Tham Luang
A long limestone cave system beneath the Doi Nang Non range near Mae Sai, on the border with Myanmar. Its full name means great cave of the sleeping lady, after the outline of the mountain above, said to be a woman lying at rest.
- Where
- Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 20.3812, 99.8676
Get the Tham Luang stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tham Luang. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Chiang Rai volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tham Luang
Doi Tung 5.2 km
A mountain in the highlands of Chiang Rai's Mae Fa Luang district, its once bare slopes replanted under a royal development project. It holds the Princess Mother's villa, the Mae Fah Luang gardens and a hilltop wat with old twin chedis.
Hall of Opium 22 km
A museum at the Golden Triangle, where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet on the Mekong, telling the story of the opium poppy. Its galleries follow the drug from its origins through the trade that once made this corner of the map notorious.
Doi Mae Salong 35 km
A hill in the Daen Lao range, 6 km from the Burmese border, with the town of Santikhiri strung along its ridge. The town was settled by Chinese families who came over from Burma in 1961, and the slopes around it are planted with tea.
Baan Dam Museum 43 km
The artist Thawan Duchanee's private museum: a cluster of dark northern Thai houses and stranger buildings filled with horns, skins, bones and his own work. It is the brooding counterpart to Chiang Rai's White Temple.
Wat Rong Suea Ten 51 km
A modern wat on the edge of Chiang Rai painted a deep sapphire blue, picked out in gold. Inside, a white Buddha sits against the blue walls, and the name means the house of the dancing tiger.
Wat Rong Khun 63 km
A dazzling white work of art in the form of a Buddhist temple, its walls set with mirror glass that glitters in the sun. The artist Chalermchai Kositpipat designed and built it himself and opened it in 1997, and he is still adding to it.
Phu Chi Fa 85 km
A mountain and forest park at the eastern end of the Phi Pan Nam range in Chiang Rai's Thoeng district. Its cliff top juts out over the valley towards Laos, and at dawn in the cool season the view below is often a sea of mist.
Doi Ang Khang 102 km
A 1,928 metre mountain in Fang district close to the Burmese border, home to the first royal agricultural research station, set up by King Bhumibol in 1969. Its cool slopes are planted with temperate fruit, flowers and vegetables.
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Questions
Where is Tham Luang?
Tham Luang is in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Doi Tung (5.2 km), Hall of Opium (22 km), Doi Mae Salong (35 km).
How do I get the Tham Luang stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tham Luang and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Chiang Rai volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tham Luang before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Chiang Rai volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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