6 DAYS BANAUE RICE TERRACES 

Day 1 - Wednesday Arrival in Manila

            Meet and transfer to hotel.  Overnight accommodation

Day 2 - Manila/ Banaue Journey

            Buffet breakfast in the hotel.  Depart Manila from pick-up point for Banaue via North Expressway.

            The gateway to Banaue is through the land locked evergreen provinces of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Viscaya.

            Countryside settings such as rice fields surrounding the small towns and villages are common sights

             showing simplicity of living.  In San Jose City, a short stop for lunch (direct account).  Resume drive to

            Banaue, stop at Dalton Pass, a historical landmark, then on to Bagabag where picturesque mountains and

            rivers start to ascend to the Ifugao land.  Arrive in Banaue late in the afternoon.   Check-in at Banaue Hotel.

            Overnight accommodation. 

Day 3 - Rice Terraces & Village Tour

            American Breakfast in the hotel.  On board a private local jeepney, tour Banga-an, a traditional village nestled

            in a panoramic valley of terraces.  The 20-minute walk in descending trail permits a closer look of the Ifugao

            world. Mingle with the friendly natives and experience how daily life goes on.  Take a stop at the vantage point

            to view the Rice Terraces reputed as the "8th Wonders of the World", built over 2000 years ago.  

            Overnight accommodation.

Day 4 - Sagada/Bontoc Discovery

            American breakfast in the hotel.  Visit the town of Sagada.  Subject to weather condition, see their ancient   

            burial caves and mummified coffins.  In Bontoc, visit a museum founded by artifacts and photos from the

            mountain tribes.  Before retiring, watch a show to performed by the tribes as they interpret through songs

            and dances their costums & traditions such as courtship and war dance which up tonow some are still

            being practiced.  Overnight at Banaue Hotel.

Day 5 - Banaue/Manila

            American breakfast in the hotel.  Leave Banaue for Manila taking the same routes as Day 02.  

            Overnight accommodation in Manila.

Day 6 - Manila City Tour/ Departure

            Buffet breakfast in the hotel.  Have a glance of the rich cultural and historical contrast of the Old and New

            Manila.  Visit Rizal Park, the walled city of Intramuros and the tour of Fort Santiago.  Proceed to San Agustin

            Church, on to Makati the financial and commercial district  which is in step with the rest of the world.  Drive

            through the reclaimed area where the Cultural Center of the Philippines and convention centers stand

            majestically.  Transfer to the airport.  Depart Manila to catch international flight or take any of the islands

            holidays.  

Inclsuions:

-Roundtrip airport transfers with airport coordinator on arrival

-Two nights accommodation with buffet breakfast at Heritage Hotel in Manila.

-4 days/3nights Banaue Package: three nights accommodation with American or Filipino breakfast at Banaue Hotel,

 air-con transportation Manila/Banaue/Manila, viewpoint/Banga-an village tour by local jeepney (exclusive use),

 Tribal Show services of English or German(or other language on a first come first serve basis) speaking tour guide

 from/to Manila for the duration of the Banaue package.