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Climbing Guide Service

The guide service is for climbers who already know what they’re doing — you can tie in, belay, and you’ve spent time on rock before. What Goodtime adds is local knowledge.

from

฿2000

Base PriceHalf day per person
Travelling without gear? Rent harness, shoes, rope, and chalk at up to 50% off.
Climbing Guide Service: The guide service is for climbers who already know what they're doing — you can tie in, belay, and you've spent time on rock before. What Goodtime adds is local knowledge.
from

฿2000

Thai Baht
200+ Routes
Maintained since 2008
18 years on Koh Tao
Founded 2008
5.0 • Google
1,598 Reviews
Level
Experienced climbers
Duration
Half Day
Group Size
3 people per guide

Overview

The guide service is for climbers who already know what they’re doing — you can tie in, belay, and you’ve spent time on rock before. What Goodtime adds is local knowledge. Two hundred routes across granite sea cliffs, mountain top walls, lowland boulders, and jungle rock. If you don’t know Koh Tao’s climbing areas, a guide will get you to the right routes for your level and keep you off the ones that aren’t ready for you.

Sessions run for roughly four hours — morning or afternoon. The guide will assess where you’re at on the day and pick routes accordingly. If you want to work on something specific, say so before you head out. The group is capped at three per guide so the climbing stays personal rather than logistical.

If you’re travelling without gear, Goodtime rents everything you need at up to 50% off the standard rate. You don’t need to bring anything other than closed-toe shoes and water.

Schedule

We offer two sessions of Guided Outdoor Rock Climbing tours each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Each session is roughly 4 hours in length.

What's Included

Taxi transfer from Goodtime to the climbing area

Entrance fees for private climbing zones

Belaying assistance from our experienced guides

What to bring

At least 1L of water for each climber
Sunscreen
Snug-fitting athletic wear
Athletic shoes
Your own gear (or rent ours)

gear rental

Gear available to rent when booking a guide session

All rental gear is Petzl-spec and regularly maintained. Prices below are exclusive to guide service bookings — up to 50% off what you'd pay elsewhere on the island.

Harness

per person
฿100

Climbing shoes

per person
฿200

Chalk

per person
฿100
Guide service discount – up to 50% off standard rates

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Reviews

5.0 1,598 Google reviews
5 stars
98%
4 stars
1%
3 stars
1%
2 stars
0%
1 star
0%

The review score reflects all Goodtime Adventures reviews. The ones listed below are for Rock Climbing.

5 star rating

Andrew took my family on the climbing guide rock climbing adventure and it was excellent. Our boys, 8 and 10 had their first outdoor climbing experience. Andrew gave them patience,…

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Dave Leslie
5 star rating

Great morning out with Andrew doing the ‘discover rock climbing’ half day. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to give rock climbing a go.

Jordan Dart-Howell
5 star rating

If you are a novice like me, this is an excellent place to try one day sessions for scuba diving and rock climbing. Chris was my instructor for scuba diving, and Danny was for rock…

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Divya Joseph
5 star rating

I had an amazing couple of days learning to lead climb with Goodtime! Tim was a great instructor, taught me a lot, and I had a lot of fun challenging myself and got to see a differ…

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Tricia Combs

Frequently Asked Questions

For outdoor rock climbing, essential gear includes climbing shoes, a harness, a helmet, and chalk for grip. Depending on the type of climbing (sport, traditional, or top roping), additional gear like ropes, belay devices, quickdraws, and cams may be necessary. We provide all the equipment needed during our rock climbing courses (we love Petzl brand) and we have gear for rent when you’re going out for a guided outdoor rock climbing session.

Here on Koh Tao we use the French grading system. Our beautiful granite rocks on Koh Tao have climbs ranging from 4 to 7c perfect for every climbing adventure from beginner to advanced!