Most (if not all) of the visitors to Sagada would brave the long drive or commute to experience the natural beauty of the town. Of course, most of these natural wonders would require walking and navigating through not-so-familiar hike trails and paths. Be a responsible and smart backpacker by researching about the sites that you want to visit. If that’s not possible, ask the other tourists and travelers that you encounter during your stay.
If you’re a first time traveler, you’re definitely going to benefit from having a tour guide that could give directions and pertinent information about the places you want to see.
To arrange a guided tour, make your way to the municipal hall near the intersection of Sagada’s three main roads. The tourism desk is to your left immediately upon entering the building. There, you would see the list of possible destinations and the standard rates for each. (more…)
We figured you folks would like to have a place where we can just gather around, sit down, have a cup of mountain tea with Yogurt House’s Hiker’s Delight on the sides. Obviously that’s not possible over the internet, but this should come close:
Say “Përshëndetje!” to the Visit Sagada Forum! (That’s Albanian, by the way. For no specific reason.)
Brought to you by the same wonderful people who created WordPress, the Visit Sagada Forum is powered by bbPress. If you have previously signed up with a Visit Sagada account, you’re good to go; otherwise, you can register here. Thanks to a little geek voodoo (which had me pulling my hair for a good few days trying to get it to work) the same user name and passwords will work between the forum and the blog. (note: changing your password for the blog will also change it for the forum)
A little bonus: Gravatar support is built right in! If you don’t have one yet, take that same email address you used for your Visit Sagada profile and sign right up with the good folks at Gravatar.
I have started an Introductions thread, so if you’re too shy to post a comment, please visit the forum and get postin’! Don’t limit yourself to the one thread that’s in there though; feel free to start one - questions, comments, anything you want featured on the site.
Best regards,
Master Chief-slash-Mr Producer
Jeff
Sagada Lemon Pie House will be having its grand launching day on May 3 (Saturday) at 5 PM. Artists from Sagada will treat guests with local music, and poetry reading in between bites of pies and sips of coffee and tea.
The Visit Sagada Team has been doing the rounds for this summer’s blog events. We’re aware that even if we’re getting decent hits from backpackers and travelers, we’re still fairly unknown among bloggers. To increase our visibility off-line, we’ve produced limited edition Visit Sagada stickers similar to the site badge (designed by Angel Juarez) that we use on our personal sites. We’ve given away close to a hundred stickers and we intend to bring a bunch of them to give away to the establishments in Sagada for their guests and visitors.
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Aside from experiencing the beauty of Sagada, one of the best things that could come out of your backpacking sojourn is meeting great people who also love to appreciate the wonders of nature and the cultures of other people. If you’re going to Sagada, simply leave a comment here and tell us the duration of your stay. Hooking up with other groups and travelers could save you money for the tours and could also win you a friend for future trips.
We will be updating this post as the comments come. If you want to get in touch with any of the people on this entry, you email me and I will ask them if the other party is interested before I give you their contact details. We plan to incorporate this to our forum real soon.
PLEASE GO HERE TO INDICATE YOUR TRIP SPECIFICATIONS. Thank you. You may also click on the “discuss” button to chat with the other people browsing the page.
May 16-17 Sp (2 people)
June 2-5 Liz (> 3 people)
May 19-25 JC (> 3 people)
As it stands, our three commenters will not really see each other in Sagada. If you’re planning to go, post your tentative date of arrival and departure from Sagada. 
