Sharing you here our SAGADA adventure: We started our day with a long bus ride from Baguio to Sagada (6 hours bus ride), leaving Baguio at 6:00am we reached Sagada at 12:00 nn. We did not make any bookings 'cuz we want to make it as an awesome adventure.
Here are some guidelines.
1. Depending on where you from, since we made a side trip in Baguio here's our route: 9:00 PM take off from Davao arriving Manila at 10:50,. Head to Victory Liner terminal along Pasay and catch for the 1:15 am deluxe bus for Baguio (travel time around 6 hours) we arrive in Baguio at 6:30 AM. Make our day tour in Baguio. Early morning the following day we catch the 6:00 am (first trip) bus arriving Sagada around 12:00 noon.
2. Register at the Tourism office first, If am not mistaken we paid at least 145 pesos for the environmental fees. (?)
3. Finding a place to stay in Sagada is not that hard, there are a lot of inns/lodges there in a very affordable cost. We stayed at The Residential Lodge, for 250 pesos per head/ per night with private toilet/bath.
4. After our lunch we head back to the Tourism office to avail some caving packages. Our Package inclusion: Hanging Coffins view Deck, Sumaging Cave and Burial Cave.
Day 2.
Morning:
1. Grab a coffee @ Bana's Coffee shop.
2. Back to the Tourism office , our tour guide waited us there. For 400 pesos our morning tour includes: Echo Valley (with Hanging Coffins also), Underground River and Bok-ong Falls (small falls). Big falls is not open for visitors during our stay there(may ritual daw ang mag elders).
3. Lunch @ Yoghurt House.. a must.. :D
4. Afternoon, sunset viewing at Danum Lake, kaya lang when were there umulan. hehe!
5. Dinner @ Cafe Saint Joe.
Day 3
1.Kiltepan Sunrise view Deck, we left at 6 am so we actually missed the sunrise, hehe, but still worth it.
2. Brunch @ Bana'a cafe then pack to catch the 1:00 pm last trip for Baguio.
The boys are so sweet, they accompany us during the whole 40 minutes trek, miss them badly. :(
Note:
After a week, typhoon Mina hits Luzon, garbage avalanche hits Baguio.