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So I’ve already seen the world famous Batad amphitheater-like terraces and dabbled my feet on the freezing waters cascading from Tappiya Falls. I am now ready to shout, “I CONQUERED BA..,” but wait, I realized that I’m still in Batad Village and I need to go back to Batad Saddle first before I can officially…
From the start of planning and creating our Batad itinerary, our schedule set for the trip was only over the weekend. We left GV Florida terminal in Manila around 10:45PM on a Friday night for the 8-hour bus travel to Banaue. The bus has wide leg rooms perfect for the long ride. Since it has only…
The Banaue Rice Terraces or “The Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe” of Ifugao has 3 viewpoints each offers a different angle of the terraces. Panoramic shot together with photos 2 and 3 were taken on the middle viewpoint while photos 4 and 5 in the lowest and highest viewpoints, respectively.
The view of Batad Rice Terraces from afar is very impressive but a closer look definitely offers a different experience. As we stay in the dining area of Ramon’s Homestay, we had a game of spotting and counting the number of people walking on the terraces. They were too tiny that you won’t easily notice…
Visiting the province of Ifugao is not only about checking the tourist attractions available but also includes understanding the culture and traditions of the place first hand for you to get to know the people and their story. We were lucky to be accommodated at Ramon’s Native Homestay, the most recommended place to stay in…
Rice terraces of Ifugao never fail to amaze me every time I see them on books, magazines and blogs. I was so excited to visit them that I didn’t let typhoon Yolanda ruin my plan to tick another childhood dream destination. Together with my workmates Krizia, Karen, Valent and Kevin, we headed to GV Florida…