An old friend message me in Facebook saying how he enjoyed reading my blog post. I thank him for that and then he asked me if I have any idea about Sagada! Well bro you got me there and this article will hopefully help you out. "Iyayi na co no maco camo sa Sagada! hehehe"
My Sagada trip started when Ikhay and Jonathan asked me to join their tour. It was a tour with GAFA and to tell you guys Kuya Frederick our driver is really fun to be with even he always stays in the van to take a nap (hahaha... laglag). So like anybody who will be going to Sagada for the first time and does not want to take any hassle of commuting and have everything scheduled for you, I would suggest you get this a tour like this one we've got. (I'm not promoting GAFA guys, it's just they are the one who served as our host).
The tour costs around Php 5,000.00+ per head for 13 pax inclusive of the fare, food, and tour package. This might have changed as we had our tour last year of February. So James if you are thinking of going to Sagada, try to consider this (a friendly reminder... lolz)
Pick up point is at Trinoma, I don't know if there's another pick up point and we drove 10 hours to Benguet and about 11-12 hours to Sagada. In Benguet you'll be stop for a short time to have breakfast, photo shoot with the en famous Banawe Rice Terraces as your background, check out some Bulul, and feel the breeze of the Mountain Province then you will be led to uphill-downhill-zigzag drive to Sagada.
Following were included in the package:
- Drive along Sagada
- Extreme or Basic Spelunking (I will tell you about this on the next post)
- Hike at the rice terraces back and forth to Bumud-ok Falls
- See some locals and their tradition
- Eat at Salt & Pepper
- Taste a delectable yogurt (put some strawberries in or wild mountain berries! mangoes too)
- Enjoy rebound of sounds in the Echo Valley
- See the hanging coffins
- See the only museum in the town
- Enjoy eating Lemon Pie and Egg Pie too
- Get frozen while watching Sunrise at Katilpan
- Enjoy the scenic view Mountain Province can showcase
Hope this gives you a little idea pare koy about Sagada. I will be writing a different article of the whole Sagada feel with photos too.
