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Pong Yup is a 3.2-hectare land in Ban Ta Koei, Tambon Ta Koei,
Amphoe Suan Phueng, Ratchaburi, where a subsidence – natural
phenomenon when the land collapses due to an erosion of the
underground water which has been ongoing for many hundreds years
– occurred and formed compressed shapes of soil along the
erosion line. Some of the areas is as high as city walls, some
has a shape like dens which allows visitors to crawl through,
some is a human-body-size hole, while some erects as a complex
cluster, giving a similar look to a maze. Many parts of Pong Yup
are earthen columns and up-to-5-metre-tall cliffs where its
surface shows curtain-like streaks. With all amazing works of
the nature, some tourists name this place ‘Canyon’. The similar
derivatives of such erosions are Phae Mueang Phi of Prae, Lalu
of Buriram, and Hom Chom of Nan.
Pong Yup used to be an
agricultural area, but is also said by the elderly to be a
sacred residence to Phaya Naga and thus a forbidden place for
children. The subsidence still occurs nowadays in the area
between rice fields and shrubs
This attraction opens
everyday 6.00 - 18.00hrs. It is accessible by car.
From Amphoe Chom Bueng, please drive passing Chom Phon
Cave’s entrance towards Amphoe Suan Phueng for around 29
kilometres. Turn left at where the road to Ban Tae Koei (and
also Pong Yup) is indicated. There are hand-made direction signs
along two sides of crop fields. The last two hundred metres is a
gravel road leading to the parking lot. The entrance fee is
30-50 baht per car.
5 kilometres before arriving at
Amphoe Suan Phueng, there is a 5-km. branch road on the left
leading to Pong Yup at Tambon Tha Khoei. This attracts visitors
with plenty of strange looking earthen pillars and cliffs
naturally created by soil erosion. |
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Suan Phueng |
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99.355985 E |
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