A much more updated version of this short article can be discovered here: Sagada travel Guide
“Let’s go to Sagada.”
More than five years ago, just before our college graduation, my good friend Tonet invited me to go to Sagada. “I don’t believe that’s possible provided that we’re as well hectic working on our theses. possibly after graduation?” Jeg foreslo.
After graduating, while we were walking in Makati searching for a job, she brought it up again. “I believe we ought to discover a task first. as well as then let’s plan a Sagada getaway,” I dodged. Hun var enig.
When we lastly landed a job, the wish to travel to Sagada was still there. however neither tried to bring it up since we understood there was no method we might capture a 3-day trip into our completely toxic schedules. It wasn’t up until our company-sponsored trip in 2009 when I lastly set foot on Sagada.
When Tonet discovered out that I had been there already, she made me guarantee that I ought to take her with me the next time. Fortunately, Sagada is one of those locations anybody would like returning to. A year later, I chose to go back to Sagada. The ideal time glimmered in between Christmas as well as new Year. I provided Tonet a call.
“You asked me to phone call you the moment I chose to go to Sagada. The moment has come. You still up for it?”
Tonet’s reaction was a loud as well as pleased “Of course.”
After 5 years of wanting, it lastly happened.
When our good friends discovered out about this trip to Sagada, they chose to join. After all, since the trip was arranged on December 27-29, they already had filed a leave of absence from office. before we understood it, we ended up being a group of 10, composed of college good friends as well as some colleagues.
Planning a trip to Sagada
Since my good friends as well as I wished to see Sagada during the Christmas break, between Christmas as well as new Year, we understood we would be in for a challenging planning stage. December is thought about a top season in Sagada so discovering accommodations can be a great deal less simple within this period. Why did we select to go in December? since we wished to feel the chilly as well as we wished to join the annual Bonfire Fest, which occurs typically on December 27 or 28. right here are the things we had to work out prior to our trip:
1. Transportation. You can reach Sagada on public transportation through any type of of the complying with routes.
Via Baguio City
Via Banaue
Via Bontoc
Since we were a group 0f 10, we chose it would be much more practical as well as comfortable to just lease a van as well as split the cost. This way, we might make the most of our time as we would travel in the evening as well as reach Sagada in the morning rather than spend a full day on the road if we take the bus. (There are no evening trips to Sagada from Baguio.) The expense of van rental for 3 days as well as 2 nights inclusive of whatever (from driver’s charge to gas to toll fees) was PhP 17,000, which implied each of us would shell out P1,700 for transportation. Ikke verst.
2. Accommodation. We started planning this trip a bit as well late, which we realized when all the hotels we called were all fully-booked. fortunately for us, blog writer good friend Benj of VisitSagada.com, who was already in Sagada that time, assisted us discover a guesthouse which might fit us. We ended up occupying a space at Ligaya’s guest home as well as Cottages. checked out my evaluation here.
3. Itinerary. producing a Sagada schedule wasn’t that challenging for us since I, having been there before, was able to quote exactly how much time it took to total each trip we wished to take. Here’s our preliminary itinerary:
Day 0: DEPARTURE
07:00 pm – satisfy up (Manila)
Day 1: ARRIVAL, LUMIANG BURIAL CAVE, SUMAGUING CAVE
07:00 am – Arrival in Sagada
07:20 am – breakfast at Salt as well as Pepper
08:30 am – inspect in at Ligaya’s guest House
09:30 am – Lumiang Burial Cave
10:15 am – Sumaguing Cave
01:30 pm – Lunch
03:00 pm – Echo Valley, Sagada Weaving, objective Compound
06:00 pm – Dinner
07:00 pm – Rest
Day 2: BOMOD-OK FALLS, rock INN, BONFIRE
06:00 am – get up call
07:00 am – Bomod-Ok Falls
12:00 pm – rock Inn as well as Cafe, Orange picking
03:00 pm – modification clothes, rest
05:00 pm – Prepare for Bonfire
12:00 am – return to Hostel
Day 3: DEPARTURE, KILTEPAN SUNRISE
04:30 am – get up call
05: 10 am – view sunrise at Kiltepan Viewpoint
06:30 am – ETD Sagada,
08:00 pm – ETA Manila
Of course, we were not able to comply with it strictly however what really occurred was quite close!
