This handout photo taken on November 1, 2019 and released by Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation the Tham Luang cave in the Mae Sai district of Thailand’s northern Chiang Rai province. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP)

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has been working with relevant agencies to get the Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park designated as a national and historical park and, eventually, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park is located near Pong Pha village, close to the border town of Mae Sai. The forest park became the focus of global media attention in 2018 when a massive rescue operation, involving rescue teams from many countries, was launched to extract 12 members of the Wild Boar football team and their coach trapped in the flooded cave without food for nine days.

 

After three years of closure, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the park reopened to the public in mid-October. About 1,000 tourists visit the park each weekday, particularly the Tham Luang cave complex, and about 2,000 during weekends.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/chiang-rais-tham-luang-to-be-designated-as-national-and-historical-park/

 

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That’s great. Now they’ll be able to charge foreigners 10 times more than Thais to take a look at it. 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park is located near Pong Pha village, close to the border town of Mae Sai. The forest park became the focus of global media attention in 2018 when a massive rescue operation, involving rescue teams from many countries, was launched to extract 12 members of the Wild Boar football team and their coach trapped in the flooded cave without food for nine days

Milk it for all you can....

5 hours ago, Wiggy said:

That’s great. Now they’ll be able to charge foreigners 10 times more than Thais to take a look at it. 

Perhaps in the future, but at the moment entrance to the park complex is FREE!. If you are in the area, may I suggest a visit. For reference (11 February 2022):

 

"Entry is free and a shuttle bus runs constantly between a parking area and the cave entrance.

Visitors are free to explore the giant entry chamber and climb to its Spirit House altar."

 

https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/asia/thailand/thailands-tham-luang-rescue-cave-has-reopened-to-tourists-heres-what-its-like/news-story/183ab3a945cb6c9c37c2e2e42932fe20

 

There is a memorial museum which houses the famous mural, with a statue of the Thai Navy Seal, who tragically died during the rescue, outside.