Sagada Thread 4

[purplegarnet]

let us know how it went... have a safe trip.

[queens]

kamusta na kaya si HELGA ? kwento naman dyan

[brattinella]

i wanna go back here.... not to do those activities but to relax... wanna go din sa tinatawag nila na "marlboro country" na town...

[queens]

actually mas ne enjoi ko yun view ng malboro compare sa kiltepan. that time after we went to kiltepan we proceed to malboro while trekking full of clouds sa paligid heheh yun ang na enjoi ko napapaligiran lang kami ng clouds

[a.k.a. HELGA]

Hi mga sissies!! Im back from Sagada Super lamig at enjoy. Kakabalik ko lang ng Manila kaninang 12MN. Update lang ako sa work then kwento ako later about my adventure in Sagada..

[kikay iska]

^ wow! natuloy ka, sis. 

i wish makasama ako sa sis ko next week. gusto ko nang makakain uli ng lemon pie ng lemon pie house at yogurt ng youghurt house.  

paano pumunta sa "marlboro country"?

[a.k.a. HELGA]

^ Hi sis! Yup. Natuloy rin ako sa wakas.

Super lamig at nakakapagod pala but no regrets dahil sulit na sulit. Though I have to agree with some of our sissies here, bitin nga ang 3D/2N. Mas okey if you can extend the stay ng kahit 2~3 days pa. Enough time to enjoy all the spots and to chillax. I had a wonderful time in Sagada. Im thinking of going there on a yearly basis. He he he!

Here's my iti. I'll be posting on the local trip expenses thread yung mga nagastos ko


Day 0    9PM    Manila - Banaue (c/o Ohayami Bus)

Day 1     7AM   Arrival in Banaue
                       Quick Breakfast
                       Side trip at Banaue Rice Terraces viewpoint
   
             12PM  Arrived in Sagada
                       Check-in GGH
                       Freshen Up / Snacks

              2PM  Start of Tour c/o Kuya Sotero
                      Lumiang Coffins
                      Spelunking

              8PM  Dinner @ Salt N Pepper

Day 2      8AM  Breakfast @ Yoghurt House
             10AM  Continuation of Tour
                       St. Mary's Church / Cemetery / Hanging Coffins
                       Trekking Marlboro Country
             
               2PM  Late Lunch @ Lemon Pie House

               4PM  Lake Danum
                       Sunset

               8PM  Dinner @ Log Cabin

Day 3      8AM  Sagada to Baguio (c/o Lizardo Bus)
              2PM   Arrived in Baguio
                       Quick tour Baguio Cathedral
                       Buy Pasalubong
               4PM  Baguio to Pasay (c/o Victory Liner)
             
Transpo        

We took the 9PM trip of Ohayami Bus Line. Luckily, they have 2 trips that night both leaving at 9PM. Pagpunta namin dun sa terminal, nagulat ako kasi ang daming foreigners! LOL Some came straight from the airport pa. I was able to talk with some of them at galing pa ng France. They seems very excited to visit our country. Going back to Ohayami, ok naman yung bus though di siya ganoon ka comfortable comparing with other buses. But atleast di siya super lamig so I was able to sleep most of the trip. Nagising lang ako, nasa Nueva Viscaya na kami. Upon reaching Banaue, marami ako napansin na van bound to Sagada, waiting at the terminal. For Php 300, me kasama nang side trip sa Banaue rice terraces at waiting while we were all having our breakfast

Accomodation       

We stayed at George Guest House. Prior to our arrival, I have already made reservation just to make sure na meron na kaming siguradong accomodation. Ms. Dora (the owner) is very accomodating at madaling kausap. Even during the time I was texting her, mabilis siyang sumagot. On the first night we had the penthouse on the 4th floor. Dalawa lang kami but we had 4 beds inside our room. Ok naman though di na siya naabot ng wifi. On the second night, we moved to the pink room on the third floor, nagkaroon ata ng mixed up sa reservation, but oks lang since I liked the pink room much better. Only complain I had was on their h/c shower na  may times nauubos agad yung hot water. Nevertheless, I will still choose to stay here if ever I will go back to Sagada.

Tour   

Luckily, may nakilala kaming 3 magkakaibigan sa Banaue, so during our whole stay in Sagada, 5 kami lagi sa lahat ng tour. Laking tipid. Around Php700 lang ang naging contribution ko sa lahat ng napuntahan namin at may kasama na iyong vehicle rental. We opted to ride on our way to Marlboro Country at Lake Danum (balikan) kasi super di na namin kinaya ang walkathon! Grabeng pagod at sakit sa hita/binti ang inabot namin. Our tour guide was Kuya Sotero. I contacted him in advance so naging mabilis agad yung schedule namin. In our case, super kulit at gulo namin but Kuya Sotero was very patient. Medyo seryoso siya nung una, but habang tumatagal bumabanat na rin ng mga jokes niya. Medyo mahiyain lang but I felt na super safe kame sa lahat ng tour namin because lagi siyang nakaalalay sa amin at di siya nawawalan ng trivia/info about the place na pinupuntahan namin.

