help! Baguio

[kaboodle]

hi, all,

we will be going to baguio this weekend or probably next weekday. Hingi lang ako ng advise on road directions. We will take the north expressway, but hindi ko na alam kung saan e-exit.

This is my first time to drive going to baguio. actually my first time to baguio too, so kung may alam kayong magagandang place to visit, paki-advise na rin...

thanks a lot!
:roll:

[rsnald]

bumili ka ng road map of luzon...yung published by UTP tours. magandang guide yun. Sa National Bookstore meron nun.

exit is at the end of NLEX, sa mabalacat.
tapos merong detour via concepcion ata. most Baguio bound vehicles take that detour rather than passing through Mabalacat town proper.
Di ka naman mawawala dahil well sign posted yung directions going to Baguio. But it would help if you have that road map I mentioned.
before reaching urdaneta, meron uling detour via villasis, asingan towns pero sobra haba nung detour. Kung maaga kayo aalis (3-4 a.m.) I suggest you don't take the detour. Or kung kotse dala mo, don't take the detour, merong portion na rough roads. The purpose of the detours is to skip the town propers which are usually heavy traffic. daming tricycle kasi.
tapos, when you're near Baguio na, don't take Kennon road, masama na kondisyon nya. take marcos highway na lang. less scenic but the road is very good and wider.
It would also help if you buy a city map of Baguio, meron din sa National Bookstore, or even sa gasoline stations along NLEX.
Better if you leave manila early morning, then leave Baguio early morning din.
The trip could take anywhere from 4-6 hours depending on your driving speed, stopovers.

good luck

[cardsVR]

Uy... Baguio? Ayos yan. tagal ko na rin di nakakauwi. Miss ko na lamig ng baguio...

No need to worry about getting lost. most local peeps madadaanan mo alam san papunta baguio. sa NLEX... diretsuhin mo lang yan hanggang dulo. pag asa dulo ka na may option na if you to take concepcion or bamban... then go diretso hanggang rosario la union. once you are there may option ka uli na Marcos hiway or kenon... mas maganda daan sa marcos at wala pang toll fee na 5 pesos hehehe. may flyover pa hehehe. :wink:

try this one para sa popular spots sa baguio

http://www.wowphilippines.com.ph/cgi-bin/dot/dot_baguio.asp

or this one

http://www.hgea.org/~juny/start.html

eto pre mapa ng downtown BC

http://www.hgea.org/~juny/downtownmap.jpg

good luck! :D

[kaboodle]

rsnald, cardsVR, salamat sa directions and advise, pati narin iyung mga link. Bili nga ako ng roadmap. Alis siguro kami ng mga 4am.

thanks again...

[kimpOy]

naku 4am?
baka maabutan mo traffic sa san simon
agahan mo pa sir

in baguio
try mo yung crepe sa ruins
nightlife sa gymbals (hmm nandyan pa ba ito)
you must eat ice cream sa john hay
visit Phil Military Academy
you must eat babanaque sa mines view
siyempre yung palengke
bakery goods ng baguio country club
treat the kids with horseback ride, boating and bike sa burnham park
visit the grotto, green valley
pick strawberries sa trinidad

[wreckless]

tama po sila sir kaboodle...

mas agahan nyo pa yung byahe para less hassle.

the road going baguio is not that complicated..
parang direretso lang kapag nasa may tarlac ka na (yung turn after concepcion..
or sa capas after mabalacat)...

its a busy hi-way kaya marami kang makakasabay..

ingat lang sa mga bus at truck sir...
pati na sa mga tricycle na walang ilaw.

enjoy your trip and your stay.

[1D4LV]

i've been there three weeks ago.
traffic in NLEX northward is so uuuuurrrrgggghhhh! dahil ginagawa yung from san simon to san fernando so kung kaya mong umalis ng 2 am gawin mo.

another route is via mcarthur highway - dagupan - san fabian - agoo then marcos highway pero ma traffic sa dagupan eh.

