The Philippines is home to a slew of amazing places that aren’t all sand and sea. If you’re planning to visit the northern part of the Philippines, you’ll find Banaue and Sagada, both incredible and odd in their respective ways.
After traveling nearly 10 hrs through the night from Manila along endless winding mountainous roads, we finally made it to the Banaue welcome sign. From there, we were blessed with majestic views of sun rays draping over the iconic lush green rice terraces.
Banaue is recognizable for its rows upon rows of rice terraces, which were carved into the Ifugao Mountains by the indigenous tribes over 2000 years ago. Sagada, on the other hand, is all about inner beauty, with its sprawling networks of caves, which are home to
In Banaue, you can see the lush, green rice terraces in all their glory – it’s almost as if they’re stairs made for a giant. Even in the centre of town, you’ll get the sense you’re in a cauldron of rice rows; that’s all you see both near and far.
To be honest, these terraces stretch like stepping stones to the sky – some reaching an altitude of 1500m (4920ft). It is considered
Although a bit far from Manila, it is one of the most awesome destinations in the Philippines. Visitors never regret spending time and resources to see its beauty and grandeur. One cannot but ponder how the Ifugaos made it all using just their bare hands.
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