Food

Big serving. Very affordable. Pinaka favorite namin ang Yoghurt House and Log Cabin. Actually lahat ng kinainan namin super sarap. Php200 budget per meal is more than enough! sobra sobra na! On our last night, we had dinner at Log Cabin, sosyal sosyalan ang place. We are the only pinoys eating there during that time. Lahat foreigners. Sayang lang kasi di namin naabot yung Saturday Buffet nila.

[queens]

nice to have you back sis Helga. naka book kami this holyweek sa GGH 3rd floor daw eh im not sure kung yan pink room ibibigay samin. ay wait we were reserve at annex building pala.

[a.k.a. HELGA]

^ Thanks sis Queens. I owe it to you, for answering all my queries. Thanks again 

[rocky]

^^sis queens, iba yong annex mas malayo.

[kikay iska]

^ oo nga, mas malayo at pag galing na sa walkathon/tours, ang hirap na ring umuwi kasi uphill yung papunta sa annex. 

yng marloboro country ba, same road pa- lake danum?

[a.k.a. HELGA]

^ sis, i think hindi. They are in opposite direction ata, as based dun sa pagkaka alala ko sa sinabi ni Kuya Sotero. I think Lake Danum is same road from Mt. Ampacao. Kaya lang gusto ko talaga ang Marlboro Country kaya eto yung pinili namin kesa Mt. Ampacao.

[queens]

@ Rocky - sis nabuhay ka  hehe.  yea i know GGH annex nakikita ko sya pero di pa ako naka stay dun sana maganda yun room at view duon. sa main lang ako naka stay before. madadaanan ang house ni kuya perry papunta sa GGH anex

@ kikay iska  - yes, same way lang lake danum and going to mt. ampacao. mauna lang si lake. 

@ Helga - girl ikaw na ang sasagot sa mga queries dito kasi ikaw ang pinaka latest na nakapunta

[a.k.a. HELGA]

^ sis queens, napressure naman ako!! LOL

Anyway, glad to be of help. I hope makatulong to those planning to go in Sagada.

[queens]

question it seems no big falls tour on your i.t bakit closed ba? did you guys enjoy the  malboro view?

[a.k.a. HELGA]

Oo nga, we were not able to pursue yung big falls. Kulang sa oras. At medyo worried ako kasi we will be having a different tour guide for the falls. Even the Kitelpan View, we have to cancel at the last minute. Di na kinaya ng powers namin. Super pagod! Anyway, another reason to return next year 

We love the Marlboro Country. It exceeded my expectation. Actually it is one of the main reason kung bakit gusto ko mag Sagada. After seeing its picture sa internet. Na fall inlove na ako dito. Since di ko pa afford makita ang Marlboro Country ng Batanes, nice sub ang nasa Sagada. My picture here is my current cover photo of my FB account. 

[tough_chic]

Hi there.here's the itinerary provided ng tour guide. Pls comment naman, walang big falls dito eh. Anong pwede palitan? Must see ba si lake danum o mag-big falls na lang ako. 2pax lang kami weekend before holy week or after, di pa final kasi pinaplantsa ko pa budget.

Transpo - gusto ko sana eh mla-banaue-bontoc-sagada.
Di ba kami mahirapan commute from banaue-bontoc then sagada? Magkano budget for transpo? Sorry di pa ako masyado nakabackread. Salamat.

[tough_chic]

Sorry, forgot ipaste yun IT. Here it is:

Day1 Arrival
Day2. Sunrise at Marlboro Mountain
Sumaging cave tour
Dokiw Hanging Coffins
Lumiang Burial Cave
Kapay-aw Rice Terraces
Day 3. Tour Echo Valley
                        St. Mary’s Church
                        Hanging Coffins
            Sagada Weaving
            Ganduyan Museum
            Mt. Mapacao
                        Lake Danum (sunset)
                        Pottery
Day 4. Souvenir Hunting
            Departure.

[a.k.a. HELGA]

Hi tough_chic

Transpo: Going to Sagada, you can ride on Ohayami Bus. Malapit lang sa Florida Bus Line yung terminal. They have 9PM trips to Banaue - Fare 450. Agahan nyo na lang. Di kasi ako sure kung pwede reservation thru phone. Last week, they have 2 buses for 9PM, siguro depende kung maraming papunta.

From Banaue, you have options to ride yung mga public jeeps bound to Bontoc then from Bontoc, sakay na lang ulit ng jeep pa Sagada. Actually this was my original plan (Php 200 budget ko) But pagbaba kasi namin sa Banaue, maraming van na naghihintay going to Sagada. For Php 300, hinintay niya kame while we had our breakfast at we had 2 quick stops sa 2 Banaue Rice Terrace Viewpoint. So dito na lang kame sumakay ng friend ko. I must admit mas komportable kasi di puno ang van.

What is your route pabalik Manila?

[angelice_08]

^sis estimate naman ng nagastos niyo kasama bonggang kainan parang gusto ko na lang gayahin IT niyo e.. thanks!
sana bago matapos ang 2012 makapunta na ko dito..