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Gateway Manila North Round Tour 5 days of exploring Bagui, Mt. Data and Banaue and the exciting 8th wonder of the world, the Banaue Rice Terraces, Minimum 2 pax., Valid until March 2002 INCLUSIONS: - All transfer as specified in itinerary - 1/2 twin-sharing accommodation - Half board (dinner at 1st day and ending with ABF on the 5th day) - Services of German speaking tour guide - All entry of German transfers ITINERARY DAY 01 FRIDAY MANILA - BAGUIO VIA BACOLOR - 0700H - Depart from your hotel for Baguio via air-con or coach, though the North Expressway reaching Bacolor Pampanga in 2 hours. This town is among hundreds of towns and villages, which have been devastated by Mt. Pinatubo's eruption in June 1993. Tour the village by jeepney and visit the Basilica, which is now 3/4 buried in lahar. See the remaining roofs of houses covered by Lahar. Mt. Pinatubo's wrath continues to wreak havoc on the lives of the villagers every year as the monsoon rains carry lahar form the bowels of Mt. Pinatubo adding more layers of lahar. Townsfolk have adopted to nature wrath by building houses on stilts which are several meters high. Proceed to Baguio in the province of Benguet, 1,500 kms high up in the Cordillera Mountains. It is approximately 4 hours drive through countryside. Check-in at El Cielito Inn. - Cielito Inn. DAY 02 SATURDAY BAGUIO - MT. DATA, BONTOC - 0630H - American Breakfast - 0700 - 0730H - Depart for Mt. Data via the La Trinidad Valley. Stops can be made at Bell Church were on request you get your fortune told by one of the priest. These scenic drive along the Halmesa mountain highway give breathtaking views of the vegetables terraces formed by Benguet tribes; you will also see the breathtaking scenery of the tiny villages in the valleys down below. On to the Mountain Trail. Arrive Mt. Data. Afternoon - free. Dinner and overnight at Mt. Data Lodge. DAY 03 SUNDAY MT. DATA - BANAUE - 0600-0630H Breakfast - 0630-0730H Depart Mt. Data for Banaue. Passing through the Mountain town of Sagada, to visit the hanging coffins in one of the caves. You see these hanging coffins along winding mountain trails of Sagada. Proceed to Bontoc. Drive along winding mountain trail on Bontoc. Bontoc is the mountain province's capital and crossroads. Visit the Bontoc Museum, which was founded by Belgian sisters who have been active in the area for decades. It consist of four well aid out rooms featuring artifacts and olds photos plus a group of traditional houses. Lunch on the way (pax account). Afternoon arrive at Banaue. The spectacle is breathtaking. Whole chains at mountains terraced from top to bottom for the cultivation of rice sculptured and curved from the steep mountain sides by the Ifugaos with their bare hands and crude stone implements centuries ago. Check in Banaue Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Banaue Hotel. DAY 04 MONDAY BANAUE and surroundings - ABF. Ride a jeepney with a stop at view point and proceed to the village of Banga-an 2 kms further at the jucntion leadign ot Batad. Meeting the Ifugao village. Back to Hotel. Afternoon you may want to trek to Bang-an Village from you hotel. Visit the wet market and witness a typical Ifugao market day. Dinner and overnight - Banaue Hotel. DAY 05 TUESDAY BANAUE - MANILA - American Breakfast. - 0800H - Depart Banaue for Manila via Philippines-Friendship Highway, passing through the Central Plains of Luzon the biggest rice farming in the Philippines. Lunch on the way. Transfer and check-in at the booked hotel. cost: Usd 588.00 pp