Tabuk City in 3 days

A 3-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Tabuk (Kalinga) guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the hours and prices before you go.

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Day 1

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Morning Naneng Heritage VillageThe oldest barangay of Tabuk, it served as the town center during the American era. It is one of the few settlements in the Cordilleras with a mostly intact colonial center with two-story houses made of wood mostly dating from the 1920s, with the Chico River and the Cordilleran peaks as a…Directions —

Late morning Saint Joseph Parish ChurchThe oldest church in Tabuk, built during the 1920s.Directions —

Lunch Cornelius FarmvilleA fruit farm on a steep mountain slope. They also sell home-made smoked meats (kiniing, kussassut and etag). Hours: 8AM–5PM.Directions —

Afternoon Patiking TunnelA section of highway blasted through the side of a limestone mountainside to create a hollowed-out arch.Directions —

Day 2

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Morning Patiking TunnelAn arch blasted through solid rock along a curve of the highway overlooking the gorges of the Chico River.Directions —

Late morning Gessang TunnelA section of highway blasted through the side of a limestone mountainside to create a hollowed-out arch.Directions —

Lunch Alberto's Pizzeria and RistoranteFusion western and indigenous Kalinga cuisine. The restaurant also makes their own pizza dough by hand. Hours: 8AM-8PM.Directions —

Afternoon Dalimuno Half-tunnelA section of highway blasted the side of a limestone hill, with views of the Chico River on one side and a rock ceiling directly above in a semi-arch.Directions —

Day 3

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Morning Chico River DamA scaled-down version of the otherwise ruinous Chico Dam project of the Marcos regime that provides irrigation for the region. While access to the dam itself is restricted, a viewdeck along the highway provides panoramas of the structure and the surrounding river valley.Directions —

Late morning Saint William's CathedralThe seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Kalinga, built in an austere modernist style with a triangular facade.Directions —

Lunch Ethnic Bothique Café Grill and RestaurantDirections —

Afternoon Nambaran CemeteryEstablished in 1986, the cemetery is a stopover for motorists coming from Tuguegarao who are attracted by the various and sometimes wacky sculptures and artworks on top of the graves to commemorate those interred, ranging from everyday tools to signify the deceased's occupation to beloved pets and…Directions —

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