Top Inns as well as Guesthouses in Sagada
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Isabelo’s Inn as well as Cafe. inspect rates & Availability! ✅
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Dag 0-møte så vel som avgang
Et par dager før turen flakk fire av våre gode venner ut og etterlot bare seks personer. Mens det sugde at de støttet ut akkurat sånn, valgte de seks av oss å fortsatt presse med med turen til tross for forståelse av at utgiftene til transport ville øke dramatisk.
Gruppen var fornøyd med Trinoma i Quezon City, der varebilen ventet på oss. Kl. 19.00 slo vi veien. Vårt første stoppested var på en bensinstasjon på Nlex, hvor vi tok rask middag i tillegg til noen toalettsaker. Chauffeuren vår gjorde noen få stopp etter det, men jeg sov hele tiden. Da jeg våknet, var solen allerede skinnende så godt som vi allerede var i Sagada.
Dag 1 – Ankomst til Sagada, Sumaguing Cave Spelunking Tour
Hadde vi dukket opp mens det fremdeles var mørkt, kunne vi prioritert å fange den velkjente Kiltepan-soloppgangen på vår aller første morgen i Sagada. Dessverre var vi noen minutter også sent. Vi valgte å bare bo med vår originale reiserute. Vi spiste frokost på Salt så vel som Pepper Diner (som vi elsket), booket turguider på Saggas Office (Sagada Authentic Guides Association), samt inspisert på Ligayas gjestehus samt hytter.
Etter en times hvile dro vi tilbake til byen passende og startet Sumaguing Cave Tour, med et raskt siktstopp ved Lumiang Burial Cave. (Vi hadde virkelig en kort diskusjon om hvorvidt å gjøre huleforbindelsesturen i stedet.) Etter tre i tillegg til en halv vanskelige timer med spelunking inne i hulen, spiste vi lunsj på Masferre Country Inn samt restaurant i tillegg til å gå tilbake til The hotellet for å friske opp. Dessverre magnetiserte sengene oss som vi valgte å ikke komme ut av det før til middag.
Sumaguing Cave
Her er de omfattende beretningene om hva som skjedde på vår aller første dag! Inspiser ut disse innleggene:
Salt samt pepper spisestue
Ligayas gjestehus så vel som hytter
Lumiang Cave
Sumaguing Cave
Yoghurt House
Dag 2-Bomod-ok faller, oransje plukking, samt Echo Valley
Vi startet vår andre dag på Lemon Pie House, hvor jeg hadde den aller første sitronpai som jeg virkelig likte, så vel som elsket. Etter det kjørte vi omgående til gevinst tilgang til å peke på Bomod-Ok Falls. Vi klatret opp så vel som nedover de terrasserte åsene i det som virket som permanent frem til vi nådde den mektige Bomod-OK, i tillegg til å bli gjennomvåt i all sin kalde, kalde ære. Ha ha. Det var en utmerket opplevelse om enn utmattende.
Vi dro deretter til Rock Inn samt kafé til lunsj, så vel som for en rask se til deres oransje frukthage for en valgt økt. Jeg har alltid gledet meg over at oransje plukking muligens siden det ikke er hver dag at jeg får se appelsintrær. Da vi var ferdige, var vi glade for å se lunsjen vår servert, som vi fullførte på kort tid fordi vi alle var ganske utsultet.
