The cave at Bang Mapra is far more extensive than one would predict before entering it. This cave is close to one mile long, and is only accessible by floating downstream on a tiny rickety bamboo raft, with both a guide and raft-man.
As we approached the cave, there was a back board set up in all its glory, as a wary hazard for first time spelunkers.
This is Thailand, so we knew it could be rough, as we climbed aboard out small bamboo craft and drifted into the mouth of the cave.
The original cavern is about 50-60 feet tall, and filled with both stalactites and stalagmites.
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| Bamboo rafts awaiting their riders. |
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| Approaching the cave's mouth. |
The main cave has three offshoots, one to the right, which is easily manageable, and two off to the left, both of which are only accessible by climbing up a very tall, very straight ladder set all the way up to the top.
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| Here I am, on the raft as we entered the large cave. |
