Banawe Route to Sagada, where to stopover?

[mtrak]

Hi! Driving to Sagada via Banawe, hopefully avoid Baguio traffic during holy week. We plan to leave Manila 2 or 3am latest for the 12 hour drive. Grateful for your recommended safe / on-the-way / ideal stop-over places to eat to break the long ride? Also, where is the best spot for photo-ops when in Banawe or Batad already? Does anyone know approx distance, so we can compute fuel consumption, if we take Paj and / or CRV? Thanks much!

[Syuryuken]

Manila to Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya is 5 - 5:30 hr., Bayombong to Banawe 2 hrs., Banawe to Sagada ang hindi ko alam kung ilang oras.

Stopovers:
1. CCQ (paradahan ng Victory sa Aritao) - kakanin (tupig specialty nila)
2. Bayombong (fruits) along the hiway to.
3. Bagabag (ang ipinagmamalaki ng Vizcaya na Buko Pie samahan mo na rin ng bottled fresh buko juice ng G&B)

lastly wag kalimutang mag-gas either sa solano or bagabag mas mahal na sa Lagawe.

kita-kita na lang tayo sa Banaue pupunta din kami ngayong holy week

[mtrak]

thanks, syuryuken! kitakits tayo sa banawe!

[CVT]

Bro.,- suggestion lang, just hire a local jeepney if you want to go from Banaue to Sagada... Ang alam ko, masama pa rin ang daan diyan...

Also, agree with expertman syur,- sa Bagabag ka magpa-fulltank dahil parang puro kalawang (ang pakiramdam ko lang) ang mga gasoline stations sa Lagawe at Banaue....This was my experience/perception about 4 years ago. Sana nga nagbago na ang sitwasyon.

Also, if you're using your vehicle from Banaue to Sagada,- hindi ka kaya kulangin ng gasolina at kailangang sa Banaue o Lagawe ka magpakarga on your way back?

5606:jazzysax:

[iho250]

when we took that route, we arrived banaue at about 6pm, that's from taytay(rizal) at 5am departure, then we slept there(banaue), left 5am the next morning via bontoc then arrived sagada at about 2pm...

hope this helps

[jrln]

when we took that route, we arrived banaue at about 6pm, that's from taytay(rizal) at 5am departure, then we slept there(banaue), left 5am the next morning via bontoc then arrived sagada at about 2pm...

hope this helps

bro, took you 13 hours to go to banaue from taytay? did you have many stopovers?

on the route from banawe to sagada, can you pls describe the road condition? is it mostly gravel? mud? is it something that will leave your car or SUV squeaking afterwards?

need some answers asap as i plan to go there next weekend. i dont know whether we need to leave the vehicle in banawe or take it all the way to sagada.
tnx for any reply from anyone.

[miLes]

banawe to sagada is around 65-67km, you'll be passing by mt polis then to bontoc then last stretch of ascent to sagada. road condition, it usually rains in mt polis. there are still some areas wherein only one vehicle can pass by, it'll be mostly dirt road with rocky portions all throughout, but last time i was there dec 2007 ginagawa na yung ibang portions ng road, not safe to travel at night kasi alot of blind curves and it gets foggy at mt polis.

there's a gas station at bontoc as its a thriving town na, dont miss eating at the yogurt house at sagada and visit the french baker aklay. enjoy and drive safe

every year we mountain bike from banawe to sagada, but last year we decided to do baguio-sagada instead

[eyshmechanic]

kakayanin ba ng kotse yun?

[jrln]

banawe to sagada is around 65-67km, you'll be passing by mt polis then to bontoc then last stretch of ascent to sagada. road condition, it usually rains in mt polis. there are still some areas wherein only one vehicle can pass by, it'll be mostly dirt road with rocky portions all throughout, but last time i was there dec 2007 ginagawa na yung ibang portions ng road, not safe to travel at night kasi alot of blind curves and it gets foggy at mt polis.

there's a gas station at bontoc as its a thriving town na, dont miss eating at the yogurt house at sagada and visit the french baker aklay. enjoy and drive safe

every year we mountain bike from banawe to sagada, but last year we decided to do baguio-sagada instead

thanks a lot for this reply.
if it rains there often then it means there's mud and small landslides from time to time. i guess we wont take the car there anymore.
ang galing naman ng biking trips nyo!

[miLes]

thanks a lot for this reply.
if it rains there often then it means there's mud and small landslides from time to time. i guess we wont take the car there anymore.
ang galing naman ng biking trips nyo!

summer is the best time to travel, ive seen an optra do banawe bontoc and just last year i saw some altis up at sagada na, hm kawawa lang paint ng car mo sa dirt mixed with rain, ive noticed paint ng bike ku parang na sandpaper!!