Trekking
Trekking is beginning to become a serious activity in the Philippines, and although there are few well-marked trails as yet, there are always local guides available to show you the way. Don't be tempted to wander off into the cordilleran wilderness on your own. Many areas are isolated and medical facilities and rescue services are few and far between. If you get into trouble you could have a long wait before anyone finds you. Most of the challenging trails are around Sagada, Bontoc and Banaue. In all of these towns there is a tourist office that can help arrange guides . In smaller barrios a good place to look for a guide is at the barangay (village) hall or town hall. Barangay officials are usually only too eager to help. The guide you are allocated won't have any official certification as a guide, but rest assured he'll know the area like the back of his hand. Rates for a guide start from a few hundred pesos today, but he'll expect a good tip if he gets you home safely. Don't underestimate the weather in the mountains. The Philippines may be tropical, but at altitude it can get within inches of freezing at night and cloud can descend fast, resulting in poor visibility. In many places you are likely to be scrambling through inhospitable terrain. If it remains hot and sunny there's the potential problem of dehydration. Take plenty of water and sip it regularly as you walk. Don't wait until you feel thirsty because by then it might be too late. And make sure you have good waterproof clothing, just in case. Many trekking clubs in the Philippines ask potential members to take a fitness test first, an indication that walking through this rugged landscape is not always a walk in the park.
TOROGISASEHR says "visit our land and see how famous we cordillerans are..... and see how igorots look like... don't rely on the negative buzzes coming from some ignorant people..........
" travellerandrea says "Visit Santa Ana, Cagayan North (www.santa-ana-cagayan.blogspot.com). It's one of the best places in the world - virtually untouched, it an undiscovered paradise of sorts. There's a lot of rooms for tent-pitching. Room rates in resorts are also very cheap (p1,200 per aircon room for 4 people). There are long stretch of white sand beaches. There's a Spanish-time lighthouse you can climb and the sight up there is just awsome! If angels are with you, you get to encounter the minke whales or the dolphinsl.
" MONTANOSABryle,Buluan, Conner,Apayao says "Montanyosa in igorot means cordillera.Cordillera Administrative Region has 6 provincesand 1 city. The provinces(W/ their capitals) are ABRA-Bangued, BENGUET-Latrinidad, IFUGAO-Banae, APAYAO-Kabuugao, KALILNGA-Tabuk, MT. PROVINCE-Bontoc. And the only city of this region is THE SUMMER CAPITAL of the Philippines, BAGUIO. IGOROT is the people of CAR, so their are still tribes under igorot such as kankanaey, iisneg, kiangan, ibaloi, and many more."
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