Sagada is one of the most visited places in Cordillera Region. It is known for its mummy caves which contain naturally mummified bodies and its hanging coffins.
*Offers many spectacular natural wonders.
*Best restaurants for food tripping.
*Activities include visiting historical sites, nature hikes, spelunking, waterfalls trek, picnics and bonfires. There are also lots of rice terraces that you can visit.
Tour Package and Accommodation:
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We are 8 in the group for 3D2N tour.
Fee: around 3-3,500/each
Inclusions: Pick up and drop off QC-Sagada-QC, room accommodation and tour
Exclusions: spelunking fee and food
How we get there:
Pick up from McDonalds in front of Trinoma, QC.
departure time: 8PM, Saturday
travel time: 12hrs.
What's there to look forward to?
1. It's cold! The climate is similar to those of Baguio and Benguet. You can fill your lungs with Sagada's fresh clean air.
2. The town is rustic and attractively unusual. It's like a hidden gem in the mountains.
3. You can see lots of backpacker guests visiting the place including foreigners ready for the adventure.
4. Locals are friendly and accommodating. Most of them are Igorots or the 'Mountain People'. They can speak Tagalog, English and their native tongue.
5. Sagada offers a lot of nice and cozy place to eat. Just go around town and have a hearty meal at affordable price.
my travel experience: 10/10
Enjoy your stay! :)
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| Welcome to Banaue! Our first stop after a long drive. We had our breakfast, checked out some souvenirs and took photos too. | |
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| The famous Banaue Rice Terraces or Hagdan-hagdang Palayan. It's a 2,000 year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao and were most likely done by hand. Considered as the 8th Natural Wonder of the World by Filipinos. To learn more, you can visit : http://www.banaueterraces.com/ |
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| Viewing deck where you can take photos and appreciate the place. Very relaxing indeed. |
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| Banaue wood carving souvenirs. |
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| Welcome to Sagada! Sagada Weaving has been weaving traditional products since 1968. They do not allow taking photos inside nor while at work. |
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| The large old Bell with the inscription of Sagada AD 1921 located near the church. |
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| The Parish Wheel has a historical role in the church and in the community. |
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| The Church of St. Mary the Virgin is the main Episcopalian church in Sagada. |
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| A bit of walk going to the cemetery. |
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| Sagada Anglican Cemetery where World War veterans are resting. |
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| On the way to Echo Valley. |
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| Scream your heart out at the Echo Valley. |
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| The trail going down to reach the coffins on the other side. |
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| The famous Hanging Coffins. This is a traditional way of burying people. |
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| Most of them are high on the cliffs surrounding the Echo Valley. |
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| Photo taken at the Hanging Coffins view deck. |
Our next stop : Lumiang - Sumaguing cave connection.
Sumaguing is famously called as the 'Big Cave' and this will be spelunking to the highest level.
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| The trail going to Lumiang Cave. |
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| Lumiang Cave entrance. |
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| More of the coffins can be seen at the cave entrance. |
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| Our guides are getting ready. |
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| And the spelunking begins! |
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| This is a buwis buhay challenge. You need to scramble to get to the other side. |
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| Take five! |
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| You see cold water below. You need to cross the water to get to the other side. The guide will help you ascend to the wall via top-roping to get out. |
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| Stunning rock |
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| Into the bat cave. I'm sorry, they are hard to see on this photo. |
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| Creepy... |
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| Hair-rising steep but, you got no choice. You need to descend to the bottom. |
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| And this is how you do it! |
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| Meet our guides. |
Now, check out the cave's stunning formation.
After 3hrs of cave exploration, glad to say that we conquered the connection. Yey! Big thanks to our guides for taking good care of us and most especially, for the certificates they have given as certified spelunker. Woohoo! Beat that! :P
Now, let's move on to our 2nd day in Sagada.
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| The Orange Farm (yeah I know, it's all green). Too bad, it wasn't orange season when we went there. |
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| Now, we're talking. You can see the color, right? :P Anyway, this is the entrance to the Orange Farm and where you can buy fruit shake. |
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| This is the area where you can enjoy your shake. |
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| To know more about Sagada culture, Ganduyan Museum is just nearby. It's worth a visit to see some artifacts and glimpse of history. Oh by the way, it's English Only Please. :P |
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| Interested in pottery? Go and visit Sagada Pottery. Auntie will demonstrate and explain the whole process. You can even try it too at affordable fee. |
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| Lake Danum. There is nothing much you can do here but, to sit quietly and feel the tranquility while watching the lake. | |
We didn't waste our remaining hours on our last day. We went to the most popular attraction in Sagada before heading back to Manila -- The Kiltean Peak.
This is my most favorite place in town. See for yourself.
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| Sun peeking from behind the clouds. Most stunning I have ever seen! |
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| Impressive sunrise and sea of clouds. It's totally indefinable! |
Oh, Sagada! Your distance is worth travelling for...
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