Muang On Cave — Attraction in Chiang Mai Province

OK, I've been in a lot of caves, mainly in USA but in Spain too, and this is my all-time favorite. Why? Probably because it was so unexpectedly beautiful and uncrowded. I was unprepared for the grandeur, the immensity of the caverns. Sure, I've seen more "drapery" and adornment in, say, Lewis and Clark and Great Basin's Lehmann Caverns, but the whole experience, being guide-led, and with 30-40 others, was not as enjoyable as this site.

Plus they don't have a giant reclining Buddha or Sitting Buddha watching over this historic Buddhist cave temple.

It has 3, 4 chambers, quite high in spots, and plenty of key ornamentation in spots. It's well-lighted, helpful yet unobtrusive.

Be aware it's a steep climb in/out with a couple low spots -- doing the limbo will be required.

One can take steps on left near entrance/stairs down into cave for sweeping views of the area. There's a chedi up there. It's 15 minutes or so all uphill, a lot of rock stairs.

It's a must-see, especially if you've never been in large caverns, but moreso if you're a fan of sublime subterranean grottos. You won't regret -- or ever forget -- a visit here.

Did I mention wild monkeys? ...

It's a nice motorbike ride to the cave if you don't take the main road. There are monkeys going up to the cave, which was a funny surprise. The entrance cost 20 baths, which is fair for the experience. The cave itself is nice but nothing extraordinary, still an enjoyable activity for the day.

There are a lot of stairs (± 100 steps) to get to the cave and inside the cave as well. I wouldn't advise people with reduced mobility to visit it, unfortunately, as you have to crawl in some places. The cave has a lot of small shrines people have been placing which is cute along with 2 Buddhas and some worship space.

To get to the top of the mountain, you have to go again a lot of stairs (±700 steps) so be prepared! Overall, I wish there was more information about what to expect in terms of "hike" for example: time to the top, warnings for people with low conditions/mobility, altitude...

Beautiful caves, well worth a visit! Earlier posts said the stairs were dangerous but I think maybe they've been redone as although they were steep in places they were very well kept up and sturdy with handrails the whole way down. Entry 30 baht for foreigners or 20 if you speak Thai and they're feeling generous, 10 baht for motorcycle parking (also if you're on your bike and can't look at Google Maps then you might miss the turning as it isn't sign posted...the turning has signs for a temple and mueang on hug resort once you've turned off keep driving past the resort and up the hill until you can go no further) torches were 20 baht to rent bit there are lots of lights in the cave and I used the flashlight on my phone if...