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Itinerary: Batad – Hungduan – Banaue, Ifugao

July 2, 2015 by Josiah 6 Comments

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.

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View from the Highest Viewpoint in #Batad #RiceTerraces. On the way to Tappia Falls. #Banaue #Ifugao #Philippines

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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

Posted in: Banaue, Ifugao, Batad, Banaue, Ifugao, Hungduan, Ifugao Tagged: Banaue, Batad, Batad-Hungduan-Banaue June 2015, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao, Itinerary, Travel

Expense Report: Batad, Hungduan & Banaue Trip last June 2015

June 19, 2015 by Josiah 10 Comments
Walking in Hapao Rice Terraces in Hungduan, Ifugao, Philippines

Originally, our plan was just to visit Batad and some viewpoints of Banaue Rice Terraces but destiny had other plans for us as we also went to Hungduan. Together with Lai of PinayTravelista.com and Kuya Dane, my brother, it was a perfect vacation with imperfect logistics and imperfect events.

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It was harvest season when we visited #Batad #RiceTerraces. #Banaue #Ifugao #Philippines

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Two weeks before the trip Kuya Dane was asking me to provide the itinerary and budget for our travel, unfortunately, for the past months I have been too busy to create our budget and itinerary. All I can say that time was the budget was 5,000 Pesos per person and we are leaving on the night of June 11 and arriving in the early morning of June 15.

In the end the budget was not followed, so did the planned dates for our travel. The details of these unfortunate events will not be written on this post as it will be too long to write them all here.

Posted in: Banaue, Ifugao, Batad, Banaue, Ifugao, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao Tagged: Accommodation, Banaue, Batad, Batad-Hungduan-Banaue June 2015, Bogyah Hot Springs, Expenses, Hot Springs, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao, Philippines, Rice Terraces, Viewpoints, Waterfalls

Cordillera Sculpture Museum in Banaue, Ifugao

October 27, 2012 by Josiah 2 Comments

We had a lot of time to waste since we arrived early in Banaue, Ifugao for the jeep going to Batad. What we did first was to go to the Banaue Tourist Information Center and check out what other things we could do in the town center of Banaue.

Cordillera Sculpture Museum sign in Banaue, Ifugao

Banaue is famous for its rice terraces so visiting the viewpoints was on our list. But Bibang wanted to try something new first before we do the viewpoints as she has done it before. We tried looking at the brochure that the information center gave us and the Banaue Museum came up.

We wanted to go to the Banaue Museum but I remembered this blue with yellow lettering and a blue background when we were nearing the town of Banaue at the bus from Manila. I remembered it well as Cordillera Sculpture Museum. I was really curious about as it was still not written in the brochure so we decided to give it a try.

After 15 minutes of walking continuously uphill on the road from the market we were finally at the sign. And the next is a small path going uphill!!!

Greeted by a native house and a barking dog we were looking for the entrance of the museum and when we found it, it says that we had to pay a hundred pesos for the entrance fee. I hesitated in entering the museum as 100 Pesos is already big for someone who travels with a budget like me. But I thought of going back to Banaue some other time to visit the museum again and that would be a much more expensive way to get in. How much more for someone who will be coming from a foreign country, it would still be too expensive even he rides one of the cheap flights. So I paid hesitantly the entrance fee and went in.

Entrance Fee and Parental Guidance on the Cordillera Sculpture Museum in Banaue, Ifugao

Entrance Fee and Parental Guidance

Upon our entry I knew then that the 100 Pesos entrance fee was worth it. There were so many Cordilleran Tribal Sculptures! It was my first time seeing so many Bululs in one location. And that was only the first floor, the second floor even had more carved sculptures.

Cordillera Sculpture Museum in Banaue, Ifugao

Even the stairs has Bululs.

Posted in: Banaue, Ifugao, Ifugao Tagged: Banaue, Bulul, Carvers, Cordillera Sculpture Museum, Ifugao, Sculpture

Photos and Promises

June 6, 2012 by Josiah 14 Comments

What happened?

I was taking photos last year at the Banaue Imbayah 2011 opening when me and my friends saw wood bikers gathering together. We approached them, took photos of their bikes and requested some of the wood bikers to pose for us.

Mumbakis offering the pigs as sacrifices at Banaue Imbayah 2011

Mumbakis offering the pigs as sacrifices at Banaue Imbayah 2011

They posed. We took pictures. One of the wood bikers approached us and asked if he could get a copy of the picture we took with him.

I asked if he had facebook, he said no. I asked how can I give it to him. He told me in detail how and it was what I was afraid of, in print and through snail mail.

I was reluctant to say yes as it would really be a hassle to give a copy to him. I was afraid he would get insulted if I say no. I said “Sige po. Padala ko nalang po sa inyo.” just to avoid any conflict that would arise if I said no.

Posted in: Experience Tagged: Banaue, Ifugao, Lawin, No, Photos and Promises, Yes

Hungduan, Ifugao Budget and Itinerary

June 3, 2012 by Josiah 1 Comment

This budget and itinerary is made to help travellers plan their trip to Hungduan, Ifugao.

  • Summary
  • Suggested Itinerary
  • Budget for 4 pax
  • Things to Bring
  • Notes

Summary

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

Suggested Itinerary

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
Posted in: 2k to less than 5k, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao, Multi-Day Tagged: Budget, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao, Itinerary, Rice Terraces
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