Wishing to visit the cool mountains of the Cordilleras to escape the summer heat? There's currently only one bus line going
to Banaue, Ifugao for you to see the Banaue Rice Terraces.

These information on Ohayami Trans Bus to Banaue, Kiangan, Lagawe and Baguio City (Benguet)

Ohayami Bus Company Trip Schedule
Sampaloc, Manila to Banaue, Ifugao daily at 9pm and 10pm
Bus Fare/Ticket Price: PhP450.00 one-way
Ticket may be reserved but you need to pay for it in advance

Main Office: Ohayami Shop , Dullagan, Pob. West, Lagawe, Ifugao, 3600
Manila terminal: cor, J. fajardo st., Lacson ave., Sampaloc
Contact number: * 09276493055 , * 02-5160501 (manila) * 09175617344 (ifugao)
Email: reservation@ohayamitrans.com
website: www.ohayamitrans.com




How to get to Ohayami Trans Bus terminal:

for an updated, accurate online map of Ohayami Trans Bus terminal, please click here

From LRT 2 Pureza Station, walk along Ramon Magsaysay then board a jeepney with signboard Tayuman (The Tayuman - Lardizabal jeepney route) at the corner of M dela Fuente (formerly Trabajo). Drop off at the corner of J. Fajardo. You can walk here, take a pedicab or a jeepney bound to Quiapo (the Quiapo- Lealtad jeepneys) and alight after crossing A.H. Lacson (formerly Gov. Forbes). There's a Seaoil gas station opposite as landmark.

From LRT Tayuman Station, walk along Tayuman Street going to Oroquieta then board a jeepney with signboard Lardizabal (The Tayuman - Lardizabal jeepney route). Drop off at the corner of J. Fajardo and Vicente Cruz. You can take a pedicab or a jeepney bound to Quiapo (the Quiapo- Lealtad jeepneys) and alight after crossing A.H. Lacson (formerly Gov. Forbes). There's a Seaoil gas station opposite as landmark.

If you're taking the jeepney from Taft or from Quezon City, alight at the corner of Espana and Lacson (near UST) then walk to the terminal (going to Nagtahan Bridge). You will pass by G.V. Florida bus terminal.

*the Ohayami Trans bus station can best be reached by taxi from LRT 1 Tayuman station, and LRT 2 Legarda or Pureza station.

Driving directions to Ohayami Trans Bus Station:

from Makati, the easiest route (but not necessarily the fastest as always) is via Buendia, right to Osmena Highway, right to Quirino Avenue cross Nagtahan Bridge to A.H. Lacson then turn left to Fajardo St.

from Quezon City, head to Quezon Avenue, pass Mabuhay Rotonda (formerly Welcome Rotonda) to Espana Boulevard then turn left to A.H. Lacson


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Looking for nice, cheap place to stay in Banaue? Look no further, herewith is a list of accommodations in Banaue (hotels, inns, lodges, pension houses) that you can inquire from to reserve a place to stay, some with a view of Banaue Rice Terraces

Banaue Accommodations: Hotels, Inns, Lodges, Pension Houses:
See also How to Get to Banaue

Banaue Hotel & Youth Hostel
Telephone Number: +63.2.524.2513; +63.2.524.2495
Remarks: Government-owned and operated. Facilities: restaurant, swimming pool, large parking lot, cultural presentations. With backpacker accommodations (dormitory type rooms) at budget prices

Batad Pension and Restaurant
Mobile: +63.921.737.1745

Cristina Inn
Telephone Number: +63.906.977.3771

Fairview Inn
Telephone Number: +63.919.424.8201
Email Address: dictrebolledo@yahoo.com.ph
Remarks: near Banaue Hotel and the post office

Foreigner's Inn

Greenview Lodge
Telephone Number: +63.74.386.4021; +63.920.540.4225

Halfway Lodge
Telephone Number: +63.74.386.4082; +63.919.614.2266
Remarks: restaurant with a view of Banaue Rice Terraces

Hillside Inn and Restaurant
Telephone Number: +63.919.379.9599; +63.905.769.9796

Las Vegas Restaurant and Lodge
Room rates: PhP250.00/person
Remarks: hostels with kitchen for guests who wish to cook their own food; free wi-fi Internet at the restaurant/bar and nightlife

Native Village Inn

People's Lodge
Telephone Number: +63.74.386.4014; +63.919.532.5605
Remarks: near the market and Banaue Tourism office

Ramon's Homestay (Batad)
Contact Number: +63.927.678.3932; +63.918.243.9827
Remarks: has learning and cultural center about Ifugao life

Rita's Mount View Inn and Restaurant
Telephone Number: +63.910.842.3076

Samson's Homestay.
Remarks: Inside the Batad Village

Sanafe Lodge
Room Rate: PhP600.00 for single rooms
Remarks: restaurant with a view of Banaue Rice Terraces

