3 The Echo Valley & The Hanging Coffins; Sagada's Best!

The Famous Hanging Coffins, Sagada. Fresh from an epic body twists and manoeuvers inside Sumaging Cave. We asked our guide to bring us to Echo Valley where you can also see from afar the famous Hanging Coffins. We don’t have enough time as it's near dark. Although, Echo Valley is convenient and not needed for guide and ride because it is seated few meters from the town proper near bus terminal. However we still asked Ate Mel to accompany us and we have to pay additional. St. Mary the Virgin Parish, Sagada. The trail starts from terminal area then to St. Mary Church then stairs to enter the Calvary Hill (Mission Compound) Cemetery. I’m telling...

5 SAGADA: SPELUNKING AT SUMAGING CAVE. ONE OF THE BEST!

Other groups inside Sumaging Cave. Spelunking wasn't really part in the itinerary. In fact if time only allowed us to be in Sagada without any drawbacks then at least we can have the most favorite caving by chance. Initially and part of the itinerary is just the Echo Valley Tour, Kiltepan Sunrise Viewing and other basics including Bomok-od Falls. However we just found ourselves underneath below-freezing-like Sumaging Cave.  After our breakfast/lunch, we went directly to Sagada Tourist Information Center to check the prices and packages for the tour. Anyway the reason why we chose Sagada Tourist Center over SAGGAS (Sagada...

7 Buntot Palos; Kick Start 2014 with First Day Hike of the New Year.

Courtesy of Pala-Lagaw. Group Shot before leaving the beautiful Hidden Falls. Not every hike gives a perfect summit view, hiking not necessarily means a zenith of the uplands. Sometimes it’ll just be an ordinary ramble to interconnect with nature, to seek for an innermost peace. That’s why I’m thinking of doing a solo hike to breathe easily coming from topsy-turvy metropolis. Reinante Mina of Adventures of Manong Unyol invited me to join day hike for Buntot Palos. When I googled about it, it gives me a stunning photo of a falls. Without hesitation, I pinged Mina telling him that I’ll be joining the event. And glad that he still gives...