HISTORICAL
* Rizal Memorial Plaza (Bontoc)
found at the heart of the capital town. The statue of Dr. Jose Rizal stands towering the plaza, which serves as a good respite and also as a playground and meeting venue for programs and other gatherings.
CULTURAL
1. Bontoc Village Museum (Bontoc)
- located within the Catholic Sister's Convent and Saint Vincent's Elementary School. Sister Basil Gekiere, ICM, founded it. It features a range of artifacts crafted by the Igorots for domestic purposes, to be used for traditional celebrations or practices. Inside the museum, one could appreciate the distinct richness of the Igorot's way of life. Beside the museum building is a model of traditional Bontoc village, which highlights some of the various aspects of the Bontoc material culture.
2. Backstrap and Loom Weaving Houses
- Loom weaving is done in Sabangan and Sagada. Samoki, a village in Bontoc specializes in backstrap weaving. Various colorful woven materials like knapsacks, placemats, bags and purses among other products.
3. Ato/Dap-ay
- Traditionally, it is a place where the Council of Elders holds various ceremonies, meetings and happenings which maybe religious, social and political in nature. It is a public structure used as a dormitory by the bachelors, widowers, young boys and visitors in the village. A fireplace is built at the center and a wooden pole stands opposite it where heads of animals butchered and sacrificed are hung.
NATURAL
1. Mainit Hotsprings
- 18 kilometers up from Bontoc; 30 minutes by chartered of Public Utility Jeepney ride (Bontoc-Mainit - 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.) or two (2) hours by foot.
2. Mornang Hotspring
- 4 kilometers from Barlig proper
3. Sadanga Hotspring
- 24 kilometers from Poblacion Bontoc (with bathroom facility)
4. Caves / Hanging Coffins
- feature shimmering underground streams with golden or silvery stalactite and stalagmite formations and cool nature pools inside. Hanging coffins placed high steep rock formations.
-Experience the thrill of hearing echoes of your own shouts as you trek to the burial ground. Witness the aged-old practice of the people to respect their dead.
5. Sagada
- Matangkib Cave, Sugong Cave, Lumiyang Cave, Sumaguing Cave, Balangagan Cave, Nangongogan Cave, Latipan Cave, Cansil Cave
*Sumaguing Cave- Known as the Big Cave, it is endowed with various rock formations showcasing stalactities spread-out royal palatial curtain forms and the spacious dance hall where bats twitter.
SAGADA ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDES' ASSOCIATION
Sagada, Mt. Province
Philippines 2619
STANDARD GUIDE RATES (FEE change w/o prior notice)
CAVING
| No. of pax | Guide Fee (in Pesos) | No. of Guides |
| 1-4 | 300.00 (Lamp fee included) | 1 |
| 5 | 350.00 (Lamp fee included) | 1 |
| 6-9 | 600.00 (Lamp fee included) | 2 |
| 10 | 650 (Lamp fee included) | 2 |
| 11-14 | 70.00/pax + 150.00 lamp fee | 3 |
| 15 | 1,050.00 (Lamp fee included) | 3 |
| 16-19 | 70.00/pax + 200.00 lamp fee | 4 |
| 20-24 | 50.00/pax + 200.00 lamp fee | 4 |
| 25 and above |
60.00/pax + lamp fee (ratio of 1 guide to 5 persons) |
NOTE:
• Additional guides could be provided upon request
• Children shall be charge full rates
• Accidents are not the sole responsibility of the guide
• Cave connection has a different rate
6. Besao
- Liang Burial Cave (can be reached through regular jeepney ride to the poblacion and hiking to reach the caves).
7. Lakes/Waterfalls
- found amidst tall, green pine trees evoking feelings of freshness and tranquility
8. Sagada:
-Bumod-ok Falls
*Measuring 75 meters high, it can be reached by hiking through a 20 minute downhill walk through the rice terraces.
