La Trinidad Things to Do Tips by cyndymc

Trek to Mt. Kalugong

If you're a mountain trekker, you can set a hike to KALUGONG VIEW POINT which offers a view of both sides of La Trinidad Valley. If you're not into mountain trekking, just appreciate it from afar :-)

Address: La Trinidad

Have Your Fortune Told

By the roadside of the national highway stands the Bell Church, sometimes referred to as Bell Tower. It is a Buddhist temple built by the early Chinese settlers, known for its beautifully landscaped garden, and fountain. Tourists go there not only to appreciate Chinese architecture, but also to have their palms read and fortune told.

(Photos by my friend, Jayvee Olarte-Moltio, a talented La Trinidad native.)

Address: La Trinidad

Directions: From Baguio, right side of National Hi-way, near Provincial Capitol

Buy Your Vegetables Directly From La Trinidad

Most of the vegetables in the Baguio Public Market come from La Trinidad. If you're going to the strawberry farm anyway, might as well buy vegetables also there where it's much cheaper. Enterprising vegetable farmers have already put up stalls at the Strawberry farm, but you can opt to buy at the public market or trading post. The trading post sells either by wholesale or retail.

Address: La Trinidad

Directions: Public Market or Trading Post or strawberry farm

Delicious Strawberry Ice Cream on Cone

When we parked our car at the Strawberry Fields, I noticed many tourists buying "dirty" ice cream from ambulant ice cream vendors. ("Dirty" ice cream is just the term used to refer to ice cream not manufactured by ice cream factories; it is not necessarily really dirty, but some avoid it because they are homemade or made by small entrepreneurs that might not have strict Quality Control procedures).

I have already finished buying strawberries and vegetables when I saw more tourists buying and eating strawberry ice cream. I decided to take the risk of stomach trouble; I also bought an ice cream cone. The strawberry ice cream was delicious! I bought another one; this time, my husband was intrigued about the taste, so he also had one. He commented that it was more a strawberry-flavored sherbet than an ice cream because it wasn't creamy, but he agreed that it was delicious. Before we finally left the parking lot, I had my 3rd cone of ice cream.

Thank God, I didn't have stomach trouble! Try it when you go there:)

Sorry, I don't have pictures; I was so happy with the ice cream, I forgot to "document" it, besides, my hands were busy holding the ice cream cone:)

Address: Strawberry Fields, La Trinidad

Directions: Parking Lot of the Strawberry Fields

Pick Your Strawberries Straight From The Farm

Young or old, local or foreigner, you'll enjoy picking strawberries straight from the Strawberry Farm. It so exciting choosing your strawberry the way you like it - unripe, half ripe or fully ripen; big, medium or small.

If you're in a hurry, you can just buy freshly picked strawberries from the vendors at the Strawberry Farm. They sell strawberry jam, too.

Address: Strawberry Farm, La Trinidad