When Are You Going To Sagada?

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. :)

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Filed under: Site Info — Benj @ April 30, 2008 - 5:07 pm

45 Comments »

  1. hi benj, my sister and i are planning to go there this may 17-18. we will leave here in manila on friday night(16). we still don’t have a tour guide, could you please kindly hook us up with a good one? thanks.

    Comment by Sp UNITED STATES — April 30, 2008 @ 8:51 pm

  2. Hi Sp. I sent you an email. :)

    Comment by Benj PHILIPPINES — April 30, 2008 @ 10:28 pm

  3. hi! my friends and i are planning to go there on june 2-5… :) btw, thanks to this website we were able to plan for our trip! :)

    Comment by Liz PHILIPPINES — May 1, 2008 @ 2:46 pm

  4. @Liz enjoy your Sagada trip :)

    Comment by Angel PHILIPPINES — May 2, 2008 @ 1:54 am

  5. Hi, is the Halsema highway drastically improved compared to previous years? from the news papers i read, they mention travel time is cut from 6hours to 3. We’re planning to go to Sagada in two weeks time and looking forward to it. this will be my 3rd time. your web site has made planning a lot easier

    Comment by Michelle PHILIPPINES — May 3, 2008 @ 9:30 am

  6. Hi Michelle,

    I don’t buy that. hehe. Yeah, the roads were better when I went there last January but it still was a 5-6hr trip. :)

    Comment by Benj PHILIPPINES — May 3, 2008 @ 11:36 am

  7. Hi Benj,
    My friend and I are planning on a trip to Sagada on the week of May 19 - 25. It would the first time to go there for either of us. With the imminent coming of the rainy season (at least here in Manila), would we still enjoy and savor the trip?
    Also, we would love to be hooked up to other travellers on that week so the trip would be more fun.
    Thanks.

    JC of Makati.

    Comment by JC PHILIPPINES — May 4, 2008 @ 5:55 pm

  8. Yes you would. My trip back in 2006 was May 23-27. :) I will post your date of travel on the entry itself.

    Comment by Benj PHILIPPINES — May 4, 2008 @ 6:04 pm

  9. Thanks, Benj. Now we are excited to get this trip underway.

    Comment by JC PHILIPPINES — May 5, 2008 @ 2:39 am

  10. benj, thanks for this cool and helpful site you’re running. my wife and i will be in sagada on May 13-15 with a small possibility of extending til the 16th.

    this’ll be my 2nd time and the 1st for my wife. my friends and i stayed in st. joseph’s then, but i booked a room with tita mary this time around.

    we took the bontoc route before and i’m planning on taking that again, one concern i have though is the trip from bontoc to sagada. me, my 3 friends and 2 others rented a van (the ones waiting at the autobus station) back in ‘06 which made it very affordable, but since i’ll be going with my wife this time and we’re going on a weekday (meaning less people to share the ride with), we might end up spending more. can you enlighten me on this.

    thanks!

    Comment by bong PHILIPPINES — May 5, 2008 @ 2:06 pm

  11. Hi Bong! Thanks for visiting.

    You might end up spending more indeed. Dont you want to take a jeep instead? Its only a 45 minute ride anyway. :)
    I added you to the list with your specifications. Ill contact you if another group posts a sched similar to yours.

    Comment by Benj PHILIPPINES — May 5, 2008 @ 2:54 pm

  12. hi benj, we’re a group of around 8-10 pax going there from may 16-18, can you suggest if its economical to instead rent a van instead of bus? here’s our tentative IT.. can you advise if its doable? we don’t have contact yet as to tourist guide and also, i heard there are ifugao houses that allows us to stay overnight for 100-150/pax? thanks again..

