WELCOME TO SAGADA

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MUST VISIT SPOTS IN SAGADA

1) Bokong Falls

Bokong Falls is a beautiful falls where the locals of Sagada learned their swimming skills just like any other locals especially kids and teenagers in the urban zones. If you want to be refreshed by the nature in the form of natural shower, you might want to try it in Bokong Falls.

2) Sagada Rice Terraces

Rice Terraces is one of the major tourist spots in Sagada. It is a magnificent architecture and design using stone. They carved big steps in the mountains with sustainable irrigation to plant their rice. It looks really like Banaue Rice Terraces although Rice Terraces in Sagada are bit smaller but they are really amazing especially at the top view.

3) Lumiang Cave

It is a magnificent cave system which is very deep with Underground River and pools inside. If you love spelunking, you can spend around 3 hours to explore the entire caves. There is a mushroom-like stone formation in the cave which is a perfect spot for taking pictures. The waters are also ice-cold inside fresh from spring. Be warned, this is an awesome cave connection that will surely make you want to come back.

4) Mount Ampacao

Mount Ampacao is the labeled as the highest peak of Sagada. If you want to have an amazing view Sagada, this is a perfect spot trekked by many visitors. Trekking to Mount Ampacao could take 3 hours so make sure you have estimated well the time of arrival at the foot of the mountain before it gets dark. Although the view is best during sunset, better go there in the morning for safety so you can get back when there is still sunlight.

5)Hanging Coffins

One of the reasons that made Sagada popular is its hanging coffins. This is quite unusual but it’s a tradition followed by the natives in Sagada. This is a tradition that not everyone is qualified for they have their own rules and specifications to be followed. Coffins are attached in the side of a cliff and believed that the higher the body, the closer to heaven.

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You can see this vechicles, traditions, creatures only in the Philippines

IGOROT

Igorots are indigenous people living in uplands of Cordillera Region, they are the descendants of the original inhabitants of in the area who managed to resist the Spaniards and American colonization. They were able to retain most of their customs and traditions until now. This people in Cordillera are known previously for a practice of headhunting. The word Igorot is indigenous Filipino word means "Mountaineer" or People from Mountains".

SAGADA BONFIRE FESTIVAL

The Sagada Bonfire Festival is a festivity celebrating the culture and tradition of Cordillera. It showcases ceremonial of bonfire lighting, playing of gongs and dancing. The festivity happens yearly at the night of the New Year’s Eve. This event is being organized yearly by Sagada Genuine Guides Association (SAGGAS) in cooperation with Travel Factor. During our visit, tickets were sold for PHP 350 for the Musical Night and PHP 250 for the Cultural Night. The festival is usually set in different locations every year. In 2014, the celebration happened at the Mabbay Grounds, which is 10-minute jeepney ride from the town proper. Jeepneys were available from the town proper with fare of PHP 20 each.



STRAWBERRY JAM

Strawberry jam, one type of common fruit preserve. Type. Spread. Main ingredients. Fruits or vegetables; sugar, honey or pectin. The ingredients used and how they are prepared determine the type of preserves; jams, jellies, and marmalades are all examples of different styles of fruit preserves that vary based upon the fruit used. In English, the word, in plural form, "preserves" is used to describe all types of jams and jellies