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Thailand with toddlers? 19-Feb-2015 At 11:46:19 AM dan_b

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I second Railay for kids (not that I have any). I have stayed at Tonsai in 2010 and Railay in 2014. Beach is far nicer (ie actually swimmable - Tonsai you have to wade out for ages, and its rocky in parts), theres more non-climbing related activities and general standard of accomodation/food is probably more to wife/small children's expectations/needs (although I can second Tonsai Bay Resort). Moving a 1.5 year old between Railay and Tonsai would be pretty tough/impossible on foot given slippery and rocky path between the two beaches.

I certainly saw a few couples with young children who rotated climbing with minding, and managed to find partners just rocking up to the crag, leading whilst partner baby sat and vice versa, and I belayed a few a myself.

With regards to guides, I struggled to find one (in peak season), when my partner got sick - I found the guides on Tonsai were not overly interested (more profitable to take out smaller groups/beginner trips), so I ended up parting with a fairly significant amount for a 1:1 guide for the day to tempt them away from that. That said, I went to Tex's (Railay East) and got one with no problem (I think I paid about $150-200 for a whole day). If you have less time pressure, finding partners is pretty easy.

I have only climbed there in high/peak season though, so bear that in mind.