Half Day: Wild Cave & Forest Exploration

Step off the beaten path into the untamed wilderness of Pangmapha! We’ll drop you at the starting point to hike through quiet forest trails before plunging into one of our incredible undeveloped wild caves.

Choose one of the following routes

Route 1: Hair Cave – a great taste of the undeveloped underground

A fun cave with some beautiful formations, colours and passage shapes. Get ready to slide and crawl in the entrance. You will see cute bats and, if lucky, harmless racer snakes. A very nice cave for photography using our guides’ LED lights (1 km in and out). Perfect for adventurous souls who don’t mind getting a little dirty.

Total walking distance: 4 km – easy walk, mainly flat, nice forest.

Route 2: Xmas Cave – nature’s underground cathedral

Step into a breathtaking, massive cavern packed with spectacular stalactites and ancient rock formations (700 m in and out). A visual feast for photographers and nature lovers.

Total walking distance: 5–7 km on roads and small trails, some uphill, great scenery.

Route 3: Huge Sacred Well Cave (Holy Water Cave)

Trek deep into a huge dry cave with a revered natural well. The cave is a prehistoric living site and has a very impressive entrance and borehole tunnel (1 km in and out).

Total walking distance: 7–8 km – a relatively challenging walk, plenty of uphill, awesome karst scenery, some nice forest and fields.

Route 4: Big Knob – great viewpoint and cave

A limestone pinnacle with a fantastic view, next to Tham Lod village. The knob is hollow, and the surprisingly large cave inside contains a few remains of prehistoric coffins.

Total walking distance: 5 km – walking from Cave Lodge, then up a forested hill to the start of the climb/scramble up the rugged limestone rocks to the peak. Involves non-technical rock climbing.

Ask our staff or contact us with any questions.