Tham Lot Cave

Tham Lot Cave is a large limestone cave system in Tham Lot village, Pang Mapha District, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. The Nam Lang River flows through its 1,666-meter length. Notable for massive chambers with stalactites and stalagmites, ancient teak log coffins, prehistoric rock paintings and archaeological remains, it is managed as part of a nature and wildlife education centre and is a key archaeological and nature attraction on Highway 1095 between Pai and Mae Hong Son.

Visitors enter a vast limestone cave with three main chambers - Column Cave, Doll Cave and Coffin Cave - featuring towering stalactites, stalagmites and columns. A guide with gas lantern leads the tour, including a bamboo raft crossing on the Nam Lang River inside the cave. Visitors see ancient teak log coffins, pottery remains and wall paintings, large bat and swiftlet colonies, and forested karst surroundings. Access involves stairs and uneven paths from the visitor centre.

Archaeological site with evidence of human occupation from the Hoabinhian period. Contains teak log coffins dated to approximately 1,400-2,000 years ago associated with the Log Coffin culture, along with stone tools, pottery and prehistoric rock paintings indicating ancient burial practices.

Important funerary site of the Log Coffin culture believed linked to ancestors of the Lawa people. The elevated teak coffins, grave goods and cave paintings reflect early burial traditions and spiritual beliefs in northern Thailand and are protected as an archaeological heritage site.