Bomod-ok faller
Vi gikk deretter vår metode tilbake til byen. På metoden der stoppet vi på Sagada Weaving samt i en liten keramikkbutikk i nærheten av Mapiya-Aw-pensjonen. Vi ble deretter droppet av ved Church of St. Mary Jomfruen, hvor vi skulle begynne å gå til Echo Valley. Vi passerte med den mye mer moderne objektive sammensatte kirkegården, hvor vi brukte et antall minutter på å se på gravsteiner og reflektere. Vi krysset deretter en klippe til Echo Valley (som var en kort, ganske enkel spasertur), men vi ble ikke så lenge. Senere på kvelden ble vi med på mange av turistene i Sagada på Bonfire Fest!
Her er de mye mer omfattende kronikkene i dag 2 -opplevelsene våre:
Sitronpaihuset
Bomod-ok faller
Oransje velger på Rock Farm
Sagada veving
Mission Compound Cemetery
Echo Valley så vel som hengekister
Bonfire Fest
Dag 3 – Kiltepan soloppgang så vel som sidedrip til Banaue Rice Terraces
Solen hadde ennå ikke økt da vi startet vår tredje dag. Så tidlig som 05:00 var vi allerede i varebilen på vår metode til Kiltepan perspektiv for å fange den velkjente Sagada Sunrise. Det var fremdeles mørkt da vi dukket opp, så vel som vi måtte gå med et tykt teppe med tåke som dekker rød myk gjørmete jord. Vi klatret opp opp bakken og ventet i perspektivet på det himmelske opptoget! Soloppgangen var over fantastisk!
Etter det dro vi tilbake til byen passende til frokost så vel som til gjestehuset vårt for å hente eiendelene våre. Chauffeuren vår sørget for at vi tar Bontoc-Banaue-banen på metoden vår, slik at vi kan se risterterrassene i Banaue så vel som Bay-Yo. Vi ble enige om, selv om vi forsto at det ville ta mye mer tid. Det var en flott beslutning. Vi var i stand til å beundre disse to nettstedene (selv om det fra lang avstand) så vel som det var verdt reisetiden.
Etter en rekke mye flere mellomlandinger (inkludert sen lunsj i Nueva Vizcaya), dukket vi sist opp i Manila rundt midnatt!
Sjekk ut disse meldingene som jeg fortalte akkurat her i detalj hva som skjeddeto us per stop.
Kiltepan Sunrise
Bay-yo Rice Terraces, Bontoc, mountain Province
Banaue Rice Terraces, Ifugao
Expenses
Even before the trip started, we understood the most significant chunk of our budget plan would go to transportation expenses. Again, we were expected to be a group of 10 renting a personal van for P17,000 (3days, 2nights inclusive of driver’s fee, gas, as well as toll fees) however then a few of us started dropping like flies up until we were trimmed down to a group of 6. What was expected to be P1,700 per head ended up being P2,834 per person.
Anyway, here’s the breakdown of our costs in Sagada.
P2,834 – Van Rental per person
P1,400 – overall Food
P500 – Ligaya’s guest House, 2 nights
P133 – Sumaguing Cave trip (P800/6 pax)
P33 – Echo Valley trip (P200/6 pax)
P100 – Bomod-ok Falls trip (P600/6 pax)
P250 – Bonfire Fest ticket (inclusive of transportation, buffet dinner, as well as drinks)
P50 – rock farm Orange choosing entrance Fee
P150 – Oranges (P50/kilo)
P20 – shower charge (Sumaguing Cave)
P200 – Incidentals (bottled water, junk food, etc)
P5,670 – TOTAL
Hmmm. quite expensive, huh? Please note that this was because of our friends’ backing out at the last minute, which required us to cover their transportation charge as well. had they gone with us as they committed, there would have been much more people dividing the cost. had we understood that we would only be a group of 6, we would have taken public transportation instead, too! Hay, I dislike flakers!
Anyway, flakers or no flakers, Sagada will always be one of the most unforgettable destinations for me. I’m just in like with the highlands, the weather, the food, as well as the locations to see in Sagada!
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