Here’s the Sagada Super Post. Almost everything you know for planning your very own cost-efficient, organized and fun Do-It-Yourself Sagada getaway is here. If you don’t find it here, email us at team@visitsagada *dot* com
Again, Visit Sagada is NOT a travel agency nor are we affiliated with any travel agency. We strongly discourage you to travel with agencies as this, at least in our opinion, takes away from the totality of the experience.
Think of this post as a table of contents that would tie together almost all the entries that we have here.
How do I get to Sagada?
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As you guys would’ve heard, Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) pummeled Northern Luzon for almost a week. The storm dumped over a meter of water in some areas and has triggered landslides and flooding all over the Ilocos regions, Cagayan, Isabela, Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Ifugao, Mt. Province and Baguio City.
Halsema is now closed but payloaders are already on the site to fix the problem. Baguio is also isolated due to landslides along Kennon Road, Marcos Highway and Naguillian Road.
Expect these obstacles to clear in the coming days.
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Typhoon Morakot (Philippine code: Kiko) wreaked havoc in Northern Philippines and made parts of the Halsema Highway (the vital strip of road that links many of the Cordillera’s towns) virtually impassable. Fortunately, there was no reported casualty or injury as a result of the landslides.
The biggest landslide occured along the roads of Sabangan, Mountain Province (around 2 hours away from Sagada by way of Baguio). The problem has already been resolved so vehicles of all sizes could once again pass.
Bus trips are rarely canceled to and from Sagada. Depsite typhoons and heavy rains, buses arrive and leave as scheduled unless there’s a blocked road due to landslides.
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Northern Luzon is one of the most visited areas in the Philippines. The western side of the Ilocos region features the historic streets of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the iconic churches of Paoay and Bantay, the Marcos stronghold of Batac and the famous beaches of Pagudpud.
I was on holiday in Pagudpud when I had the urge to go back to Sagada. It’s not an easy trip to Sagada, but here’s what you have to do if you feel like making the most out of your trip up north.
From Pagudpud, you would need to take a bus that would get you to the Partas station at Laoag City. The fare will me minimal (less than 100). You may wait along the highway for passing buses from Cagayan Valley. Bear in mind though that most of the buses are probably full and you will have to stand the rest of the way (around 90 minutes).
Upon reaching the Partas station, you may buy tickets for Baguio. The company has an annoying policy of not allowing advance bookings and they only open the ticketing office 15 minutes before the bus leaves. This creates a mad dash to the ticket booths once the trip schedule is announced. The fare from Laoag to Baguio is 382 pesos. The bus would make two stops (one in Vigan). The trip is a staggering 6.5 hours.
From Baguio, you may take the Lizardo Buses at Dangwa station (again, it’s at 220 pesos) every hour from 6AM to 1PM. 
It was pretty hard, but I still made it to Sagada! Travel safely!
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I took this shot of Bomod-ok Falls December 23 last year. No one was there and we had the place to ourselves. We could just leave our stuff at some random rock and you can forget about it. The days running up to Christmas aren’t that busy for Sagada, actually. It gets much more crowded after December25.
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