Before our new years eve -party we decided to go see the Khao Wang Thong Cave, not far from where we were staying. Easiest way to find it (from donsak pier), is to drive the road 4142 South East and watch for the signs to the right. The junction is about 14km from Donsak. If you're coming from the South via road 4014, take a turn North to the 4142 road and drive 10km, follow the signs to the left and all the way to the cave. Don't believe Google maps, it puts the cave 15km wrong. (I reported it, we'll see when it is fixed, if ever)
We stopped by the cave a few days earlier with our dog Lax, but unfortunately she wasn't allowed in. We also managed to wet my phone, it was raining like a hell that day. This time we came just the two of us. It was the first sunny day in a while so there were many other people too, mostly Asian tourists.
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| Welcome! |
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| After the steep stone steps, a nice view opened. |
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| The spooky cave entrance. |
When we got to the cave entrance we had to wait for a 10 minutes. You're not allowed to go inside the cave by yourself, it's slippery, big and dangerous. The rangers take you in as a group of approximately 10 person. We didn't get to explore the cave like we wanted, just the two of us and no rush, but it was still well worth a visit. The cave is huge with many "rooms" and springs with perfectly clear water.
The walk with the rangers takes about an hour and the cave closes at 5pm, there were no entrance or any other fees, so definately worth a visit if you're around. The cave is the biggest of the area.
It's definately a good idea to wear hiking shoes, the cave can be slippery at some points and it's pretty rugged.
We'll put some pictures here, but you can see most of the pictures in our video (up there^). We kinda smashed our videocam a bit in the cave, so we had to use lots of pictures in the video.
Give it a go! I'd give this attraction 4/5, would get 4,5/5 if they let you explore on your own.
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