Visit Sagada!
If you’re not yet aware that I’m crazy about Sagada, then it’s very likely that you’re not really a frequent reader of this blog. As proven of my entries here, here, here and here, I’ve long found the charm and the draw of this Mountain Province town too much to deny. In line with this, I - along with other like-minded individuals — started a website that seeks to further promote Sagada as a destination for adventure junkies, nature lovers and backpackers. Yes, this is it! This is the top secret project I’ve been talking about on Twitter for the past weeks.
Visit Sagada was born out of the collective nostalgia and love of adventure of bloggers who have experienced Sagada for themselves. The trip to Sagada continues to be a daunting challenge and due to the relative dearth of information on the internet. To help those who are planning their getaway, the writers of Visit Sagada will be posting reviews of living accomodations, tour and itinerary suggestions, traveler photos and visitor raves and blog entries.
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The Travel page discusses the various routes that a traveler could take to Sagada. The town is not exactly near any airports so traveling by land is the only option outside of taking a chartered helicopter. |
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There are plenty of hotels and restaurants in Sagada but since not all of them have websites, the word doesn’t really get out that much. Through this page, travelers would be able to canvass for the most affordable hotels, inns and lodges as well as scout for restaurants. |
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The Tour page lists down the numerous activities that one could do while in Sagada. Whether its spelunking in the vast cave systems or trekking to the hidden waterfalls a couple hours’ hike away, there’s sure to be something for everyone regardless of age or interest. |
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The Blog Page AKA the home page will serve as the repository of all entries, visitor raves and traveler tips by the Visit Sagada writers and contributors. |
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The Visit Sagada Team is comprised of yours truly, Angel of Color Me Bleue, Fritz of Fritzified, Jeff of Teknostik and Gareth of Sagada Genuine Guides. If you want to be a contributor, leave a comment or send us an email. |
If you want to help the Visit Sagada team spread the word about Sagada and help those who are planning their own Sagada getaway, blog about us, add Visit Sagada to your blog roll or add this button:
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If you want to contribute or you want to have your photographs, entries, itineraries or other personal insights featured on Visit Sagada, kindly email me at benj [at] visitsagada [dot] com. If you want an email address @visitsagada, you may email me as well.
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My daughter is there at this very moment for some field trip.
been there.:p asteeeeg da caves.:p
i have to visit this place soon. ill tell my friends to visit the site. thanks. baka gusto nyo photographer. lol.
I hope that this endeavor of yours will make Sagada a more well-known place to others. And hope to set off on Sagada.
been to sagada once, for about three hours. yes, pretty pathetic hehe twas just a sidetrip since our main task was a medical mission in bontoc… but, boy, was it the best sidetrip ever! all the best to you and your new website!
with the *extensive* promotion of the place, and by having a nice *new* website for it, i just hope that tourists, local and foreign alike, will not ‘devirginize’ the beauty of SAGADA. heck. di pa ko nakakapunta dun! andami ko pang gustong puntahan sa norte.
It’s far from ‘virgin’. It already is a major tourist destination in the north.
I didn’t know it’s part of Mountain Province. Or mali na naman ako… Mt. Province nga ba? (*thinks hard). First heard about it from Jeff.
to make my usage of the term “devirginize” more clear, i meant “laspagin” in Filipino. hmm.. i should have used the word “abuse”. anyway, my point is, i just hope that the tourists maintain its beauty. as the (philippine) national hero would put it: Noli Me Tangere.
Neil: I’m pretty sure I’m not wrong.
Aajao: It’s still out of context. Unless mining in that area happens, the caves will be there to stay.
@benj - Lol.
Napanood ko sa Born to Be Wild (spieled by Romeo Garduce) and missed that part where he kinda mentioned about that ‘-unintelligible- Province’ (I was like ‘where the hell is Sagada?’). Asked my mom kung saan–’Pagoda’ yung unang pumasok sa isip niya.:p
(*pats his unreliable and totally forgetful brain)
Sagada is one of the places in my “must-visit” list. thanks for posting all the links.
[...] Benj Espina of Atheista.net said the site will also “serve as a venue where people could showcase their experiences of Sagada through travel blog entries, images and other media that would capture the wonder and splendor of Sagada.” [...]
mother nature can be abused in many ways. look at Hinulugang Taktak. no mining activities ruined the falls beauty. but still, it’s ruined now.
one fear that may lead to the abuse of a tourist spot, when it become so popular that people residing near the place start to put up cottages or lodges for rent within its vicinity, then just care about their profits and income, nothing else. i can’t exactly recall but a certain TV show featured that thing happened to Banaue Rice Terraces. mind to share your views on this?
What’s great about Sagada is that it’s a peaceful place, and yung mga sites nya, hindi sobrang madaling puntahan. It’s not like people will go there to gp bar-hopping or clubbing. Hopefully it stays that way para Sagada maintains its charm. If it becomes a Baguio or a Boracay (too commercialized, over-crowded), then the whole essence of Sagada would become senseless, and the purpose of visiting it would be gone.
Aajao: It’s all about context.
Sagada …
… is 13 hours away from Manila
…has a 9pm curfew
…tough roads
Read our website.
I think you’re just not grasping where Sagada is and what it’s all about. Banaue’s issue is more about the preservation of the terraces. Those things are over two thousand years old. The government has done nothing to preserve it.
Also, Banaue is much more accessible than Sagada. Again, context. Development will ruin everything - eventually — and places will have to adapt. That’s the point of going NOW instead of waiting.
Man by nature will “ruin” nature. There’s no need to romanticize it.
But then again, it’s easy to grandstand without knowing the context.This is precisely why I hate tree huggers.
the place is paradise. and we ALL wish for it to stay as paradise. anong context context pinagsasabi mo? yun lang naman point ko. nang-aano ka eh!
benj & aajao: when are we going to sagada?
umm. never? haha
ive been in sagada too! i even told my parents that i will practice med there! have you seen their hospital? small, old… reminds me of the cabins at john hay in baguio. as in! even the color’s the same.
Wow! I really love to visit this place!
hmmm now that’s fascinating!
i will be there soon
Ei there Benj! Nick here the lone traveler last Christmas. My Sagada experience was great probably the best Christmas ever. I really enjoyed the food (superb!) fresh veggies really tastes good. The cave connection was the most exciting (a bit scary) thing I’ve done, I was really astonished by those rock formations ,their colors /shapes not to mention the humor on those porn caves hahaha…thanks Charles (our guide) who have been very patient /ready to lend a hand so we could easily go around the caves’ in and outs. The echo valley was also nice, the chilly air was soothing I think I stayed for more than an hour just sitting there.. admiring its beauty.. good thing I have my player with me (with a good song and a scenic view..perfect!) I also went to the Big Falls the water was so clear and tempting (grrr freezing)… I never knew that people were allowed to take a dip, so I did not bring extra clothes …despite the caution of my guide that I will have a hard time going back up with wet pants I still gave it a splash and swam for a couple of minutes…on the way up… now I know what Edmund(my guide) was saying…it’s an agony of endless steps and I could barely lift my legs up…I can even see the smile on his face saying “ I told you so” hahahaha…by the time we reached the top I was fully exhausted and uttered “ that’s the first and last time I’m going down there!” joke..Surely I’ll be back but next time I’ll have my extra clothes with me…hehe…. Sorry I wasn’t able to drop by at the Residential Lodge..some chit chat would have been nice (be able to understand Sagada more) hope next time I’ll catch up with you guys….. Thanks again Benj and Happy New Year!