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.
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