This budget and itinerary is made to help travellers plan their trip to Hungduan, Ifugao.
No. of Pax: 4 pax
Budget: P3,200
Duration: 3 days – 4 nights
Estimated Start: Day 0 – 9:00 PM Assembly at Ohayami Station in Manila
Estimated End: Day 4 – 03:45 PM Arrival of bus at Manila
Lodging: Lodging in the middle of Hapao Rice Terraces. No fan. The weather is cool up there.
Activities: Viewing and walking on the Rice Terraces, Bogyah Hot Spring, Hapao River, Heritage Village, Hungduan Weaving Center, Balentimol Falls, Sitio Awa Native House
| Day 0 | |
| 0900 PM | Assembly at Ohayami Trans, Manila |
| 0930 PM | ETD to Banaue, Ifugao |
| Day 1 | |
| 0630 AM | ETA Banaue, Ifugao; Buy bus tickets to go back to Manila |
| 0700 AM | Breakfast at the Karinderya’s of Banaue |
| 0800 AM | Tricycle tour to the viewpoints of Banaue Rice Terraces |
| 1130 AM | End of Tricycle Tour; Lunch at Banaue |
| 1230 PM | Walk to the front of Ohayami Station for jeeps to Hapao |
| 0100 PM | ETD to Hapao; tell the driver to drop you at Balenga Residence |
| 0200 PM | ETA Hapao; Buy supplies at the sari-sari store |
| 0215 PM | Start walking to Giovanni’s Place |
| 0230 PM | ETA Giovanni’s Place; Check-in; Rest |
| 0400 PM | Hire guide to Bogyah Hot Spring; Bring flashlight & water |
| 0415 PM | Start walking to Bogyah Hot Spring |
| 0500 PM | Arrival at Bogyah Hot Spring; Dip and relax |
| 0600 PM | Walk back to lodging |
| 0630 PM | Back at lodging; Rest; Order dinner |
| 0730 PM | Dinner |
| Day 2 | |
| 0600 AM | Wake-up |
| 0630 AM | Breakfast at Hapao Lodging |
| 0730 AM | Get ready for tricycle tour |
| 0800 AM | Walk to the road in Hapao |
| 0815 AM | Arrival at Hapao Road; Buy supplies at the sari-sari store |
| 0830 AM | Start of tricycle tour |
| View the Rice Terraces of Hungduan | |
| Balentimol Falls (trekking and swimming) | |
| Sitio Awa Native House | |
| Heritage Village | |
| Hungduan Weaving Center | |
| 0300 PM | End of Tricycle Tour at the road of Hapao |
| 0315 PM | Walk back to lodging |
| 0330 PM | Back at lodging; Rest; Order dinner |
| 0730 PM | Dinner |
| Day 3 | |
| 0700 AM | Wake-up; Get ready to leave |
| 0730 AM | Walk to the road in Hapao |
| 0745 AM | Arrival at the road; Wait for jeep to pass by to Banaue |
| 0800 AM | ETD to Banaue |
| 0900 AM | ETA Banaue; Late breakfast |
| Free time | |
| 1200 NN | Lunch |
| Free time | |
| 0630 PM | Walk to Ohayami Station |
| 0645 PM | ETD to Manila |
| Day 4 | |
| 0345 AM | ETA Manila |
Transportation
| 450.00 | Bus from Manila to Banaue | Day 1 |
| 30.00 | Jeep from Banaue to Hapao | |
| 30.00 | Jeep from Hapao to Banaue | Day 3 |
| 450.00 | Bus from Banaue to Manila | |
| 960.00 | Total Transportation |
Lodging
| 600.00 | 2 nights lodging in Hapao Rice Terraces (P300/night/pax) |
| 600.00 | Total Lodging |
Food
| 50.00 | Breakfast at Banaue | Day 1 |
| 50.00 | Lunch at Banaue | |
| 150.00 | Dinner at Hapao Rice Terraces | |
| 100.00 | Breakfast at Hapao Rice Terraces | Day 2 |
| 150.00 | Packed Lunch for tricycle tour | |
| 150.00 | Dinner at Hapao Rice Terraces | |
| 50.00 | Breakfast at Banaue | Day 3 |
| 50.00 | Lunch at Banaue | |
| 50.00 | Dinner at Banaue | |
| 800.00 | Total Food |
Tours and Entrance Fees
| 50.00 | Tricycle tour to Banaue Viewdecks (P200/tricycle) | Day 1 |
| 75.00 | Guide to Bogyah Hot Spring (P300/guide) | |
| 400.00 | Tricycle Tour around Hungduan (P800/tricycle; 2 pax/tricycle) | Day 2 |
| 525.00 | Total Tours and Entrance Fees |
Summary
| 960.00 | Transportation |
| 600.00 | Lodging |
| 800.00 | Food |
| 525.00 | Tours and Entrance Fees |
| 315.00 | Extra Money |
| 3,200.00 | Total Expense |
- Backpack
- Trek shoes/Sandles with Strap
- Clothes good for 3 days
- Jacket
- Swimming attire for Bogyah Hot Spring, Hapao River and Balentimol Falls
- Water bottle to be refilled on the way
- Flashlight
- Camera (optional)
- Buses going to Banaue from Manila gets full easily so it’s best to buy your tickets in advance. Details can be found here.
- Sorry about the many free time on the third day. You can either go check out other good places to see in Banaue or it’s best that you extend your stay and go to Batad and Sagada.
- You can go cheaper with food if you cook your own food at Hungduan. There are sari-sari stores where you can buy ingredients there.
- A cheaper and more enriching experience for your stay at Hapao Rice Terraces is to stay in the native house of the unnamed lodging (usually called base camp). The details are here.
- Access to tricycles are not good in Hapao road. It’s best to ask the sari-sari store when you go down at Hapao to contact one for you. Try to haggle the price to make it cheaper.
Let’s make an effort to preserve Hungduan, Ifugao as enchanting as I have experienced it.
- Keep your trash and throw it on proper disposal bins.
- Respect the locals.
- Keep the noise low as not to disturb locals and other travellers.
- Be mindful of others.
- Do not vandalize.
- And most of all, be contented with the simple life they have. What happens in the city should stay in the city.
- To trip organizers, whether personal or professional, you are responsible to educate the people you are with about responsible travelling and encourage them to practice it before going to any destination.
Let us not change Hungduan, let it change us.
This post is part of my 12 for 2012 Travel Project that aims to create travel guides to help travellers go around the Philippines.
Follow my Hungduan, Ifugao series
- 10 Things to do in Hungduan, Ifugao (overview)
- Hungduan, Ifugao Budget and Itinerary (helpful)
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- Where to stay in Hungduan, Ifugao (helpful)
- Hungduan Rice Terraces
- Bogyah Hot Spings
- Hapao Rice Terraces
- Balentimol Falls
- Native House in Sitio Awa
wow thank you very much for this site..planning to go tho banaue thanks for the infos in helps a lot. Keep doing it more power and blessings to you>>!!!:-))