Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea National Park


Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea National Park is a national park in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. It is home to caves, waterfalls and steep mountain terrain.

Geography

Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea National Park is about northwest of Mae Hong Son in Mueang and Pang Mapha Districts. The park's area is. The highest point is Doi Lan peak at in the Daen Lao Range. The northern and western sides of the park border Burma's Shan and Kayah states respectively.

Attractions

The park's main attraction is Tham Pla, a water-filled cave hosting hundreds of soro brook carp. The fish are revered by locals and a nearby Hindu statue is said to protect them. Other caves include Tham Pha Daeng, a limestone cavern around in depth.
Waterfalls include the Pha Suea waterfall at high and Mae Sa-nga Klang waterfall also high. Mae Sa-nga Klang is above the Mae Sa-nga Dam, a hydroelectric dam high and long.

Flora and fauna

The park features forest types including mixed deciduous, deciduous dipterocarp, pine and evergreen. Tree species include Lagerstroemia floribunda, tabaek, Shorea obtusa, Shorea siamensis, Sindora siamensis, makha, Xylia xylocarpa, teak, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Terminalia pedicelleta, takian, Sumatran pine and Khasi pine.
Animal species include goral, gaur, serow, barking deer and wild boar.