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Thailand with toddlers? 20-Feb-2015 At 5:42:39 PM martym

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On 19/02/2015 dan_b wrote:
>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.
.

Thanks for all the info, very helpful.
Anyone know how heavy the rain is on september? Is it afternoon showers or constant drizzle?
All sounding very fun. Cheers.

>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.
>
Wow them's Blue Mountains prices. Hmm.