    Day 0 To Bontoc/Sagada (Friday)
    08:00 PM ETD Manila to Bontoc

    Day 1 Reach Sagada (Saturday)
    07:00 AM ETA Bontoc
    08:00 AM Sagada
    09:00 AM Check-in
    10:00 AM Brunch
    11:00 AM Tours
    - Bangaan rice terraces
    - Bomo-ok Big Falls
    - Packed Lunch/Snack
    07:00 PM Dinner
    08:00 PM Free Time

    Day 2 Trekking (Sunday)
    05:00 AM Wake-up Call
    05:30 AM Breakfast at Yoghurt House
    06:30 AM Start of Tours (trekking)
    - Sumaguing Cave/Lumiang Cave
    - Hanging Coffins
    - Echo Valley
    - St. Mary’s Church/Calvary
    01:00 PM Rest
    02:00 PM Leave Sagada for Bontoc
    03:00 PM ETD Bontoc
    01:00 AM ETA Manila

    Comment by bongoloid AUSTRALIA — May 5, 2008 @ 7:22 pm

  13. jeep it is! :)

    thanks man!

    Comment by bong PHILIPPINES — May 5, 2008 @ 11:22 pm

  14. we’ll be in sagada this weekend, May 10.

    Comment by Archie PHILIPPINES — May 6, 2008 @ 9:01 am

  15. Hi! My boyfriend and I will be going to Sagada next week. Here’s our itinerary:

    Date Time Day Activity
    15-May 11:00 PM Thursday ETD, Manila to Baguio (from Cubao terminal)

    DAY 1
    16-May 6:00 AM Friday ETA, Baguio terminal
    16-May 7:00 AM Friday ETD, Baguio to Sagada
    16-May 11:00 AM Friday ETA, Sagada terminal
    16-May Rest of day Friday Registration at municipal hall, check in at lodgings, walking exploration of town

    DAY 2
    17-May AM Saturday Market; food preparations
    17-May PM Saturday Sumaguing Cave; food trip for dinner

    DAY 3
    18-May AM Sunday Kiltepan, highest highway, St. Mary’s Compound (hear mass)
    18-May PM Sunday Rock climbing at Echo Valley

    DAY 4
    19-May AM to NN Monday Checkout from lodgings; ETD, Sagada to Baguio (from terminal)
    19-May early PM Monday Sight-seeing in Baguio

    DAY 5
    20-May late AM to NN Tuesday Check out from lodgings; ETD, Baguio to Cubao
    20-May 7:00 PM Tuesday ETA, Cubao terminal

    Anyone want to join us on the tours?

    Comment by alstarle PHILIPPINES — May 6, 2008 @ 11:39 pm

  16. I’d love to join you and Ben, Star. However, we can only go to Sagada on these dates: May 30-June 2

    Comment by Jools PHILIPPINES — May 7, 2008 @ 3:24 pm

  17. We’re going to Sagada on May 30-June 2 too jools. We’re 3 pax btw.

    Comment by Nins PHILIPPINES — May 9, 2008 @ 8:21 pm

  18. Hi, I will be in Sagada this coming May 22 til may 30.
    Anyone who want to go with me. I dont have itinerary just go with the flow and enjoy. Its my sixth visit to Sagada.

    Comment by Ricky Renido PHILIPPINES — May 9, 2008 @ 10:32 pm

  19. Wow, it seems that Jools and Nins groups will meet and merge in Sagada. Let’s wait for Benj to update the worksheet. Enjoy Sagada goers!

    Comment by Angel PHILIPPINES — May 9, 2008 @ 10:52 pm

  20. Um, Angel, they wont. :p

    Comment by Benj PHILIPPINES — May 9, 2008 @ 11:27 pm

  21. Well, we’ll be arriving at Saga in the morning. not sure if we’ll be able to meet Nins’ group there.

    Anyway, is there an ATM in Sagada or any establishment that accepts creditcards? :) Thanks!

    Comment by Jools PHILIPPINES — May 10, 2008 @ 11:42 am

  22. @Jools

    None in Sagada. Hehe! Bring Cash! :) (There are ATMs in Bontoc though.)

    Comment by Angel FRANCE — May 10, 2008 @ 2:23 pm

  23. hi there! our tentative date is may 23 to may 26. it will just be me and my best friend. we are looking for a tour guide or a group to make it cheaper.
    we havent been there before and will greatly appreciate if anyone can get in touch with us. mega thanks.

