SAGADA Thread 5

[shegothim]

parang iyan ang lodging ni gareth. bago palang ang lodging na yan. malapit na rin ito pag pupunta kayo ng sumaguing at lumiang cafe.

[mindee]

^oo nga sis bago pa lang. early this year lang ata nag open.

[a.k.a. HELGA]

I was supposed to go here during my 4days off pero panira si bagyong Santi. Failed solo trip but I'm eyeing another schedule, Nov 8-11.. Super miss ko na ang Sagada to think I was just here last Feb.

- Based on FB page ng Florida, resume na ang trips nila to Banaue, meron ba sila deluxe bus? Alin mas ok Florida or Ohayami?

Good news ito sis ha! atleast there are other choices for Banaue bound na travel. Both times I went to Sagada, I rode on Ohayami, ok naman ito at arrived safely at Banaue, although the bus medyo luma na at super lamig ng aircon.. Comparing it with Florida bus, mas bago at kumportable yun sa Florida and I hope they use the one with cr inside the bus.

[shegothim]

may bus ang ohayami na medyo mainit na at di naabutan ng aircon bandang likod.

first choice din namin dati ang florida pero nagstop operation sila kaya ohayami sinakyan namin nung holyweek.

[unwantedP]

kami naman, nag Baliwag bus tapos transfer Hinanap ko route ng lahat ng bus kasi fully booked na halos lahat nung Holy Week (Solano > Bagabag > Lagawe > Banaue > Bontoc > Sagada). 1 week planning lang kasi kami. Yung Ohayami nga diretso byahe kaso masikip tsaka medyo old na. Yung Florida wala na ngang operations en route to Banaue/Sagada.

Sa Baliwag Bagabag ata kami bumaba then from there may jeep na papuntang Banaue as early as 5am?

[mindee]

nung aug. 16 daw nagresume trip nila to banaue.

peak season ang travel date namin (Dec 28-30), sobrang dami ba ang tourist sa sagada? Or mas ok pa rin ang date na to kaysa Holy Week?

[unwantedP]

^good news kung ganon! may comfortable bus na to Sagada hehe!

plan ko pumunta this halloween, or if not then next halloween hehe! sabi ng friend ko good experience daw, the people there light a fire sa grave nila as a ritual? like this: http://www.lakwatsero.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bleue-586.jpg

[mindee]

may nakapag stay na ba sa sagada homestay? sa sagada-besao road. masyado bang mataas yung place? tia!

[toinkz]

hi sis! 1st time to try sagada with my husband. we'll rent a motorcycle to roam around the place. hingi naman ako ng advice with this iti:
manila to baguio
day 1
baguio to sagada
lunch at salt and pepper
ganduyan museum
sagada weaving
st mary church
cemetery
echo valley
hanging coffins
underground river
dinner at yogurt house

day 2
kiltepan sunrise
breakfast/orange farm
sumaging cave
lunch at gaia
bokong falls
lemon pie house/rest
pottery
Lake danum sunset
dinner at bana resto

day 3
bontoc-banaue (on the way sa min going back to manila)
we plan to have a tour guide on sumaging cave only and the rest we'll do it by ourselves. feasible po ba yun like echo valley, kiltepan viewpoint, and lake danum? we could try to join other group kaya lang baka iba un spot na gusto nila(3 spots lang for the guided tour right?). will appreciate any thoughts or suggestion you may have..
TIA!!

[shegothim]

feasible siguro sis na wala kayong kasama if nakapunta na kayo doon before at alam nyo na ang daan. lalo na iyong kiltepan viewpoint madilim dilim pa pag paalis na kayo at wala rin namang masyadong bahay kayong madadaanan at mapagtatanungan ng direction. ok sana kung may makakasabay kayo sa daan pero kung wala baka maligaw kayo.

[riandrew]

true, get a guide lalo na sa echo valley hanging coffins. ilang foreigners na ba ang nahulog sa bangin at nadeads dahil matigas ulo na ayaw kumuha ng guide...

dont risk it 

anyway im going back to sagada on the 25th!

[toinkz]

ok noted po! sige hanap na lang kami masamahan sa day 1 or else get a tour guide. then day 2 if ever may tour to  kiltepan mag convoy na lang kami otherwise kuha uli ng manong guide.
thanks sa info mga sis!

[shegothim]

maging friendly sa mga kasabay nyo sa lodging or kahit sa pagpunta palang dun sa sagada. baka may makilala kayong masasabayan sa tour. nakatipid na kayo may madadagdag pang friends na makakasama sa future gala, diba?
 

[toinkz]

thanks sis! mejo shy kasi ang lolei mo e  pero c hubby very friendly. you're right, from what i read very friendly naman ang mga turista sa sagada. malay ko i'll discover a friendlier me after this tee hee!!

[entwife]

Yung papunta sa Kiltepan Peak, rough road and no signs. But a lot of cars are going there, yung mga kumuha ng tour. So pwede niyo na lang sundan yun. May mga nagjojogging din paakyat dun so you can ask around.

[mindee]

^malayo ba yung Kiltepan Peak? ilang minutes papunta don if maglalakad lang. tia.

[unwantedP]

^if i may, more or less 1 hour depends sa pace niyo, coming from saggas/george's guest house area.  paakyat kasi yun road eh, kaya medyo nakakapagod. around 2-3km siya. daan na din kayo sa Marlboro Mountain after Kiltepan, very relaxing place, and great view! may cows pa 

[mindee]

^thank you sis. mag hire na lang kami ng van/jeep. then daan sa Marlboro Mountain. magkano kaya ang bayad van/jeep, doble kaya kasi 2 place yung pupuntahan namin.

[unwantedP]

^hindi sis, on the way naman yun, around Php 600 yung van

[mindee]

^thank you sis. ok lang ba skip yung big falls? kasi parang di na kaya sa iti namin.

Day 0 (Dec 27, Friday)
ETD 9:00PM  Manila-Banaue

Day 1
ETA 12:00NN  Sagada
Echo Valley
Lake Danum

Day 2
AM
Kiltepan Peak
Marlboro Mountain
PM
Sumaguing Cave

Day 3
ETD 11:00AM Travel back to Bontoc-Banaue-Manila
or
8:00AM Travel to Baguio-Manila

Day 4
ETA 4:30AM Manila