Tham Luang cave set to welcome tourists to historic rescue site

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The renowned Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, the site of the gripping Wild Boars football team rescue five years ago, is set to welcome tour groups to Chamber 3 on December 15. This initiative is led by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

 

Athapol Charoenchansa, Department’s Director-General, revealed that from December 15, small groups of 10 to 12 tourists will be allowed to venture into Chambers 2 and 3 of Tham Luang. This expedition will grant visitors the opportunity to witness the challenges faced during the rescue of the young football team and their coach.

 

The football team, comprising 12 young boys and their coach, were trapped within the cave by rising floodwaters for a gruelling 18 days in June and July of 2018. This incident not only drew local attention but also made international headlines, reported Bangkok Post.

The department plans to offer adventure trekking tour guide services to visitors. This interactive experience will allow them to understand the complexities of the rescue operation, including the setup of necessary equipment and the extraction of the victims from the cave.

 

by Mitch Connor 

Picture courtesy of Thai Navy Seal Facebook

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-27

 

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[Enzian]

Wasn't there a sad ending to an important member of that group? Now they want to exploit it to some degree? Mightn't it be better to place it in the history file and move on?

[Thailand]

Incredible true story and well worth preserving the history of it. I believe the site is free to visit also?

[cowellandrew]

Cashing! This place is now earmarked to become another spoilt, tourist tip off spot, TiT

[Captor]

Double price for tourists?

[Morch]

Whatever happened to Musk's mini-submarine? Is it still there? Will it be one of the rides?

[bignok]

9 hours ago, Enzian said:

Wasn't there a sad ending to an important member of that group? Now they want to exploit it to some degree? Mightn't it be better to place it in the history file and move on?

Seal died. One kid killed himself.

[dayo202]

4 hours ago, Captor said:

Double price for tourists?

Free when I visited last year 

[mfd101]

You too can be rescued! Flippers and oxygen tank optional.