Tour description

Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights

Route Summary : Manila – Banaue – Batad (*) – Sagada – Bontoc – Mt. Data – Manila.

(*) Provided you have a good level of physical fitness (expect unpaved and narrow mountain trails with steep irregular terrain, usually under a hot sun) and should you wish to trek for three further demanding hours we can offer you:

a) the Tappiya waterfall after Batad.  With a phenomenal 70 metre fall in rainy season and a naturally formed pool at its bottom suitable for a cooling swim ( dress conservatively), Tappiya waterfall is an unique location in the area.

b) Banga-an village instead of Batad. Banga-an village showcases a typical Ifugao community. Wet weather causes damage so the steps need constant renovation. You are rewarded with spectacular views.

Optional extensions available to add on to this tour. We would be pleased to arrange these for you upon request :

a) Witness the historic, old Spanish towns Vigan and Laoag.

b) Visit Lingayen Gulf and go half day island hopping amongst the Hundred Islands

c) Witness remote Kalinga

d) Go trek Mount Pinatubo Volcano

e) Visit Subic, Philippines’ former US Naval Base and now a freeport zone

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4 Days / 3 Nights PRIVATE Banaue and Sagada Tour

From: 38,000.00


This tour adds a fourth day to the 3 days/2 nights Banaue Escape Tour for those with a little more time. We will use this fourth day to drive from Banaue to Sagada, while visiting Bontoc’s tribal museum along the way, returning to Banaue the same day.

Sagada is known for ancient burial caves and mummified coffins.

Departure time *

Choose your departure time. At this time you will be picked up at your hotel / location.

Pricing

1 Person : ₱74,700.00
2 Persons : ₱ 38,000.00 per person
3 Persons : ₱ 31,000.00 per person
4 Persons : ₱ 23,600.00 per person

Itinerary

Day 1 – Manila-Banaue

06:30 – Depart Manila for Banaue via Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya and stopping at San Jose for lunch (at own expense). Late afternoon arrival in Banaue.

Day 2 – Banaue – Batad Village

08:00 – We have an early breakfast and then you depart with your English-speaking local guide. From Banaue Batad is approximately 16 kms away, the first 14 kms of which will be traveled by our privately chartered local jeepney. The rest of the distance is on foot using a mountain trail. The trip to Barangay Batad in Banaue, to witness the amphitheater shaped terraces located at 3600 ft., takes only a 30 minutes hike (*).

(*) Provided you have a good level of physical fitness (expect unpaved and narrow mountain trails with steep irregular terrain, usually under a hot sun) and should you wish to trek for three further demanding hours we can offer you:

a) the Tappiya waterfall after Batad.    With a phenomenal 70 metre fall in rainy season and a naturally formed pool at its bottom suitable for a cooling swim ( dress conservatively), Tappiya waterfall is an unique location in the area.

b) Banga-an village instead of Batad. Banga-an village showcases a typical Ifugao community. Wet weather causes damage so the steps need constant renovation. You are rewarded with spectacular views.

We stop at the panoramic Banaue viewpoint at 4800 Ft. that provides a perfect experience of the enormity & extent of the terraces.

Time permitting we can stop at the market and souvenir shop before dinner.

Day 3 – Banaue – Sagada – Bontoc – Mt. Data

After breakfast in the hotel, we will start the day with a 1,5 hours ride to Bontoc and visit Bontoc’s tribal museum with artifacts and unique pictures from the mountain tribe. After Bontoc we proceed to pittoresque Sagada with its ancient burial caves and mummified bodies at Sugong & Echo Valley. Under guidance of a local English speaking guide you will glimpse Lumiang Burial Cave which houses more than 100 coffins are stacked in the entrance. The oldest around 500 years old. Many of them have images of lizards carved on them which are symbols of fertility and long life.

Optional  Sumaguing Cave, known for it’s rock formations and impressive chambers.

After Sagada we drive another 3,5 hours  to the newly renovated Mt data lodge  for overnight

Day 4 – Mt Data-Manila

After breakfast we depart for Baguio 3,5 hours drive, experiencing the scenic Halsema Highway (called “the mountain trail of Benguet”) and its wonderful photo opportunities.. Lunch own account in Baguio at Ben cap museum ( closed on monday) and than its another 4,5 hours to Manila.