Bontoc is a less popular destination compared to Banaue and Sagada. However, should you be interested to stay in this town, you’ll be interested to know that there are guides you can hire to show you around, as the tribes in Bontoc are still generally cautious of tourists, especially foreigners.
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| The Bay-yo Terraces from the viewpoint along Halsema Highway |
HOW WE GOT THERE
From Banaue or Sagada, Bontoc is about 1.5 to 2 hours away.
We took a van from Banaue, had a toilet stopover in Bontoc en route to Sagada.
WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO SEE THERE
Stop at the Bay-yo Viewpoint. The Bay-yo Terraces is probably my favorite. Can you see why?
Stop at the Bontoc Museum. There are traditional items like clothing, ancestral weapons for headhunting, agricultural items and photos of the killings the ancestors did when foreign missionaries tried to preach to the tribes. There are also a couple of photos displayed which were taken by Mas Ferré.
Stop at the Bontoc Museum. There are traditional items like clothing, ancestral weapons for headhunting, agricultural items and photos of the killings the ancestors did when foreign missionaries tried to preach to the tribes. There are also a couple of photos displayed which were taken by Mas Ferré.
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| View from Halsema Highway |
HALSEMA HIGHWAY
Halsema Highway is the 240-kilometer road that connects Baguio to Sagada until Bontoc. It is the highest highway in the entire Philippines at 2,255 meters above sea level. It is named after the Former Mayor of Baguio Julius Halsema who opened the highway in the 1930s. The views are awesome in most parts and gets interesting when you get to see the lives the locals live. It can also get scary as most parts of the highway have only two lanes and no railings making it very possible for the vehicles to drop down the cliffs.
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| Some flowers at the Bontoc Stopover |
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