Spring Village
Telephone Number: +63.916.927.9623
Remarks: large parking area

Simon's Inn
Telephone Number: +63.919.261.9566

Stairway Restaurant and Lodge
Remarks: restaurant with a view of Banaue Rice Terraces

Uyami’s Green View Lodge

Waterfall Side Inn

Tutubi is not in any way affiliated with any of these Banaue accommodations. Please contact the banaue hotel directly through published contact numbers, email address or official websites for inquiries, reservations, group tours, bookings, room rates, promos and cultural show schedules. You may contact Batad Tourist Information office for more information and contact persons at telephone number +63.905.397.2317

You can also leave comments about the places or give updates/reviews when available

*with thanks to R (who went to banaue recently) for providing the list (hope you send the pictures too :)

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Tutubi visited Solano, Nueva Vizcaya a few months ago and verified with his friend the presence of jeepneys going to Banaue via Lagawe town.

Recently, another friend of his visited Banaue and gave Tutubi an updated information on "how to get to Banaue, Ifugao" via public transportation for the Banaue Rice Terraces and experience the living traditions that made it to the exclusive list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Banaue Rice terraces featured on the old one thousand peso bill

How to Get to Banaue, Ifugao

Tutubi was able to visit Banaue Rice Terraces years ago in a trip with Ironwulf but only for a very, very limited time.

How to Commute to Banaue by bus from Manila:

UPDATE: Autobus and Florida Bus Lines no longer serve the Manila to Banaue route

Ohayami Trans bus to Banaue now serves the route with the same
travel time of 8-9 hours
Bus fare to Banaue: PhP450.00
Trip Schedules: daily, First trip at 9pm, second (last regular trip) at 10pm. Extra trips during peak periods
Bus terminal is at the corner of J. Fajardo and Lacson (formerly Gov. Forbes) in Sampaloc, Manila (near UST)
You can reserve your bus ticket seat at their official website or calling
Ohayami Trans contact number
Manila: +63.927.649.3055; +63.2.516.0501
Ifugao: +63.917.561.7344
Email address: ohayami@ohayamitrans.com

How to Get to Banaue from Baguio City

just hop on a bus to Baguio (e.g. Victory Liner) take a taxi to Ohayami Trans terminal then ride a bus to Banaue.

How to get to Banaue via Solano, Nueva Vizcaya:

Ride a bus to Solano, Nueva Vizcaya with buses of Victory Liner, GV Florida, Baliwag Transit or any bus going to Tuguegarao or Isabela.

via Solano, Nueva Vizcaya

Alight in Solano town of Nueva Vizcaya near a gas station where the jeepneys wait for passengers. Board a jeepney with signboard Lagawe (Ifugao). In Lagawe, ride another jeep to Banaue. Total travel time by 2 jeepney rides is 4-5 hours

via Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya

Victory Liner bus fare from EDSA, Kamias bus terminal is PhP349.00. At Bagabag junction you can ride the jeepney to banawe rice terraces

For driving directions to Banaue if you have your own car, you're really adventurous if you want this but it's not recommended at night if it's also your first time to go there and also for SUVs and pick-ups, not sedans.

You can try this Manila - Banaue route:
Manila -NLEX -SCTEX - right Tarlac - La Paz road - Cabanatuan - Talavera - Munoz - San Jose - Sta. Fe - Aritao - Bambang - Bayombong - Solano - turn left to the road going to Banaue before you reach Bagabag - Lamut - Lagawe - Banaue (Ifugao)


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Right after finishing his official job in San Mateo town, the drive southwards back to Santiago City was interrupted again by Tutubi when he saw the road signs leading to Magat Dam on a road also leading to Ifugao province. He instructed his driver to turn right on a mostly "rocky" road leading to the dam said to be a popular picnic place for the locals

Tutubi's driver wanted him to buy tilapia grown in cages in the lake but found none selling the fish and so just took a few photos before leaving.

picture of Magat dam with the massive spillway on the background

According to a sign at Magat Dam, "The Magat Dam Brief History:

The construction of the Magat Dam and appurtenant structures, the principal feature of the Magat River Project (MRRP) was authorized by Presidential Decree 693 signed on May 7, 1975 by the late President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos.

Implementation of the project was based on the preliminary study conducted in 1973 by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) with the assistance of the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Subsequent detailed and extensive damsite investigation and engineering studies further confirmed the feasibility of what is now known as NIA's most daring infrastructure project and one of Asia's biggest dams today.

The total project cost is P3.4B, jointly financed by the Philippine Government and the World Bank. It was inaugurated on October 27, 1982 by the late President Marcos. It was inaugurated on October 27, 1982 by the late President Marcos. He said 'This is a truly a day of pride for all those who worked in the project for all our people and our country.'"

