Hiking to the villages of Ifugao

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Trip to Banaue

  The group meets in Manila in the evening and we sleep while we travel along winding mountain roads. When we wake up, we will be in Banaue, where the famous rice terraces are located, often called the eighth wonder of the world.

• day 2

  Pula

  Our hike through the Ifugao mountains begins at the Awan Igid viewpoint. We walk for three (3) hours through forest-rich mountains, until we reach a high point offering a view of Pula, our first Ifugao village. After admiring the houses and the terraced rice fields from afar, we descend to the village and discover a more intimate experience of Pula by spending our first night there.

• day 3

  Cambulo and Batad

  After breakfast, we leave for Cambulo, our second Ifugao village. The rice terraces of Cambulo are characterized by their pyramidal appearance, with terraces carved almost 360 degrees around the mountains. From Cambulo, there are still three (3) hours of walking to Batad, famous for its amphitheater of rice terraces. The night is spent in a village inn with a spectacular view of the terraces.

• day 4

  Bangaan

  In the morning, we do three (3) hours of hiking to visit the Tappiyah waterfalls and explore the village as well as the Batad rice terraces. After lunch, we leave for Bangaan, the last village of our adventure. On the way, we cross other rice fields and see picturesque villages and rice terraces in the distance. We arrive in Bangaan in the middle of the afternoon, then we return to Banaue to get some well-deserved food and drinks before taking our evening bus to Manila.

• day 5

  Arrival in Manila

  Around 4 a.m., we arrive at the same bus station where our journey began.