    Comment by roy PHILIPPINES — May 10, 2008 @ 5:34 pm

  24. Hello. I and my friends planned to go SAGADA but i doubt if it will be push true. Sine i packed a readied everything I want to continue this travel. I looking for some company who can welcome me in their group because it is my first time in SAGADA. Please guide me. Thanks!

    Comment by Francis Punla PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 7:13 am

  25. hello. My friends and I planned to visit sagada, but i doubt that it will be push true. Since a packed and readied everything i want to go Sagada even alone. I am from panpanga and looking for some groups who can welcome me so it will lessen my expenses at the same time can guide me in my first time visit in Sagada. Thank you

    Comment by Francis Punla PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 7:19 am

  26. Hi Francis, please specify you trip date so we can post yur schedule in the worksheet.

    Comment by Angel PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 11:48 am

  27. @Francis & Roy, I will be in Sagada last week of May. Maybe we can meet and talk about our plan to visit sagada. You can txt or call me at this no. 09184148823. Many tnx

    Comment by Ricky PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 11:49 am

  28. Got our Sagada trip firmed up. My friend and I will take the Manila - Banaue - Bontoc - Sagada route. We will leave Manila for Banaue on May 19th, then head back for Manila from Sagada on May 23. It will be our first time to visit Mt. Province so we are a little anxious (and excited). Your help would be greatly appreciated. A few questions here:

    1. If we arrive in Banaue on the 20th around 8AM, would we still have time to visit the sights before leaving for Sagada on the same day?

    2. Should we have time to see the Banaue sights, would you advise getting a guide, though we are only staying for a few hours? If so, how much would the guides cost?

    3. A friend suggested renting a jeepney in Banaue for the sights. Would you suggest that?

    4. From Banaue, what times are the trips to Bontoc, then to Sagada?

    5. For each of us (my friend and I), how much would you estimate our individual expense would be (fare, lodging, food, guide fees, etc.), for a 4 day/3 night vacation?

    Thanks, in advance. We are emboldened with going ahead with this “first-timer” trip with all the assistance and encouragement we get from your site. :o)

    Comment by JC PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 2:35 pm

  29. Again our trip is from May 19 to 23. Would love to join other visitors on that same week. That’s gonna make the trip more fun and a little cheaper, I reckon.

    Comment by JC PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 2:36 pm

  30. benj, change of plans. we’ll be leaving tonight at 10pm,and we’ll be taking the baguio route, so we’ll be in sagada tom (may 12) til may 14.

    booked travelers inn instead, don’t know what happened but we got bumped off tita mary’s list. no worries though.

    sagada here we come! :)

    Comment by bong PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 8:05 pm

  31. I’m sorry to hear that Bong. It’s great that all systems are go. :)
    Ingat! Take bonamine!

    Comment by Benj PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 8:36 pm

  32. To answer JC’s questions:

    1. Due to limited trips to Bontoc (at most three a day), I wouldn’t recommend a Banaue tour before going to Sagada on the same day.The trips to Bontoc from Banaue are sceduled at 8AM, 10Am and 12PM.

    2. If you insist on touring Banaue, better spend a night there. No need to get a guide, the driver can act as one.

    3. We toured Banaue on a trike, jeepney would be fine but it is more expensive than a trike tour for sure.

    4. A jeepney to Bontoc located near the Banaue Market leaves 8 in the morning. If you miss the jepney, the option would be to catch the buses to Bontoc at 10:00 AM, (Bonbon Bus) and 12PM (Emmanuel Trans). From Bontoc there are jeepneys to Sagada every hour up to 5PM.

    5. Hmm, depends actually, but on the average, 3.5K-4K will be more than enough.

    Comment by Angel PHILIPPINES — May 11, 2008 @ 9:02 pm

  33. Thanks, Angel. You are an angel!

    Comment by JC PHILIPPINES — May 12, 2008 @ 1:36 am

  34. is there an BPI ATM in sagada?

