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Off The Beaten Path: Benguet
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  • The Cordilleran province of Benguet surrounds Baguio and is on the way to Sagada, yet receives few visitors in its own right. This is a pity, as Benguet has a lot to offer. Perhaps its most unique attractions are the mummies of the Ibaloy tribe around the town of Kabayan, which is also a gateway to Mount Pulog National Park.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Beyond Banaue & Batad
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  • Banaue may get all the fame, and Batad all the backpacker traffic, but in fact the rice terraces of three more areas in Ifugao are also World Heritage Sites. These are near Kiangan, Hapao and Mayoyao. They are no less beautiful than the more famous and accessible Banaue terraces, yet receive very few visitors.
    This means that if you do go, you will also receive a friendlier, more natural reception in addition to having the stunning views all for yourself.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Mountain Province off the beaten track
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  • Very few tourists ever venture beyond Sagada and Bontoc in Mountain Province, even though this part of the Cordillera is probably home to the most diverse and traditional cultures of the region, as well as absolutely beautiful landscapes and adventurous trekking possiblities.
    A perfect area to get off the beaten track.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Kalinga
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  • The province of Kalinga, north of Mountain province, is home to the Cordillera's most famous warrior tribes. Even today, tribal wars are common between villages, and even the Marcos government had to back down against the Kalingas' resistance to damming the Chico River valley here. Nevertheless, the Kalinga are hospitable to visitors who show respect towards them, and villages in the south of this province have preserved traditional architecture to a greater extent than any other part of the Cordillera.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Apayao
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  • The northernmost and least visited province of the Cordillera, Apayao is about as far off the beaten track as you can get. The native Isneg people have abandoned their traditions more quickly than other Cordilleran tribes, but in the remoter villages you may still find examples of traditional architecture that resemble the boat-shaped houses of Sumatra and Sulawesi in Indonesia.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Nueva Viscaya
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  • The province of Nueva Viscaya is the southern gateway to the Cagayan Valley region. Its western side shares its culture and scenery with the Cordillera, while in the east, the once infamous headhunters of the Ilongot tribe inhabit the Sierra Madre.
    This is another place to get well of the beaten track, and enjoy trekking through scenic mountains and tribal villages.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Aurora
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  • Aurora Province is across the Sierra Madre on North Luzon's remote Pacific coast.
    Its capital Baler has some good beaches that attract some surfers (more locals than foreigners), and the forested mountains provide a beautiful backdrop to the unspoilt coastline.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Isabela
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  • The huge Cagayan Valley province of Isabela also gets very few visitors other than those transiting through. Here too, the main attraction is the wild Sierra Madre mountain range, which is especially unspoilt on the sparsely inhabited Pacific coast of the province. A huge chunk of this region has been declared the Palanan Wilderness Biosphere Reserve, possibly the most intact area of rainforest in the Philippines.
    Towns on the east coast still have a definite frontier feel to them, and this area is also a stronghold of Negrito aboriginals..

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    Off The Beaten Path: Callao caves
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  • There are plenty of caves in the limestone hills around the village of Callao, on the western side of the Sierra Madre in Cagayan Province. Apart from the huge Callao Cave (on the photo), most are almost completely unexplored and offer tremendous potential for adventure caving.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Babuyan Islands
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  • These beautiful islands off the north coast of Luzon remain completely unspoilt by tourism.
    That is unlikely to change too, as they are hard to get to - there are no flights and even boat services are scarce and irregular - especially in the typhoon season!

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    Comments for hunwagner about Philippines
    sarah28 Sat May 9, 2009 17:36 UTC
     hey thanks for tips, looked at your page and its very useful, im australian, studying chinese in taipei atm. im planning to go to philippines in a few weeks - we will only be there for 1 week - any must see tips or recommended travel itinerary?? Thanks!
    AbelleC Sat Nov 15, 2008 14:47 UTC
     Hello hunwagner! Such interest in my country, even if you weren't too impressed. But you're right about our people being more chummy than most Asians. If you decide to revisit, my friends and I will take you around. God bless!
    Microcosm_of_time Sun Aug 3, 2008 06:44 UTC
     I'm a Filipino but I haven't been to most of the places you've been to much less build pages like you do. Mabuhay ka!
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