[kaboodle]

oopss... mukhang kailangan naming umalis ng 2am ahh... siguro nga 2am na kami aalis, buhatin ko na lang mga bata from bed to car, kasi sigurado kong hindi ko kayang gisingin ang mga kids at that time.

Salamat sa lahat ng advise mga sir (kimpor, wreckless and happy_gilmore) ... okey talaga mga tao dito sa tsikot.

Pabalik naman sa manila, anong time advisable umalis sa baguio?

[rodcarolino]

kakagaling ko lang kahapon... going up or down i suggest that you the marcos highway, maluwag ang daan compared to kennon medyo pangit pa ang daan, masikip at matraffic.... happy trip

[roydok]

Enjoy your trip to Baguio sir. :D

[benny010]

tama si rsnald,

last exit of NLEX, (st Ines yun di ba?)

DON'T TAKE URDANETA DETOUR... ang haba nun...nakakainip at may mga rough roads.

TAKE MARCOS HIGHWAY... Delikado pa sa Kennon road..

may tutulugan ba kayo dun?
may alam akong mura at ok, kailangang magpa-reserve ka...

[boybi]

in going back to manila, hwag ka bababa ng weekends, matraffic. wala kang problem kapag weekdays. actually kahit paakyat ng baguio walang hassle kapag weekdays. i suggest thursday or friday kayo umakya tapos monday or tuesday kayo bumaba.

puntahan nyo rin yung good sheperd convent sa me minesview park. bili kayo ng ube jam dun. the best ube jam. hindi nakakasuya kahit hindi mo ipalaman. pinapapak lang namin yun. pero meron silang time sa pagbenta. not whole day. pero mga 3x a day ata. 9am, 1pm, 4pm. pero minsan nagiiba yung time.

have a nice and safe trip.

[OTEP]

Ang the best Ube Jam ay yung Tantamco. :mrgreen: (kamag-anak, inc.)

[buknoy2002]

otep,
may discount ba tsikot.com members sa tantamco?:lol:

[wildthing]

Okey ang mga suggestions ni kimpoy....puro food....'dre food critic ka ba?!? joke lang sir :lol::lol:

[afrasay]

Okey ang mga suggestions ni kimpoy....puro food....'dre food critic ka ba?!? joke lang sir :lol::lol:

Si Kimps nag see food (when he sees food he eats :lol: ) diet yan, always.

Kaboodle:::when you're in Mines view try mo sa Cora's resto. sarap yon lechon chopsuey nila overlooking pa. try mo din sa swiss baker along session road for breakfast, 50's dinner ganda ng food server na naka skates. Ang dami ng mall so much you can see at night.

I usually drive to Baguio in the evening leave manila at around 5pm. dating kami mga 10pm. as what they've said, take the Marcos hiway route. you'll know if you're near it once you passed a long bridge then a Shell station the hiway curves to the left, do not go straight or you'll end up at kennon road. once you see the Pugo-marcos to the right ng highway that's it. 45 mins is the standard time up to the city. When you see the Pancake house sa Petron, you made it na.

drive safely. the marcos highway route is so wide and paved that some drivers are tempted to occasionally drive beyond the "safe" speed limit.

hmmm...napagod ang fingers ko, masarap siguro ang strawberry, P40-50 ang kilo sa La trinidad valley, habang pumipindot :lol: . last time I went there was after the hi-peaks, March 3.

[shadow]

Wow baguio! 8O tagal ko na rin hinde nakakapunta dyan ah, the last time was around 3-4 yrs ago

[afrasay]

Maganda siguro umakyat ang tropa. I know a place where we can stay sa Baguio. Tapos deretso sa Ambuklao Dam, then Kabayan caves, kinda short of going up Mt. Pulag. What do you guys think?

[OTEP]

afrasay,

Maganda nga iyan. Set the sked. Hindi naman natin siguro kelangan ng winch. hehehe.

[afrasay]

kahit 4x2 pede. car nga ang gamit namin goin to ambuklao rough road nga lang, 3hrs from Baguio City along the mountain side overlooking the river. the dam was awesome!