On the day of our visit, the boats were not running due to choppy tides so we had no choice but to do 2x climbs instead of 1. It is doable if you do any nature walking, I can confirm our toddler also did half the walk but was carried for the rest. Few pointers: 1. Toilets at the carpark are 5thb but near the restaurant on the Laem Sala beach (after boat ride/first climb) are free. 2. Wear proper shoes, it can be done with flip flops but why make it harder for yourself 3. We brought along hiking sticks (others picked up branches along the way) which help with unsure footing 4. Lighting is best leading up to 11am. The light moves past the temple by 11.30am

Easy to find, well signposted but just follow Google Maps. 20THB to park your car at the ticket office then 200THB per adult to enter the park to the cave. There are many shops and a toilet at the ticket office but if you need the loo, they are free and much cleaner and better after the first part if the walk at the beach. So you can pay 100THB per person, each way to cut out the first part of the walk but you're only cutting out a small part which is the easier bit, the tough bit is still to come !! We walked/climbed all the way there which is just short of 2km in total and took 50 minutes, we're pretty fit but it was really tough, especially in the heat! There is a 'pit stop' half way of nice little restaurant selling food, ice creams and smoothies etc and free toilets. Take much more water than you think you'll need. Stick with it though, it's so worth it. The temple in the cave is truly beautiful when you hit it at the right time, the sunlight beams through the cave just perfectly on to the temple. We got there at 10.30am, I guess arriving at the cave, after the walk/climb anytime between about 10am and 11.30am will be the right time, so judge your own pace to get that timing right. We saw some black langur monkeys and a huge monitor lizard en-route too. We headed back to the half way point on the beach and decided to treat ourselves to the boat back round the rock, 200THB for the 2 of us in total, really for the novelty of the experience. Worth noting this is a wet landing so maybe take some flip flops/water shoes and a towel for your comfort. However, trainers are a must for getting to the cave. It was also extremely hot and in the sun a lot of the time so cover up hat and suncream if you need it. Tough but 100% worth it!

It is a spectacular cave to visit, worth the effort. The climb up is reasonably difficult. There was a teenager on a school excursion who was vomiting with the heat and exertion it took!! We just stopped fairly regularly and drank plenty of water. It was beautiful, cool and serene inside. We walked up at about 10am. I wouldn't go much later than that so the light is good and the heat not too bad for the climb.

This was a really nice reward at he end of the hike. We opt to hike it to the cave. We started at 930. Parked in parking lot and paid 5 baht to toilets. The hike was strenuous but totally beautiful. We are semi active people but not Olympians. We would take breaks w water. You could wear chacos or Teva but not flip flops, We wore running shoes. 20 min to go up and down the hill to the beach front. From beach front to cave about 30. The cave as stated in previous reviews isn’t cavern standards but the wat is really cool. Quite a few monkeys in the greenery today which explains the smell in the back part of cave. We tried to capture sunlight but it was a cloudy day so I had to play with filters . Remember it is a holy place so stay quiet and respectful with your dress. One lady had a bikini and wrap and a local Thai guy didn’t like it. The beach front is very nice and clean. If we had our swim suits we would have taken a dip. Bathroom clean but no TP. Few monkeys around so be careful s your items. We ended up doing the boat back 200 baht since it just pulled up. We took off our shoes and when we arrived back we thankfully had water in the car to wash our feet. Vendors try to get you to spend money but we had our own food. This was def a good field trip. We were completely wet from the humidity but so cool!