaburi caves”
How stupid. So I, who exercise almost every day and think I'm fitter than most younger Thais, can't enter the cave because I'm over 60…. sniff….. not nice….
Many thanks Grinco, for the nice pictures posted here and just a comment about the date of registration in this article. Is this correct or is this a reposted post.
In an article by The Nation, the director of Lam Khlong Ngu National Park, Satit Pinkul, recently announced that the two caves mentioned above will be open to visitors from February 29 through May 4, 2020. You can register from 3 to 7 February (Tel: +66 84 913 2381) to visit the caves under supervision in a group of up to 10 people.