My BANAUE and SAGADA Itinerary with Kids (Day 6: Sagada to Manila, Side trip to Balete/Dalton Pass)

My BANAUE and SAGADA Itinerary with Kids 

(Day 6: Sagada to Manila, Side trip to Balete/Dalton Pass)

DAY 1. FRIDAY
MANILA - KIANGAN

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DAY 2. SATURDAY

KIANGAN-BATAD-KIANGAN

See the BATAD RICE TERRACES

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DAY 3. SUNDAY

KIANGAN - BANAUE - SAGADA

See the Banaue Rice Terraces at the Banaue Viewpoint

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DAY 4. MONDAY

SAGADA

Do SPELUNKING AT SUMAGUING CAVE

See the LUMIANG BURIAL CAVE

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DAY 5. TUESDAY

SAGADA

See Echo Valley and Hanging Coffins
Do the Sagada Zipline

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DAY 6. WEDNESDAY

SAGADA - MANILA

See Dalton Pass

OUR ACTUAL ITINERARY FOR THE DAY:

8:20 AM - 8:40 AM:

We left St. Joseph's Resthouse.

We passed by Lemon Pie house to pick up the Lemon Pie we ordered as pasalubong for the people back home.

8:40 AM - 11:50 AM:

 We traveled from Sagada to Lagawe

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM:

Lunch at Gazebo Restaurant, Lagawe 

Check out my post: Gazebo Restaurant in Lagawe: A Great Meal Stop on the way to the Banaue Rice Terraces 

12:30 PM - 2:45 PM:

We traveled from Lagawe to Balete (Dalton) Pass  

2:45 PM - 3:25 PM:

We explored the Balete (Dalton) Pass Tourism Complex

Check out my post: The Road to Banaue: Why Stop and Visit Balete (Dalton) Pass 

Balete (Dalton Pass) View deck

 3:25 PM - 7:00 PM:

We traveled from Balete (Dalton) Pass to North Luzon Expressway

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM:

We had dinner at Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at Caltex Mega Station at North Luzon Expressway.

9:30 PM:

We arrived home.

SAGADA: Where to Find "Fast Food"

SAGADA: Where to Find "Fast Food"

It's always a challenge finding "fast food" in remote towns like Sagada. When my family thinks of "fast food" during these trips, it doesn't mean that we crave for McDonalds, Jollibee or any of the famous fast food chains. What we actually want are food served fast, meaning food served less than the standard one hour serving time of restaurants in remote towns and provinces. 

With all the walking and adventures we experience, all we want is to fill our hunger fast with hot meals. So the first thing we ask when we enter a restaurant is not what their specialty is but how fast is the fastest meal they can serve and what meal that is. If they answer that they can serve the meal in 15 minutes, we usually order that meal. But if they can only serve meals more than 30 minutes to an hour, we transfer to another restaurant.

Here is a list of restaurants where we ate and places where you can find "fast food"

WHERE TO FIND READY-TO-EAT MEALS

(in Tagalog, TURO-TURO food)

You can find turo-turo food at the
Basement of Eduardo Gaudan Longid Centrum

At the basement, you can find the ff. restaurants serving these meals:

1. 7J's Diner
2. Dap-Ayan Restaurant
3. Shamrock Cafe
4. Dalican 2 Restaurant

Meals composed of one viand and rice range from 90-120 pesos.

WHERE WE ATE MEALS SERVED IN 15 MINUTES

YOGHURT HOUSE

This is the fast meal we ordered:
Sweet Spicy Java Chicken
(served with rice and vegetable salad)
P190.00

And of course, we tried the yoghurt which they are famous for:

Natural Yoghurt with Honey
P85.00

Fruits in Season with Yoghurt
P140.00

Banana, Granola Yoghurt
P85.00

THE MENU

INSIDE YOGHURT HOUSE

LEMON PIE HOUSE

Fried Eggs, Garlic Rice with Longganiza
P100.00

Fried Chicken with Regular Rice and Salad
P130.00

THE FAMOUS LEMON PIE
P200.00 per pan

P80.00 per slice

THE MENU

INSIDE LEMON PIE HOUSE

My BANAUE and SAGADA Itinerary with Kids (Day 5: Echo Valley, Hanging Coffins in Sagada)

My BANAUE and SAGADA Itinerary with Kids 

(Day 5: Echo Valley, Hanging Coffins in Sagada)

DAY 1. FRIDAY
MANILA - KIANGAN

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DAY 2. SATURDAY

KIANGAN-BATAD-KIANGAN

See the BATAD RICE TERRACES

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DAY 3. SUNDAY

KIANGAN - BANAUE - SAGADA

See the Banaue Rice Terraces at the Banaue Viewpoint

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DAY 4. MONDAY

SAGADA

Do SPELUNKING AT SUMAGUING CAVE

See the LUMIANG BURIAL CAVE

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DAY 5. TUESDAY

SAGADA

See Echo Valley and Hanging Coffins
Do the Sagada Zipline

Map of the Route for Today:

Check out my post: How to find Echo Valley and the Hanging Coffins for more details of the itinerary below.

OUR ACTUAL ITINERARY:

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

We started the tour to Echo Valley from the entrance of St. Mary's Church.

This is St. Mary's Church.

We passed by the Sagada zipline and went of the stairs.

This leads to the cemetery.

We passed by the Sagada Anglican cemetery or St. Mary the Virgin Cemetery
My tip: Make sure to find the tomb of the famous historian,
William Henry Scott.

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

We stopped to view Echo Valley.

Hanging coffins viewed from the top of Echo Valley
The coffins hang from limestone cliffs.
These coffins are not accessible to the public
The coffins are hard to see because they're already the same color as the limestone cliffs.

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

We walked down to the Hanging Coffins.

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM

We viewed the Hanging Coffins.

10:40 AM - 10:50 AM

We walked up to the top again. 

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Played around echo valley...

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

We walked back to the area of St. Mary's Church.

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM

We rode the Sagada Zipline.

Check out my post: Where to Ride the Zipline and do Rock Climbing for more details.

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

We brought back our guide to the Saggas Office

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

We had Lunch at Lemon Pie House

We visited Sagada Brew.

We bought takeout dinner at Eduardo Gaudan Longid Centrum.

Rest of the day:

We rested at St. Joseph's Resthouse and ate the dinner we took out.

DAY 6. WEDNESDAY

SAGADA - MANILA

See Dalton Pass

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