The cave complex in Thailand where 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks before they were safely rescued will be turned into a museum to showcase the operation.

The head of the rescue mission said the area will become a living museum, to show how the widescale rescue operation unfolded.

"An interactive database will be set up," he said.

"It will become another major attraction for Thailand."

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said extra precautions would have be implemented both inside and outside of the cave to safeguard tourists.