I have a feeling that my effort to layout all the expenses on our trip to Batad, Hungduan and Banaue will somehow make you confident on traveling to these places, but I also have a feeling that just laying them out there as a list is still not enough so I am also providing our somewhat real itinerary.
The itinerary below is very close to what we really did in our trip but I’ve modified it so that it would be easier to understand if you are also planning on a trip to these places.
To be specific, I adjusted the time to be closer to the nearest 10 minute of what really happened to us.
Check the itinerary below.
ITINERARY
| Day 0 | June 12, 2015 |
| 9:00 PM | Assembly at Ohayami Trans in Sampaloc, Manila |
| 10:00 PM | Departure of Ohayami Trans Bus from Manila to Banaue (450 Pesos/person) |
| Day 1 | June 13, 2015 |
| 6:15 AM | Arrival at Banaue |
| Ride tricycle to Municipal Tourism Center (15 Pesos/person) | |
| 6:20 AM | Paid Environmental Registration Fee (20 Pesos/person) at Municipal Tourism Center |
| 6:30 AM | Walk to restaurant/eatery to have breakfast |
| 7:00 AM | Hire a jeep to Saddle Point, Batad (2,800 Pesos/jeep) |
| 7:15 AM | Departure of Jeep from Banaue Poblacion to Saddle Point, Batad |
| 8:15 AM | Arrival at Saddle Point, Batad Hire guide (300 Pesos/guide) to guide you to Batad Accommodation (Simon’s Viewpoint Inn) |
| 8:45 AM | Arrival at Batad Accommodation (Simon’s Viewpoint Inn) Rest; Advance order of Lunch |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Hire guide to Highest View Point, Tappiya Falls and Main Village (800 Pesos/guide) Buy some snacks and drinks |
| 1:30 PM | Start of Hike around Batad |
| 2:30 PM | Arrival at Highest View Point (1 hour hike) Rest and take pictures |
| 2:40 PM | Start hike going to Tappiya Falls (1 hour 10 minutes hike) |
| 3:00 PM | Arrival at Tappiya Falls Rest, swim and take pictures |
| 4:00 PM | Start hike to Main Village |
| 5:20 PM | Arrival at Main Village (1 hour 20 minutes hike) Pass through the village then head to Batad Accommodation |
| 6:30 PM | Arrival at Batad Accommodation (1 hour 10 minutes hike) Order Dinner and Freshen up Total Hike Time: 5 hours |
| Look for transportation from Saddle Point, Batad to Hapao, Hungduan (2,500 Pesos/van) | |
| Day 2 | June 14, 2015 |
| 6:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 7:30 AM | Pack-up |
| 8:30 AM | Start hike to Saddle Point |
| 9:10 AM | Arrival at Saddle Point (40 minutes hike) Rest and ride the Van To Hapao |
| 10:30 AM | Arrival at Hungduan Police Station Register (100 Pesos/group) Hire guide to Accommodation in Hapao Rice Terraces (200 Pesos/guide) Hire guide to Bogyah Hot Spirng (500 Pesos/guide) |
| 11:00 AM | Arrival at Hapao Rice Terraces (1 hour 50 minutes travel time) Lunch at Leila Keith Eatery |
| 12:00 PM | Start hike going to Hapao Accommodation (Giovanni’s Place) |
| 12:20 PM | Arrival at Hapao Accommodation (Giovanni’s Place) 20 minutes hike Rest |
| 3:00 PM | Hike to Bogyah Hot Spring |
| 4:00 PM | Arrival at Bogyah Hot Spring (1 hour hike) Register Dip in Bogyah Hot Spring and Hapao River |
| 5:00 PM | Hike back to Hapao Accommodation (Giovanni’s Place) |
| 6:00 PM | Arrival at Hapao Accommodation (Giovanni’s Place) 1 hour hike Total Hike Time: 3 hours |
| Arrange tricycle ride going back to Banaue with the guide Rest and Order Dinner |
| Day 3 | June 15, 2015 |
| 8:00 AM | Start hike to the Main Road |
| 8:30 AM | Arrival at the Main Road Breakfast at Laila Keith Eatery |
| 9:00 AM | Ride tricycle to Banaue with Sidetrip to Banaue Rice Terraces Viewpoint (700 Pesos/tricycle) |
| 10:00 AM | Arrival at Banaue View Point (Aguian Viewpoint) |
| 10:30 AM | Ride tricycle to Banaue Town Proper |
| 10:40 AM | Arrival at Banaue Town Proper Check-in at Banaue Accommodation (People’s Lodge) Rest |
| 12:00 PM | Order Lunch Rest |
| 1:00 PM | Go around town Public Market Souvenir Shops Banaue Museum (50 Pesos/person entrance fee) |
| 3:30 PM | Back at Accommodation (People’s Lodge) |
| 5:30 PM | Early Dinner |
| 6:20 PM | Check-out of Accommodation Walk to Ohayami Trans Bus Stop near Municipal Tourism Office |
| 7:00 PM | Departure of Ohayami Trans Bus from Banaue to Manila |
| Day 4 | June 16, 2015 |
| 5:00 AM | Arrival at Ohayami Trans Station at Sampaloc Manila (450 Pesos/person) |
I hope the itinerary above would give you more confidence on traveling to Batad, Hungduan and Banaue.
Banaue Rice Terraces
I’ll be writing more about specific stages of our travel just in case you want more details.
Batad is so far my favorite travel. Ang ganda talaga dun.
Your post made me miss the place. Maybe I’ll go back there, kahit mag-isa lang ako hehe
Agree! Ang ganda talaga ng Batad. I hope you get to visit the place again. Keep on traveling!
Always wanted to visit Sagada and the neighboring areas around it. Thanks for this iti! Will share this. 🙂
Thanks Patricia! I hope you could visit those soon. 🙂
Hi! I’ve been a constant follower of your Lakas ng Trip posts for years now and I find them very informative.
How are the road conditions in Banaue to Batad, Batad to Hungduan? Is it ok to bring your own vehicle or just leave it parked safely in Banaue?
Kindly cc my email address for your reply. Many thanks.
Hi Alex, thank you for following my posts. 🙂
You can bring your own vehicle if you’re traveling from Banaue, Batad and Hungduan as the roads are already concreted. But I’m not sure if there’s a safe parking area you can leave your vehicle in Batad or Hungduan. In Banaue you can stay at Banaue Hotel and leave your vehicle there. But I’m not sure if they would allow it as I have not tried it.