"Sagada a beautiful little town in the mountains" Sagada by OH_DK

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missmarianne, queenn and barbie_sunrise - Sagada

3 great Phil. VT'ers in Marlboro Country

After our Mt. Pulag climb we were 6 VT'ers who took the bus to Sagada - it was a 6 hrs bus ride from Baguio through some beautiful landscapes with rice terraces everywhere going up and down the winding dirt mountain roads.
In this photo you see missmarianne, queenn and barbie_sunrise but in the group were also jonXXX, kentski11 and me OH_DK. The photo is taken in Marlboro Country near Sagada - we were on a day trip with the local guide Alfred. We had a great day hiking in this beautiful landscape - most of the time we were above the clouds and on the way we saw wild horses and many cows.

The hanging coffins

Our group beside the hanging coffins

In Sagada they have an old tradition of hanging the coffins with the dead on a cliff wall like here or put them in a cave.

Sagada museum

Excibits in Sagada museum

This was a private collection of excibits. It was owned by the woman who showed us around. She was closely related to the Igorot tripe that used to be head hunters.
The woman told me that a Danish Antropologist was staying in Sagada and she studied the traditions of the Igorot tripe.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful town, great climate, relaxed friendly people
Cons:no cons
In a nutshell:I think my favorite place on this trip

Last visit to Sagada: Apr 2009
Intro Updated Nov 15, 2009
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Go hiking in Marlboro Country Things to Do (2)

Marlboro is a beautiful untouched landscape to go hiking not far from Sagada. We went on a day trip there with the local... more travel advice

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good food and drinks Restaurants (3)

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Great homemade yoghurt Restaurants (3)

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mircaskirca May 22, 2011 at 2:30 AM

You really are an adventurer, Ove! I see a group of VTers had a great fun ;) The cave looks impressive and so do the rice fields around Baguio. Interesting, the hanging coffins reminds of those in Sulawesi. Homemade yoghurt with granola & mango, mmm... :)
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barbskie Aug 1, 2009 at 2:34 AM

Very interesting area...really a must! hope i can manage it someday. thanks for sharing
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vinc_bilb Jul 22, 2009 at 1:23 AM

I'm dreaming about Sagada... I'll have to go! Thanks for these great pages...
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junecorlett Jun 29, 2009 at 8:23 AM

Thank you Ove for sharing this.
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Helenbb May 13, 2009 at 1:29 AM

They said Filipino are one of the happiest person in the world. i think its quite true . ;)
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cachaseiro May 10, 2009 at 11:51 PM

i agree. the best yogurt in the world is found in sagada.
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aussirose May 3, 2009 at 10:59 PM

Wow Ove!....that is high up!! :o)
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missmarianne Apr 29, 2009 at 6:26 PM

GURLalooooo power!!!