Muang On Cave : One Sights in Chiang Mai
Go to see the tempting Muang On Cave and run through relaxing moment in the cave, Muang On Caves are filled with good-looking stalactites and stalagmites.
For something absolutely special to visit and do, make sure to fit in your itinerary a visit to Muang On Cave network in the Chiang Mai area. This cavern structure is a fascinating site to see.
The proceeds from the way in fee go toward the upkeep of the cavern. You can find two attendants at the caves entry. From the cave doorway, a concrete staircase drops steeply downward into the gloomy sanctum. After approximately a dozen steps, the traveller must bend very low and squeeze through a narrow passageway. On the far side of this gangway the stairs descends further into the cavity, but the tourist will probably want to stop for a while and let themself get accustomed to the abnormal conditions inside this yawning gallery.
The Chiang Do Cave structure on the outskirts of Chiangmai is larger and more labyrinthine, but Muang On Cave is just as stunning. traveler may remark that the cave walls are geologically silky and rounded in the appearance of the round pools of water that formed them above thousands of years. The meandering caves are home to thousands of natural stalactites and stalagmites, and a concrete path allows traveler to wander past the dozens of place of worship. A gargantuan stalagmite that locals named Jedee Mae NommFah is thirty feet high and ten feet in diameter. Several brightly-colored sashes are wrapped around it, producing a surreal effect. It’s great to take one’s time exploring the cave’s many cranny and excavation, but Jedee Mae NommFah is a relatively hard be amazed to miss.
Where creative minds watch a formation of an animal or an image of the buddha meditating, a shrine pops up underneath. Herds of small ceramic creature figurines hide in corners under stalactites bearing their shape. Groups of dolls dancing sit in front of a lady’s figure looming in the shadows of bowing walls. Cobras line up under the serpent’s form. A big stalagmite becomes a stupa. Figures of Lord buddha appear in many corners. The vignettes under the rock forms recall the strong history of Thai animism; the figurines in pockets of the sanctum are the same as those in lots of spirit houses.
Leading up from this place is a steep stair of 187 steps. At the highest lies a large circular 'sala' with brilliant vistas of the surrounding countryside. Just above this is the way in to the sanctum.
Tour to Muang On Cave : Access the Chiang Mai Superhighway (Route 11) that circles the city and exit east onto Route 1006. Stay on Route 1006 for approximately 20 kilometers before bearing left on Route 1317. Follow Route 1317 for 7 kilometers and take a right at the sign for Muang On Cave in Mae On. In San kamphaeng take the left fork and follow the signs for Sankamphaeng hot Springs. This road winds its way along an rice field and you pass many exquisite villages. You will also go tall, square, windowless structures along the way: these are to baccodrying towers.