The guide James was super friendly and the pick up from the hotel was on time.
The walk up to the Buddha was difficult, very steep, but James took this into account and was very accommodating of me - the slow and unfit one in the group! We stopped many times and he talked about Thai plants and pointed interesting things out to us. It was very hot but we made it to the top and stopped at a lovely cafe for coconut or watermelon juice. At the Buddha, James was very knowledgeable of Buddhism and let us explore on our own. They also provided lots of water and cold wipes! We stopped off at the temple where he showed us how to make a blessing. We didn’t stay for the food - we had to get back to our sick son - but James arranged for us to be taken back to our hotel straight away. Nothing was too much trouble.
This was a great experience - really very hot, so be prepared. I am not very fit, I struggled a bit, but I would definitely recommend. James was superb.