It’s not a hard climb but the heat is the difficult element. Going early morning to avoid the heat and crowds is my best advice so you can walk up at your own pace. It’s stairs all the way to the top well worth the effort. Having a 9 month baby in a back or front carrier will be possible. Take water to drink and a spare dry t-shirt to change into.

In a nutshell, NO!! There are no facilities, except a few trinket and drinks sellers when you come down, so go before. Beware of the "Helpers". They are really aggressive and demand money for doing nothing. They wear the official T shirts

There is a ticket office at the entrance

If you physically can’t climb the rock (take your time not too bad when you do it), the surrounding gardens are OK to rest etc.while the others do the climb. About an hour max.

1. NO toilets 2. Only one or rest areas you can stop once you start climbing. 3. The official "Helpers" are like parasites. They do nothing and aggressively and I mean aggressively demand money

In my opinion, the rest is ruins, so it is not worth the cost if you cant make the climb

Flip Flops not advisable. Comfortable walking shoes with a good sole is good enough. There are 1200 steps all the way up.

It certainly is not easy, but if you decide to go be there when it opens,I think at 7am so to avoid the crowds. The last part with the steps does have a handrail.Also take water with you as it's a hot business!! The view from the top is worth the effort. Good luck!!