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Majestic views, biting cold weather, luscious green landscapes,tongue-smacking food, hospitable people, rich culture. Amazing Sagada.
Touch down Sagada!
Our room. Majestic views await upon staring at the window of each room. We stayed in a transient house owned by the brother of our tour guide (Erid).
The first complete picture of the gang.
Our fist destination, Echo Valley. A good place to shout your thoughts. :D
The famous hanging coffins of Sagada.
The man in the middle is our tour guide, hiis name is Erid. The man on the outmost right is Kuya Arnel, the one who keeps on assisting us on everywhere we go. Cheers to the both of them! Our experience in Sagada will never be the same without their careful assistance to each and everyone of us.
The famous Yoghurt House of Sagada. Never miss this when you're planning to go to Sagada.
The view on the azotea of the restaurant.
Strawberry banana yoghurt. The best seller among the yoghurt specialties.
You can see a gecko carved in this coffin because Ifugaos used to believe that it can give them good luck and long life.
Different rock formations.
We had a short briefing prior to our activity, a few meters away from the entrance of the cave.
We're ready to go!
Heading to the entrance of Sumaguing Cave.
Kuya Marco, a friend of Erid (our tour guide) who also assisted us in conquering the steep pavements of Sumaguing Cave.
Stunning rock formations!
Our very own Kuya Arnel roaming around, watching us. Thumnbs up to you man! Such a good companion.
After rapelling, we witnessed this underground pool with very cold water. Not all tourists preferred to come to this point due to some challeging pavements but I'm going to tell you, it's definitely worth it!
We took a plunge!
At Kintepan Peak, too bad we didn't witness the breathtaking sunset in this area due to rainy weather.
Crossing hanging bridge! On our way to Pongas Falls.
Country side feeling. Very relaxing view.
Ifugao men at work.
After 4 km of trekking uneven footpath, at last! the Pongas Falls of Sagada can be seen from afar!
Free lunch from the wedding of Igorot couple. Ever since, it is a tradition of Ifugaos to cater the whole community in their feast. Such a generous act of them.
Sagada's specialty! Pinikpikang manok from Pinikpikan House.
At Ganduyan Museum. Ganduyan is the former name of Sagada.
Bana's Resto, 18 days coffee roaster.
We had a stop over at Highest Point on our way to Baguio. This place has an elevation of 7,400 feet above sea level.
Some shots using my reliable go pro camera!
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