Coffins fixed to the cliff face, an Igorot burial practice still used occasionally. Visited with a local guide. People have been buried this way around Sagada for more than 2,000 years. The old carve their own coffin out of a …
A cave that is also used as a burial site featuring hanging coffins, usually combined with a tour of Sumaguing Cave.
A large limestone cave descended barefoot over wet rock, often joined to Lumiang in a cave connection trip. Caving is one of the main reasons people come to the town. Register at the tourist office in Sagada Proper for a …
The dawn viewpoint over a valley that fills with cloud, busiest in the dry months.
The seat of the Roman Catholic church in Mountain Province, built in an octagonal layout with multiple towers.
The main Episcopal church in Sagada, built in 1904 by American missionaries. The mission came after Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in 1898 and the country opened to American Protestant missions. Its first priest, John Staunton, kept …
A large and extensive cave system with jagged rocks, boulders, stalactities and stalagmites.
A series of rice terraces in a remote village. Views from the terraces can be seen following a hike on Mount Kupapey.
A tall waterfall reached by a steep walk down through rice terraces from Banga-an.
Bontoc museum is a must-see if you are only stopping briefly into town. It has many great pictures and artifacts from the local tribes.
A mountain of 2,310 metres on the border of Benguet and Mountain Province, about 100 kilometres north of Baguio and reached from the Halsema Highway. Pine forest and mossy oak forest cover the slopes. It has been a national park …
The main church in Bontoc, built during the American period and a reminder that of the Protestant dominance in this part of the Cordilleras.
Francis is a great guide who knows 13 local dialects, he will take you up from Bontoc to the Kalinga tribes. Check out Buscalan where you can see Whang Od perform traditional tattoos, and other very remote villages.