The present hydro-electric power plant is acting in reserve capacity. It only runs when additional power is needed
The lake reservoir, created from Magat River, is now used as tilapia farms by some enterprising locals
A place where harvested tilapia from the fish cages are unloaded from boats and loaded on jeepneys. Notice also the low water level of the dam

Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant sits at the boundary of Alfonso Lista town of Ifugao (part of the Cordillera Administrative Region) and the town of Ramon, Isabela.

Other dams in the Philippines are La Mesa Dam in Quezon City/Rizal province (site of the La Mesa Ecopark), Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija, San Roque Dam in Pangasinan, Wawa Dam in Montalban (Rodriguez), Rizal. A similar project can also be found in Laguna with Caliraya Lake(including Lake Lumot) as reservoirs.

Tutubi would also love to visit the engineering wonder of Hoover Dam in Colorado, USA and the Three Gorges Dam in China, currently the world's largest hydro-electric power plant in the world.

How to get there:

Directions for those with vehicles: there's a road going there with direction signs on the highway of Ramon town of Isabela between San Mateo and Santiago City.

For those commuting, Magat Dam is a jeepney ride from Santiago City plus a tricycle to the park. A tricycle terminal is located at the corner of the highway in Ramon to take you to the place.

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A few weeks ago, Tutubi was asked by a friend, while holding a crisp 1000 peso bill, if he's been to the famous Banaue Rice Terraces. Tutubi replied affirmatively, reached for the P1000 bill, not to pocket it but to explain the other pictures on the reverse side of the Philippine bank note.

He went on to explain the meaning and significance of the Banaue Rice Terraces, the langgal and manunggul jar in Philippine culture and national pride.

photos of the three national treasures of the Philippines on the P1000 bank note: the rice terraces on the left, manunggul jar at the upper right and the langgal on the lower right.

Hagdan-Hagdang Palayan ng Banawe (Rice Terraces of Banaue) is estimated to have been in existence for two thousand years. Tutubi was able to see this "wonderful staircase to the heavens" in 2004 after his tour of breathtaking Sagada and Bontoc Museum with Ferdz as guide. It was raining that time that hindered picture taking. The rice terraces, together with local customs and traditions tied to it, is enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and made it to the list of "1000 places to see before you die."

Manunggul Jar, excavated in Manunggul Cave near the famous Tabon Caves in Lipuun Point, Quezon, Palawan by US Peace Corps volunteers, is a burial jar with a cover portraying a boat-of-the-dead with souls sailing into the next world (quite similar to, but not copied from, Charon in Greek Mythology ferrying dead across the river Acheron or Styx). Now exhibited at the National Museum of the Filipino People in Manila, it dates back to the Neolithic period of Philippine history. Note the boat even has a face that denotes the makers belief in the anito of yore where inanimate objects possess spirits and therefore should be respected. The manunggul jar is one of those exhibits displayed at the National Museum that Tutubi never fails to miss every time he goes there.

The langgal, sometimes called ranggar by the Maranao people of Mindanao, is a Muslim place of worship in the Sulu Archipelago (particularly the Yakans) headed by an imam, and assisted by two helpers, the habib and the bilal, as prescribed by Islam.

These three vignettes project a new cultural image of the greatness of the Filipino people here and abroad but, sadly, only the rice terraces seem to be well-known and won't even show up for list of common Filipiniana list of most Filipinos.

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How to go to National Museum, Manila:

Commuting there is easy with jeepneys from Quezon City with signboards Kalaw, Mabini, Harrison Plaza, Taft, Herran, PGH all pass by Rizal Park (Luneta) where the museum is located. It's also within walking distance from LRT UN Avenue station. Driving there is no problem also as it's fairly popular. Parking space, however, is a problem.

How to get to Banaue Rice Terraces:

Commute to Banaue by bus: Autobus, with terminal at Espana corner Cataluna St in Manila, has the Manila to Banaue daily trip that takes about 8 hours. Its terminal is mere walking distance from the rice terraces view deck and Banaue Hotel and Youth Hostel for cheap accommodations.

Travel Tip: In Banaue, you may also visit Sagada and Bontoc Museum to complete your itinerary.

Further Reading:
Artes Filipinas on Manunggul Jar

BSP: Know Your Currency

NOTES: The only other place in the Philippines that made it to the "1000 Places to See Before You Die" list is the über-exclusive and pricey Amanpulo Resort in Palawan (though Tutubi sort of looks at the book as trivializing travel to just a mere shopping list)

Jose Abad Santos, Vicente Lim, and Josefa Llanes Escoda featured on the obverse side of the bill are three heroes/martyrs during the second world war.

If you're interested in Paleolithic Pre-history of the Philippines, go to the museum in Tuguegarao where excavations in Cagayan Valley proved the presence of paleolithic life in these islands.

If you're a treasure hunter hunting for treasures in the Philippines, just follow directions on how to "discover" the treasures discussed above. No details and maps will lead you to the lost treasure of Yamashita or the golden buddha.


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