There are more than 200 known caves in Pang Mapha, Maehongson up to 12 kms long, amongst the longest in Thailand.  The deepest vertical cave is also found in the area.  Some caves are huge river tunnels with passages typically 20-50 metres high and wide.  There are more than 10 caves longer than one kilometre.
        
     Formations in some caves are truly spectacular with massive crystal flowstones 50 metres long and 20 metres high, spectacular columns 30 metres high and delicate crystals of calcite and aragonite.  The caves and karst in Pang Mapa District are worthy of recognition as a world heritage sites.

     THAM LOD cave with its awesome caverns, prehistoric 1,700-year-old coffins and bamboo rafting. Experience when 300,000 kinds of bird return to their nest in the cave each evening. One or several of the incredible caves in this wilderness area.

     We select only robust active caves for our adventure tours and avoid sensitive areas with particularly fragile formations or endangered cave life.  For those whom CAVING is a passion, we can guide you through kilometres of spectacular stream caves!  How about unexplored vertical caves?  Want to drop into the Spirit Well, a 100m deep collapsed cave with an untouched, primeval forest at the base?  The area has lots of potential for undiscovered systems. Read our Trip F for a better idea of the possibilities!!