We attempted to go down, but it was a long way to go. We backed off and just took pictures. It was a nice view, indeed. I’ll go back here someday, someday!

At around past 11:00 AM, the mini-bus arrived. We moved. It was a bumpy and thrilling ride. The road was narrow. And from the window you can see how deep the cliff was. Driver must be cautious when driving.

After 2 hours, we arrived at Bontoc. It was already pass lunch time, and we’re hungry. We passed by an eatery first and had our lunch. Afterwards, we took a jeepney going to Sagada. The travel time is 1 hour.

Trip Tips

• Florida Bus Line going to Banaue (form Manila)
  • Fare: Php 650.00
  • Travel time: 8 – 9 hours
• Banaue Tourist Information Center is located at Poblacion, Banaue
  • NOTE: Avoid negotiating or coordinating your tours with unlicensed guides at bus terminals instead get first hand accurate information at the Banaue Tourism Information center established by the Local Government Unit and the Banaue Tourism Council at the town center.
  • Environmental fee of Twenty Pesos (P20.00) to be used for the conversation programs of the beauty spots and natural resources of the place. 
• Banaue Viewpoint Terraces
  • This point looks down on mud terracing. It is a perfect spot on top of a plateau for taking pictures of the rice terraces with a larger deeper magnitude. Several souvenir shops selling wood carvings and hand wooven items are found in the area.
  • How to get there: Lies only four kilometers along the road from Banaue town center to Bontoc
• Mini-Bus going to Bontoc (from Banaue)
  • Fare: Php 100.00 (estimate)
  • Travel time: 2 hours
• Jeepney going to Sagada (from Bontoc)
  • Fare: Php 35.00
  • Travel time: 45 minutes

• Bangaan Village and Rice Terraces
  • The panoramic view of the village and rice terraces can be seen along the side of the road. This heritage site is an alternative for those who cannot make the two (2) hour trek to Batad. Here you can idle your time gazing at the fascinating environs or walk for thirty minutes to reach the village.
• Museum of Cordillera Sculpture 
  • A privately owned Museum which houses a fine collections of rare range of antiques and historic artifacts that include tribal sculpture, pottery, and woodcrafts. It displays more than a thousand antique and cotemporary tribal sculptures curved in the mountains of the North. All depict various aspects of Ifugao history and culture.
  • Contact: Fe B. Ida 0919-8913455
  • How to get there: A short walk or tricycle ride from the Banaue town proper.