Sadan Cave | Hpa-an | Karin State | Myanmar

Saddan Cave is a well known temple site southeast of Hpa An in Kayin State.
The cave is 17 miles from Hpa-an along the road to Eindu.

Saddan means Royal Elephant and there are 2 stone elephants at the base of the stairway leading up to the cave.
This football-stadium-sized cave is simply breathtaking, its entrance dominated by dozens of buddha statues, a couple of pagodas and some newer clay wall carvings.
From here steps lead up into the main cave passage which is more or less a single passage with a short side passage almost half way through. There is an impressive chamber at the end with a huge stalagmite illuminated by daylight, and a nice view out.

Adding to the general atmosphere, thousands of bats cling to the cave roof. Their squealing is one of the interesting noice for who come from urban
Steps lead down to a lake. There is said to be a cave passage through the hill on the right which is navigable by boats. burst of sunlight reveals a secret lake full of ducks and flowering lilies hidden in a bowl of craggy peaks. There's another cave on the far side of the lake that's actually half flooded, but local fishers man occasionally paddle through it for 10 minutes to yet another lake.

At the end of the lake , walking across the padi fields leads back to the entrance of the cave. Saddan Cave is 800m and is the longest known cave in Kayin state and the 5th longest in Myanmar.
Sadan is one of the full of attractions for traveller and should not skip to visit when you get to Hpa-an.

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