Our resident guide Gareth from the Sagada Geuine Guides Association relayed us new pictures of Sumaguing Cave. They are anticipating a high turn out for the Holy Week so if you’re planning to go to Sagada, better settle your accommodations and itineraries soon.
Here are the updated guide rates.
| Number of People | Price (in Philippine Pesos) |
| 1-4 | 400 |
| 5 | 500 |
| 6-9 | 800 (2 guides) |
| 10 | 1000 (2 guides) |
| 11-14 | 1200 |
| 15 + | 100/head(guide: client ratio - 1:5 |
Photo credit: Gareth Likigan
*Gareth Likigan is the current president of the Sagada Genuine Guides Association (Saggas) aside from being a contributor to VisitSagada.com.
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Pingback by Visit Sagada » PinoyExchange’s Sagada Thread — March 6, 2008 @ 10:15 pm
Its a wonderful creation from heaven… People are good.. If you looking for a place to relax..You found the best one.. Maganda talaga.. and affordable.
Comment by wilma — March 25, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
can u swim in the cave would u able to spend more hours there if u wishes?
Comment by anabell — April 23, 2008 @ 11:07 am
Im sure that can be arranged.
Comment by Benj — April 23, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
I TOTALLY DISAGREE THAT THESE “SAGGAS” CAN DO GUIDING SAFELY FOR THE TOURISTS. THEY DID NOT EVEN PASS THE TRAININGS FOR GUIDES IN SAGADA. THEY DONT HAVE THE FIRST AID TRAININGS AND ARE NOT THE ACCREDITED GUIDES OF THE DEPT. OF TOURISM. I HAVE BEEN TO SAGADA SO MANY TIMES AND FOUND OUT THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO SOME FOREIGN TOURISTS WERE RESCUED BY THE REAL SAGADA TOUR GUIDES THE “SEGA” WHILE
DOING THE CAVE CONNECTION GUIDED BY THESE SO CALLED “SAGGAS”. THE TOURISTS WERE HURT BUT THEIR GUIDE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO TAKE THEM OUT OF THE CAVE OR TO DO THE FIRST AID. WHAT KIND OF GUIDES ARE THEY? THEY ARE DOING THIS BCOZ THEY DONT LIKE TO UNDERGO THE TRAININGS. WOULD YOU TRUST YOUR LIFE WITH THESE GUIDES?
Comment by Jane — May 12, 2008 @ 4:04 pm
this is a rush message…
guys,cka jane, you’re obviously from sagada..
kastuy ti kayat mu ng ibaga…
let there be peace on earth…
gas2 ay linya ngem you’re right in some ways..
otherwise lam m..d kabaliktaran of right,
left..jz wanted to visit sagada and came reading these…al be back…gota go…gareth!!!!!!
no comment..
Comment by raven — July 6, 2008 @ 4:59 pm
OMG!! si Jane, halatang hindi turista and if tourist man sya!. She/He must be an IDIOT. STUPID. to be giving comments she has no experience of.
I must apologize for my words, im just so Infuriated by those lies.KASINUNGALINGAN
Jane’s Accusations are NOT TRUE and mere HEAR SAYS
here’s why!!!
1) Jane said we do not have any training:
NONE SENSE.. as far as i know i have about four tour guiding related certificates and so with each member of SAGGAS. 1 of it was issued by the DOT. come to sagada and i will show it to u.
2) NOT recognized by DOT… HALLER… have you asked them? do you want their number?
3) The accident at the Cave connection.
Jane said.. the tourist that got hurt was a client of SAGGAS guides and was rescued by SEGA “the real guides daw” yuck.. ewww..
TOTALLY OPPOSITE.. KABALIKTARAN!!!!
why?
There were two male tourists, 1 was a Filipino working in the States and another was an American who got his shoulders dislocated. (he made it out safely by the way, and loved every bit of experience he had.
I know this because I was not their guide,
I was the ONE their guide called for rescue because I was simply the nearest guy.. now i do not want to say something against SEGA because accidents are inevitable. it happens but we don’t know when.
Im not a person who likes accusing people w/o any proof. i have the necessary proofs and lnks that could destroy the SEGA reputation but I’m not that kind of person.
Because IN THE END, NOBODY WINS, WE ALL LOOSE.
To the person behind that Jane, Next time, “put you money where your mouth is” and confirm what you hear, provide us some proof and think about the effects you are doing..
You are not destroying just SAGGAS, little do you know that you are destroying us SAGADIANS.
to you readers out there, our organization SAGGAS protects its motto(GUEST SATISFACTION), the very reason for our existence and we will keep on helping Tourists the best way we can..
good day..
GARETH (SAGGAS)
Comment by gareth — October 1, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
hahaha…to you GARETH…i know 1 of you has a DOT cert. bcoz he went under training with the SEGAs and now a certified SEGA member already….
dont get angry GARETH…it only shows i am telling the truth….
Comment by Jane — October 2, 2008 @ 8:02 am
and i forgot pala GARETH…i was in Sagada last July 4-7, 2008, did u know what happened in the Big Falls? SAGGAs ang guide that time…so sad the place was closed for a few days…and SEGA na naman ang nagrescue sa guests….
Comment by Jane — October 2, 2008 @ 8:32 am
hi SIR GARETH…the incident in Big Falls happened pala on July 29, 2008, i was there too. Would suggest na all of you SAGGAs get a DOT cert. and undergo training from the SEGAs so you would know how to guide safely and properly to prevent these things to happen….
Comment by Jane — October 2, 2008 @ 8:45 am
benj.. can u delete posts 8 - 9 and 10, his is so like destroying us by her/his falls accusations. i can prove all of it wrong.. not just hear says..
jane, hear says… STUPIDITY
and regarding number 9.. haller… im totally, very very very, sure that that is not a SAGGAS. SEGA un, you idiot.. i don’t wanna name the guide by the way?..
once again.. JANE, our unreliable critique, kung mag sabi ka naman, yung totoo.. come to sagada and ill show you my certificate along with the others, and ill prove you wrong, nothing you accused us is true..
hay, mahiya ka naman.. and kung siraan mo naman kami, well. wag mo na po gawin yan.. wala rin patutunguhan, your destroying the persons caring for tourists like you in Sagada.. as a person helping guys or gurls like you, it totally breaks my heart, reading post like this here.. please don’t, do it peacefully by giving me an e-mail… crazyhim16@yahoo.com
Comment by gareth — October 3, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
i don’t see the point of arguing. it was proven already, and we already know that, saggas are professional sagada guides. needless to say that they are certified, well-trained, and really good with their jobs. i’m happy with their guiding service and i became a brother to each and every one of them. i’ve been to sagada more than 5 times already, and not a single scratch.
ps. konting reklamo lang sa saggas, dami kong kagat ng lamok. hahaha.
Comment by biyahengpinoy — October 5, 2008 @ 5:30 pm
to jane,
Don’t be so naive jane. Jane jane jane. Do you want me to pinpoint the guide when the bomod-ok event happened?! Boy, sinisira mo reputasyon ng sagada. Geez pal, kung gusto mo, ipagsasampal ko sa mukha mo yung certificate na atat mong makita. Like haloer, please get a life. O kaya’y magbigti ka na lang.. In short, stop destroying someone else’s life. Its apparent that you’re biased. I mean common.. Segga segga.. All that’s coming from your mouth. What have they done to you to treat them not so right. To viewers, jane is such a liar..! How stupid to destroy a place of his own… The word psycho explains why he’s acting like one.
Comment by dhebzachi — October 6, 2008 @ 10:42 pm