Two weeks of exploration in Thailand carried out by a team of Thai and
Australian cavers in cooperation with the Royal Forest Department
resulted in around 9 km of newly surveyed cave passages. The three areas
visited are the national parks Thung Salaeng Luang, Thung Saliam and Sri
Nakarind.
On our arrival in Bangkok in the late afternoon, we were picked up by two
members of the Royal Forest Department (RFD), and a hired minibus
immediately took us out out noisy and packed Bangkok streets directly to
the headquaters of the Thung Salaeng Luang national park. The next
morning, we woke up in a lovely hillside country covered in green forests
and a huge variety of tropical birds. What a contrast to Bangkok. Once
again, we were extremely pleased by the fantastic preparation of this trip
by the RFD, providing transportation, accomodation and food at all
locations. Our caving team thus was able to concentrate on exploration
and survey of caves. Without this incredible support, the survey of more
than 9 km of cave passages within the time frame of two weeks would have
been impossible.