    Comment by Anjo_Cute PHILIPPINES — May 12, 2008 @ 1:48 pm

  35. tanong po. :) anong bank po ang meron sa bontoc para masabi ko na sa group ko.hehe since magbo-bontoc route kami going to sagada, dun na kami magwwithdraw ng money. thanks! :)

    Comment by Jools PHILIPPINES — May 12, 2008 @ 1:56 pm

  36. Hi..thanks for a very informative website..me and my 4 other friends will visit sagada on may 16-18..All of us are first timers…we will meet in banaue in the morning of the 16th..(I will come first since I have a research to do in banaue..this is my much awaited trip so im so excited)..how much do you think we will spend for a 3 days / 2 nights trip in sagada??..thanks a lot..

    rosie

    Comment by Rose Sontillanosa PHILIPPINES — May 12, 2008 @ 1:58 pm

  37. There’s PNB ATM in Ground Floor of Gov’t Commercial Bldg., National Road, Poblacion, Bontoc, then there is also a Landbank and a Metrobank (that is oftenly out of cash according to a Sagada friend)

    I just hope that the machines are Online when you withdraw, but to be sure just bring cash.

    Comment by Angel PHILIPPINES — May 12, 2008 @ 2:53 pm

  38. hi, my boyfriend and i will be visiting sagada by June 11-15, hopefully, it is not that rainy. we will leave here in manila on June 11. we will take the autobus(banaue route) going there are then going back to manila, we will take the baguio route.
    how much is the yabami lodge? we are choosing from yabami lodge or george guest house.
    we don’t have itinerary yet so if there are groups who wants to join us on tours, it will be great. my number is 09175177222.
    Thank you very much. this site is very helpful.

    Comment by eva may PHILIPPINES — May 12, 2008 @ 5:49 pm

  39. hi, my boyfriend and i will go to sagada on June 11-15. we will arrive there by june 12. we will be taking the banaue route as most of you say that the view is fantastic there.
    we are still thinking whether to reserve a place in george guest house or yabami lodge. do you have rates in yabami?
    we don’t have itinerary yet so if anyone will be going there during those dates, hopefully we see each other there to save on costs on the tours.
    we are so excited.
    this site is so helpful.

    Comment by eva may PHILIPPINES — May 12, 2008 @ 6:39 pm

  40. were going to Sagada on the 6th - 9th of June (my ofcm8s & i) baka my gs2 sumabay/sumama sa amin…we’re all 1st timers in Sagada…

    Comment by peaches PHILIPPINES — May 29, 2008 @ 6:47 pm

  41. Hey guys. I’ll be in Sagada on Jun4-6 by myself. Baka may pwede masabayan sa trekking, big falls, or sa sumaguing. How much na kaya ang fare? To think na every week fuel prices are going up. Another thing is the weather. I hope it’s not that bad.

    Comment by Don PHILIPPINES — May 31, 2008 @ 9:47 pm

  42. Hey guys. I’ll be in Sagada on Jun4-6 by myself. Baka may pwede masabayan sa trekking, big falls or sumaguing. How much na kaya ang fare? To think fuel prices are going up every week. Another thing is the weather. I hope it’s not that bad when i go there.

    Comment by Don PHILIPPINES — May 31, 2008 @ 9:52 pm

  43. Hello there guys. I’ll be in Sagada on Jun4-6 by myself. Baka may pwede masabayan sa trekking, big falls and sumaguing. Another thing is transportation. How much na kaya ang fare ngayon? To think fuel prices are going up every week. And also, how’s the weather in Sagada? I hope it’s not bad when i go there.

    Comment by Don PHILIPPINES — May 31, 2008 @ 10:00 pm

  44. Hi. Im planning on going to Sagada this june 4-8, was wondering if anyone would like to split guide fees. This is my first time. Any tips? haven’t booked my accomodations yet, hoping to do it this monday.

    Comment by dang bondoc PHILIPPINES — May 31, 2008 @ 10:56 pm

  45. hi. Planning to go to Sagada this Jun4-8, was wondering if anyone is willing to split the cost, i.e. guide fees, or acommodations (if that’s possible, i understand room rate is per head and not per room, could be wrong) This will be my first time, haven’t reserved place to stay yet so, any tips?(09172021883)

    Comment by dang bondoc PHILIPPINES — May 31, 2008 @ 11:31 pm

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