Sunrise and Falls at Sagada

Day 2

April 22, 2012
Sagada, Mt. Province

We woke up early the next day to view the sunrise at  Kiltepan Peak, only to wait for our driver for about 20 minutes. Luckily, we still made it to the view point a few minutes before the sunrise, just enough time to find a spot among the tourists already in there. The view - sunrise over a sea of clouds - was awe-inspiring. I have never seen anything like it before and I wished I could paraglide through it.

After about an hour, long after the sunrise, we went back to inn for breakfast. We went to Bana's Cafe for the kape Alamid or civet cat coffee, which is made of droppings of the Alamid. We changed our minds when we got there as the coffee was made out of poop quite expensive.

After breakfast, we were ready for the 1 hour trek to Bomod-ok falls. It was a very leisurely trek along stoned pathways at the Aguid rice terraces.

We reached the falls at 1030 AM and were surprised that there were only a handful of  people in there.

We left the falls at noon time and went to Rock Inn & Cafe for lunch, as recommended by friends who went there a week before. The restaurant had a nice ambiance and their red chicken was to die for.

We then went to Bokong falls where one can jump off the falls' highest point into the ice-cold pool below. I did jump but only from the lower point and only after contemplating for 10 or 15 minutes, during which time, people at the pool below were cheering me on and a little girl, aged 5 or 6, jumped off twice from where I was at the precipice. I had no choice but to jump.

We ended the day at the Lake Danum where there was supposed to be a view of the sunset. We found out later on, after the sun had set, that we were facing the east side and the sunset view at the west was blocked by some trees. Good thing was that our driver set up a bonfire and brought some marshmallows. It was a nice way to end our Sagada trip.

Estimate Expenses:

  460 PHP - bus fare (Manila to Baguio)

  460 PHP - bus fare (Baguio to Manila)

  400 PHP - accommodation (2 nights)

  900 PHP - food (300 PHP per day)

2100 PHP - van rental for 2 days including round trip to Baguio (14,000 PHP)

  200 PHP - caving - tour guide (500 PHP for 5 persons)

  100 PHP - Bomod-ok Falls - tour guide (600 PHP for 10 persons)

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 4620 PHP