Phraya Nakhon Cave, Sam Roi Yot
A collapsed cavern holding a royal pavilion lit by a shaft of sunlight - the image of Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Phraya Nakhon Cave, Sam Roi Yot
Tham Phraya Nakhon is in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, about forty kilometres south of Hua Hin. Inside a collapsed cavern, with the roof open to the sky and trees growing on the floor, stands the Kuha Karuhas pavilion, built for a visit by King Rama V in 1890.
On a clear morning a shaft of sunlight falls directly onto the pavilion, which is the photograph everyone comes for. It happens roughly between 10 and 11 am and needs sun - in cloud there is nothing.
Getting there means a boat or a coastal walk from Bang Pu, then a steep 430-metre climb over rock. It is hard work in the heat and unsuitable for anyone with limited mobility.
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