Thursday, January 17, 2013

'13 Sagada April Affair


April 26-29 for only P3,500.00 inclusive of transportation, 3 days/2nights accommodation, and tour packages with tour guides and tourism fees and surprises!


ITINERARY 

April 26 @ 10:00pm Assembly of joiners: Philippine Rabbit, Sta. Cruz, Manila beside the Old Odeon Theatre
If 29 in number: chartered bus
Other buses may be considered...

FIRST DAY
7:00am Baguio Breakfast
8:00am Dangwa
12:00am Lunch in Sagada, Mountain Province
1:00pm Tourists’ Registration, St. Joseph’s Resthouse
2:00pm Sumag-ing Cave, Hanging Coffins, Burial Caves
7:00pm Souvenir Shopping/EAT OUT, Dinner/Free Time

SECOND DAY
7:00am Breakfast
8:00-12:00n Bomod-ok Falls, Sagada Terraces, A Walk Over Rice Paddies
12:00-3:00pm Lake Danum & Group Lunch
3:00-6:00pm Sagada Pottery Shop, St. Mary The Virgin Compound, Echo Valley, Calvary
7:00pm Souvenir Shopping/ EAT OUT, Dinner/Free Time

THIRD DAY
7:00am Mass/Breakfast
8:00-12:00am Bontoc Museum, Banaue Rice Terraces
9:00pm Manila

Details of Itinerary are subject to changes. PAYMENTS: deposit full payments before August 17, 2012.

METROBANK ACCOUNT NAME: RODERICK B. RAMOS
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 3042168387
DEPOSIT SLIP will serve as your official receipt. 
April 26-29

Hurry, tourists flock and guesthouses get occupied so fast! Reserve as early as now (non-refundable). 

• The travel is open to all. Bring friends and your family! Text complete name, institution, gender and age @ 09187318010 and confirm attendance.
• Warm up and flex your muscles or exercise before the event. Join in good health.
• For Sagada cold weather during night time, wear a thick jacket/sweater, gloves, a bonnet or a cap for the head plus socks, neck protection.
• Bring your sunglass, sunblock, moisturizer, cap/umbrella, medicines; baon for 3 days and 2 nights; & extra money for food, souvenirs, etc.
• Bring water at all times.
• Bring a self-help book or a bag of periodicals/books or a box for Bomabanga National High School.
• Going to Sagada (12 hours) transforms you into a backpacker.
• Fee of 3,500 pesos is inclusive of room reservation fee, transportation, accommodation, tour packages & guide fees, tourism fees, museum fee, pottery shop w/ demo fee, day-tour van/jeep)
• Take care of your personal belongings. The tour coordinators will not be responsible for losses from Manila to Sagada, vice-versa.
ASSEMBLY 
• Be at the bus station of the Philippine Rabbit @ 10pm beside the Old Odeon Theatre
• Departure is 11pm. Get enough sleep each day...

ACCOMMODATION
• Joiners’ rooms are economy rooms, either good for two or four with common bath. (Other room rates for upgrade/night: private rooms with hot/cold bath, good for 3, 1,700; 2, 1,200; 4, 2,200; cottages with hot/cold bath, good for 3, 1,700; 4, 2000; 8, 3500)
• Beddings are provided. There is an extra cost for an extra blanket.
• Bring your toiletries.
• Water in Sagada is ice cold but tolerable during shower.
• Water is scarce when there is a big number of tourists in the municipality.
• Hot water/water heater is available in the resthouse (St. Joseph’s Resthouse).
• Battery charging is allowed.

TOUR 
• Wake up early, greet & say your beautiful mornings to all and eat heavy breakfast @ 7am. 7:45am tour assembly is in front of the Municipality Hall. @ 8am, all in the van/jeep and tour begins.
• Wear non-white and jeans are a no in doing spelunking (caving) in the Sumag-ing Cave (Thursday) or walking over rice paddies to Bomod-ok Falls (Friday). Be in simplest attire at all times and shorts, sandals or slippers are okay.
• All ages are admitted including kids of 4 and can go down the cave or aim also for Bomod-ok Falls for four (4) hours each.
• No step-ins down the cave. The group will be going down barefoot or barefooted. There will be pool swimming, spelunking, rapeling, etc.
• Friday walk to Bomod-ok Falls: bring food for your merienda and lunch and your swimsuit.
• Little fasting is a yes-yes! But eat fruits, bread, drink water or juice or raw vegetables with some sauce, avoid cola.
Others
• Sagada is very people-friendly. Understand dwellers’ accent.
• Listen to tourist guides and guides are accommodating. If you have inquiries, ask them.
• You may give a personal tip and be informed that a group tip is already part of your travel fees. If asking for a personal guide, provide also a personal tip. Two (2) guides for a group of 10.
• Text @ 09187318010 if you have inquiries or decide to eat and be somewhere in the municipality on top of caves
• Don’t forget to try lemon pie or blue berry pie w/ brewed coffee, or be @ the Lemon Pie House or Yoghurt House. Be & eat out also anywhere: Alfredo’s, Log Cabin, Cusina Igorota, Sagada Guest House, Olahbinan, Igorot Inn, Sudimay, and other small eateries.
• Establishments close @ 9pm except for St. Theodore Hospital with a pharmacy.
• Saturday is market day. Buy a lot near the Municipality Hall.
• See Sagada online-resources for other tips for an EXCITING, RELAXING & PLEASURABLE TRIP to the HIGHLANDS of MOUNTAIN PROVINCE.

• Opinions are welcome before, during and after Sagada trip!
• Exploring Sagada is team-building and one learning experience to share, discover and enjoy good life in Cordillera.