Tham Pla meaning Fish Cave is located in Pong Ngam village of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai. There is also a Wat close to a small mountain where Monkeys (Makaken) climb over the temple and the surrounding trees and chase each other. This has lead to the cave being called the Fish and Monkey cave.The cave is a lake that ends directly at the mountain or better in it, since the cave goes on under water. In the lake a lot of Koi swim and other fish swim.You can feed the fish and enjoy the surrounding area.
Doi Jong is a lime-stone mountain which includes stalagmite and stalactite caves and originates the clear and clean water stream, visitors can feel its beauty.
Tham Pum is a cave on the mountain where visitors need to climb up there. It is dark inside the cave so the visitors need the guide to lead them the way in it. There are some old Buddha images for people to pay homage and make merit there too.
Tham Pla is a cave where flows the water stream inside it and there are a lot of fish swimming in the clear pond. Inside the cave- there is a Myanmese styled Buddha image built by a Myanmese monk called ‘Phra Songkrueng’. Visitors can relax within the peaceful area in front of the cave. They can feed monkeys and fish there too.
Tham Saohin Phaya Nak is a cave in the same area of Tham Pla. Visitors once needed to row the boat to get there but now they built a 150 meter-pathway to connect with Tham Pla cave. There are stalagmite and stalactite within the cave. Visitors can meditate inside this holy cave too.