-Danum Lake
-Bodong Lake
-Aguid
-Fidelisan Waterspots
9. Besao: Banao Lake
10. Tadian: Gawaan Lake
*accessibility - regular public utility jeepney and foot trekking to site
MOUNTAINS WITH MAJESTIC TOWERING PEAKS AND SHARP RIDGES:
11. Mt. Clitoris (Tadian)
- Formerly Mount Mogao is a canonical shaped and stands proudly over 3 villages. It is considered as sacred and appears serene and solemn at dusk or dawn.
12. Mt. Amuyao (Barlig)
- Thickly forested and beckons for wilderness walk and site of ABS-CBN and RCPI satellite.
-The third highest mountain in the country at 2,714 meters above sea level, it is the favorite trekking destination of mountaineering enthusiasts. It is a typical mossy forest where endemic and indigeneous fauna and flora can be found.
13. Mt. Calawitan (Sabangan)
14. Mt. Polis and Mt. Pagturao (Bontoc)
15. Mt. Ampucao (Sagada)
TREKKING (FEE change w/o prior notice)
BIG FALLS
| No. of pax | Guide Fee (in Pesos) | No. of Guides |
| 1-10 | 500.00 | 1 |
| 11-15 | 600.00 | 2 |
| 16-20 | 700.00 | 3 |
MT. AMPUCAO
| No. of pax | Guide Fee (in Pesos) | No. of Guides |
| 1-10 | 500.00 | 1 |
| 11-15 | 600.00 | 2 |
| 16-20 | 700.00 | 3 |
MT. POLIS
| No. of pax | Guide Fee (in Pesos) | No. of Guides |
| 1-10 | 700.00 | 1 |
| 11-15 | 800.00 | 2 |
| 16-20 | 900.00 | 3 |
SIGHT SEEING
| No. of pax | Guide Fee (in Pesos) | No. of Guides |
| 1-10 | 300.00 | 1 |
| 11-15 | 450.00 | 2 |
| 16-20 | 600.00 | 3 |
16. Besao Sunset (Besao)
- a primitive formation of two rocks where farmers can determine seasons by how the sun's rays fit into the crevices in the rock formation.
17. Alab Petroglyphs (Bontoc)
- a huge rock inscribed with bows and arrows believed to tell the ancient fertility rites of the natives.
18. Chico River Panoramic View
- the mountain tops and mountain sides provide panoramic/scenic viewing of the winding Chico River meandering through ricefields, rocks and sand as well as good vantage points to humble dwellings of the villagers.
Viewpoints: Gala (Sabangan) Mt. Polis Pagturao (Bontoc) Maligcong
19. Cagubatan Enchanted Eels (Tadian)
- the eels thriving in the Cagubatan spring are conceived to be sacred and thus could not be eaten, they are believed to maintain the continuous flow of water to irrigate the rice fields.
MAN - MADE ATTRACTIONS
1. Mountain Province Trade Center
- a mini-shopping center managed by the Department of Trade and Industry where skillfully crafted indigenous products are sold.
2. Rice Terraces
- mini stairways to the sky, distinct from the Banaue Rice Terraces because they are made up of perfectly engineered stone riprap.
* Aguid Rice Terraces
-many visitors to Sagada caves are unaware of the presence of the rice terraces carved out from mountain slopes located in the northern part of the municipality. This wondeful sight to behold has been mesmerizing tourists who get to see it.
*Maligcong Rice Terraces
-About 7 kilometers from Bontoc proper, one gets rewarded with the pleasant view of rice terraces. A 45 minute hike from Bontoc, it is famous for its stone walled rice terraces ascending like stairways to the mountain top.
Bauko: Bagnen Rice Terraces
Besao: Besao Rice Terraces, Bucas Rice Terraces
Bontoc: Maligcong Rice Terraces, Bayyo Rice Terraces, and Bontoc Poblacion Rice Terraces, Dalican Rice Terraces
Sagada: Kiltepan Rice Terraces, Tanulong Rice Terraces, and Suyo Rice Terraces Bulongan Rice Terraces, Bangaan Rice Terraces, Ambasing Rice Terraces, Fidelisan Rice Terraces
Sadanga: Sadanga Rice Terraces, Focong Rice Terraces
Natonin: Natonin Rice Terraces
Barlig: Barlig Rice Terraces