I'm currently on my 10 days trip to Philippines to attend my cousin's wedding. Right after that, my family and I decided to go for our own tour to the Northern part of Luzon, and the first place is Banaue. It took us 12 hours to get there from my mom's hometown. Kebas-kebas jugak punggung dibuatnya. Nasib baik masih berupaya untuk ke toilet.
Anyhow, Banaue is popular for its rice terraces. It is currently one of the heritage of UNESCO which is believed to exist since the last 2000 years. The weather is cooling at 20 degrees and at night it is even colder. There are no big hotels to stay though, but the good things are, there are homestays and inns. They are cheap. We got ourselves a homestay of 4 bedrooms, a hall and a kitchen which cost us only RM200. The homestay is located exactly next to the terraces which we can have a nice beautiful scenery at our room the whole day. As it is cold enough, we never need a fan. (There is no fan actually, at all).
If you like activities and want to learn about the natives, then you can help yourself by going to the Natives Inn. It is about 30 minutes drive from town and there are various activities like canoeing or pools for swimming, a hall and native home at one RM20 per person.
At town, you can find some foreigners of backpackers. It is small, but it's a place you can find market, souvenirs, restaurants, transportation of jeepneys. However, it's a shame that the amount of tourists here do no reflects the actual beauty of this place as maybe the location is a bit far with low connectivity.
