This will be the first of a series of posts on things you should never miss out on your trip to Sagada. I’d like to keep them as simple and as doable within at least a 3-day trip as possible (no “camp out on Mt Ampacao overnight” suggestions here, as fun as that sounds).

We’ll start off big. Like I mentioned, all five will (or should, as I’m imposing on myself) be doable within a 3-day trip; which should really be the minimum number of days you should set aside for a trip to Sagada. What follows is a video of our friend here Des, daredevil and mountaineer extraordinaire:

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This one was taken from the Bokong Falls, the smaller of the two waterfalls open to tourists (the other, why yes, the Big Falls!). This jump is about 20-25 feet high. Des set the bar for the jump, and for the 3 of us other guys who were there at that time, our male egos obviously wouldn’t take the beating and got pressured into decided we’ll jump off, life be damned.

Unfortunately, my jump wasn’t caught on video; which works against my favor, because people who read my blog or know me in real life wouldn’t believe I’d do something as daredevil-ish as jumping off a 25-foot height and into equally deep water, with sharp rocks inches away. Not something I’d do from the Bomod-ok Falls though (at least not anytime - dare me?)

Shout out and thanks to Jam, Gab, Des and Dru for the video and photos!

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