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 View of the Church from a
distance by morgagni
• Wear comfortable shoes or strapped sandals with good traction. You would be doing a lot of hiking and trekking and caving during your stay, and the last thing you would want to do is wear shoes that act more like ice skates or rubber slippers that keep on slipping off your feet. Your feet would get all muddy, making it easier for the slippers to slip off. This is important especially when exploring the caves where one small slip may send you falling to the sharp-edged rocks below.
• When going to sights requiring a tour guide (e.g., caves) or a jeepney ride (e.g., Bomod-ok “Big” Falls), it is much more economical to join other tourists with whom you could share the expenses. Usual rates for tour guides range from P500-600/guide.
• Have a map of Sagada. Especially if you are on a tight budget, having a map of Sagada (the one by P.M. Stephens was very useful to us) will do away with the need for tour guides (except the caves where tour guides are REQUIRED). Just make sure you are good with directions! For a map of Sagada, check out my "Packing List" tip.
• Regarding restaurants: You must try St. Joseph’s fried chicken with vegetables and rice (P90); Yoghurt House’s yoghurts (P50-60) and pancakes (P40-50); Masferre’s various food choices. For the budget-conscious, there’s Cuisina Igorota at the back of St. Theodore’s Hospital (it’s actually the hospital canteen). Meal costs P50, inclusive of generous (read: GENEROUS) servings of meat, vegetables, and unlimited rice. The lady cook was so good in preparing delicious meals that we ate there thrice. They also serve iced tap water (unlike the other restaurants), for free of course. And more, they have the only television set I’ve seen in Sagada, complete with cable. Leave a Comment
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 St. Theodore's Hospital by morgagni
• Upon your arrival in Banaue, immediately arrange for your trip to Bontoc. Remember, there is usually only one trip per day. The jeepney leaves at 7-8am, or even earlier. There are, however, 2-3 Bontoc-bound buses from other provinces that pass by Banaue at around 11am-12nn. Ticket costs P100 each.
• Bring along face masks or anything to cover your noses and protect hair from dusts on the way to Bontoc; and
• If you have the luxury to choose your seats, take the seats on the left of the bus/jeep, because the view of the countryside is better on that side.
• Upon your arrival in Sagada, proceed to the Tourist Information Center at the Municipal Hall to register, and pay the fee of P10.
• The daily schedule of jeepneys and buses going to and from Sagada are posted at the TIC. Write them down. The standard rates of tourist guides are also posted there. Write them down too, so you would avoid being victimized by dishonest guides.
• There are various inns and resthouses in Sagada, the most popular are the St. Joseph’s Resthouse, Mapiya-aw Inn, and Sagada Guest House.
• If you stay at St. Joseph’s Inn (or any other inn for that matter), choose a room on the ground floor where water pressure is greater. Guests using the second-floor bathrooms usually have a problem with poor water supply. I’m just not sure if the resthouses located in the lower parts of town (such as Olahbinan and Masferre Inns) have better water supply than those in higher elevations.
• For reservations at St. Joseph’s, call 0918-5595934. There are dormitory-type rooms (sharing a communal bathroom), of different sizes (from 1-person to 6-person capacity). Rate for these rooms is P150/head/night. There are also private rooms with their own comfort rooms, at much higher rates. Leave a Comment Other Contact: doc_morgagni@yahoo.com
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 Echo Valley, Sagada by herzog63Leave a Comment
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Tourists should stop by the Makamkamlis Bakeshop. It's near the Sagada Weaving, before reaching the town proper.
Makamkamlis Bakeshop offers different varieties of bread for really cheap prices. But you shouldn't miss their cinnamon rolls. Too bad all their special cinnamon bread was already bought when we reached the bakery. There's their ordinary cinnamon roll however which only costs PhP14.00! Every other bread on their counter costs that! Their breads even last for three days so buy before heading home to ensure much fresher bread. Their food items are also available in the town market.
You can also see how their breads are made right inside the shop. The bakers knead the soft dough and form them into the little breads you'll see on their counters. Freshly baked daily! Mmm!
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 Gold mine in Sagada by GenuinelyCurious
The pickings are ground in a water-powered mill and each gram of precious metal is the property of the guy who mined it. But this is no easy money. Each miner is considered dead when he enters the dark. Accidents like cave-ins are not common, but they are not unknown.
My guide’s brother was a miner from the time he dropped out of high school, but he wants to go back for an education after trying this tough game.
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 Sagada to Banaue by KastleKonfusionLeave a Comment
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 sumaging cave in post card by mlt_tLeave a Comment
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 interesting rock by herzog63Leave a Comment
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- Clear blue skies
- Clean, fresh air
- Hanging coffins
- Sumaguing Cave / Burial Cave
- Cold weather
- Waterfalls Leave a Comment
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