Showing posts with label Trekking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trekking. Show all posts

Monday, April 02, 2012

Batad, Ifugao Adventure

We booked our bus tickets to Banaue 1 week in advance.
And this is it! We arrived at the bus terminal on Friday evening.
Ohayami Bus- Banaue bound. It is a 9 hour bus ride from Manila
The bus ride took 9 hours to reach Banaue. It was already morning when we woke up.After having our breakfast, we rented a jeepney to bring us to Batad Saddle point for 1800. (Our guide insisted for 2500, but we haggled for 1800)
From Banaue, we rented a jeepney that took us to Batad Saddle Point. (Or you can alse rent a tricycle that will take you to Batad jump-off point.)
On our way to Batad Saddle Point, we saw this bench with an overlooking of Rice Terraces. It is very scary to sit there, But I was able to do the challenge....

And the long trek to the village has begun

According to the our guide, it will only took us 45-minutes of walking going to the village. But the truth  it took us 2 HOURS!

Thanks to this walking stick. I was able to balance and reduce my weight.

This is the Ifugao Nippa Hut. We stayed here for 1 night. Accomodation is only php300/night.  

And yes, our next challenge has begun... to visit the  Tappiya Falls!
It's not as easy as I thought. Walking on the rice terraces is just the start of the deadly tiring trek to the Tappiya Falls. But the view is absolutely breathetaking.


That's the risky trail going to the falls. It's really a longggggg difficult walk!  I really can't  imagine that we need to take this path. Still hoping that I can do it!

Finally, we reached the last stop-over, and we can now see the Tappiya Falls. Just few more steps, and we are at the foot of the waterfalls. 

Time to relax, and swim!

Overall, this is the most difficult trek I've experienced. From Batad Saddle point to Batad Village. Then From Batad Village to Tappiya Falls. But it's really worth it, I'm so amazed. According to a newly meet friend in Sagada, only 1 out of 10 Batad visitors are Filipinos.
I didn't able to visit the Bomod-OK Falls in Sagada. But according to my friend, Tappiya Falls is better than the Bomod-Ok.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Taal Volcano

lThe top view is good from Tagaytay City. But it'll be more exciting to  take a closer look at the crater.
From Tagaytay City, we rode a van and took about around an 30 minutes to reach Talisay. They drop us off to a resort.



From Talisay Town, another 30 minutes  boat ride to Taal Volcano Island.
The view is awesome even from the start of our boatride.



We crossed taal lake to get to volcano island. 

Upon reaching the main volcano island,  they gave us an option: we'll take the long hike  OR we'll ride on a horse (which was a bit pricey ). We chose to walk.





After the long walk, we've finally reached the crater.
The view is like a painting :-) Really a great view!

some smoke coming from the rocks

Lots of fun, taking photos
Going back we decided to hire a guide and a horse.





Rode our boat back to Talisay Town.