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AGUINALDO
- Brgy. Bunhian’s series of bathtubs stretches from Ophor to Ngawngaw.
- Brgy. Monggayang, the gateway to Mayoyao, is famous for its series of bathtubs.
- Brgy. Itab, reputedly the site of rich gold deposits, has a series of brooks and a creek that naturally resembles a young maiden's comb.
- The Bath Tub of the Angels is a rock basin beneath a high waterfall coming from the Pakhangapang Mountain Ridge. A visitor can feel the strength of the waterfalls even from a distance of about 30 m. from the basin.
- The Giant Frog Landmark, in Karphjang, Brgy. Jacmal, is a large rock formation, within rice terraces, that resembles a giant frog. Legend has it that this giant frog was the mother of all frogs before it turned to stone.
- The Gorilla of Antiquity, between Brgys. Galonogon and Chalalo, is one of the tallest mountains in Ifugao. Topped by barren rocks, it looks like a gorilla looking over his domain. During clear weather, it could be seen even as far as the Cagayan Valley. Its rock wall has a big crack which is the entrance to a big cave inhabited by bats. Halfway along the rock wall is a floor composed by intertwined roots and branches of trees.
- Holdap (Saddle) Viewpoint
- Mt. Maphcher (Brgy. Lupao)
- The Obob Bathtubs are located at the floor of 1,714 m. high Mt. Amphalagag in Brgy. Lupao
- Pakhangapang Falls (Brgy. Majlong)
- Penattetan Falls, in Brgy. Talite, has a perfect basin-like rock at its bottom.
- The Sleeping Dinosaur of Ubao, in Loboan, is a huge mountain that resembles a sleeping dinosaur. It is also a hunting ground for wild game. It is best seen from a strategic vantage point along the National Road, between Ubao and Galonogon.
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ASIPULO
- The J. Campbell Park or Julia Campbell Agroforest Memorial Eco-Park, in Brgy. Pula, is dedicated in memory of Julia Campbell, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer working in the Philippines who was murdered in the area during her trek to Batad Rice Terraces.
- The 1,142-m. high Mt. La'mayon, on the north, serves as the natural boundary between the municipality and Kiangan.
- The 1,935-m. high Mt. Lubukluki, to the west, serves as the natural boundary between the municipality and Tinoc.
- The cloud-covered, 1,935-m. high Mt. Kesi'melan is located on the central part of the municipality.
- On the opposite side, to the northeast, is Mt. Situ, which got its name from Camp 2 or C-2. During World War II, it was the guerilla headquarters of the 14th Infantry USAFIL led by Col. Blackburn and Maj. Volksman.
- A mini waterfall, in Brgy. Cauayan, is accessible via a narrow path in between two high walls of boulders. It has a low cave.
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BANAUE
- In Brgy. Amsalto is the Dr. Henry Otley Beyer Tomb, located 500 m. from the trade center and behind the town hall.
- The Ifugao Cultural Moviehouse, in Sitio Paypayan, is a 10-min. walk from the town proper. It showcases the history, culture and traditions of the Ifugaos through a wide screen video television. There is also a shop selling different Ifugao woodcarvings.
- The Mummified Couple, in Sitio Duntugan, Brgy. Gohang, is a 4-km. drive from the town proper. These are preserved dead bodies of Apo Bay-Angan Limangya (died January 1971) and wife Apo Pay-yaga Limangya (died January 1972) are placed in a small traditional hut with a glass showcase. Beside it is a hut adorned with the skulls of animals.
- Near Beyer’s tomb is the tomb of Ponchinlas, a Banaue chieftain whose bones are also wrapped in the traditional “death blanket.”
- The Banaue Museum, within Banaue View Inn, has a range of artifacts including beads, pottery, baskets, woven materials and woodcraft, all of which depict various aspects of Ifugao history and material culture. It also has a fine collection of rare photographs.
- Tam-an Weaving Village, located 240 steps behind the Banaue Hotel swimming pool, is a “new” showcase village created especially for tourists. Weavers, blacksmiths and carvers work alongside stalls selling beads and woodcarvings at reasonable prices. Ethnic dances and ritual music are performed for guests in the grounds outside the hotel. Several meters away is the original village.
- Brgy. Bocos, probably the first settlement in Banaue, is noted for its woodcarving and weaving. One particular cluster of houses is decorated with skulls and horns of carabaos and skulls of wild pigs. The ornaments reveal the economic status of the family living there. From the Mayoyao road, the steps to the left of the Immaculate Conception Mission School, leads to a scenic hiking trail to this barangay.
- Nuntamagan Carving Village is noted for its woodcarvers who can be observed as they produce bul-ols and other woodcraft.
- Poitan Village iboasts of several magnificent Ifugao huts on mountain slopes surrounded with protective stone walls (dating from tribal wars). There is a stone-lined pit where tonak (tribal elders) meet to discuss village affairs. A lot of Ifugao weaving, woodcarving and blacksmithing is done here and there is also an interesting, sacred and legendary 5-ft. high tuud (stone post) fenced by a cairn. Bulols (rice god images) can be seen and photographed for a fee. Nearby is a waterfall respected as a holy place because one of the fall’s rocks looks like a bul-ol. Ritual dances are also done here in their natural setting with prior arrangements at Banaue Hotel.
- Sitio Matanglag, located further down the Mayoyao road, can be reached after a 35-minute hike along a foot trail or a half-day hike through mountain trails from Brgy. Bocos passing through a footbridge over the base of a waterfall. Bronzesmiths here, through the “lost wax” method, produce unique varieties of bronze, silver and copper jewelry. They include good luck emblems, fertility gods (bulol), charms, bangles, earrings, pendants, rings as well as walking stick heads, all molded out of melted copper wires, old silver coins, water faucets and old World War II shell casings. Crude and almost primitive hand tools and fire bellows are used. Clay is molded around hard beeswax (made of natural honeybee nest) model of the item to be cast and allowed to dry. Hot molten bronze is poured into the mold and the bronze figure takes shape within the mold as the wax is melted. Upon unmolding, details are then carved into the bronze figure.
- Matanglag Waterfalls, in Sitio Matanglag, is dry during summer.
- Guihob Spring Pools, located 3 kms. from Banaue town, along the Mayoyao road, has a shaded natural pool backed by a small, cascading waterfall (a natural waterslide) and is a 5-min. hike from the bridge on the road. It is ideal for picnics and swimming.
- The nearest rice terraces, located in the town proper, is the Banaue Rice Terraces. Also called Pfanawor Rice Terraces, it has irrigation systems dating as early as 1,000 BC.
- The Banaue Grand Terrace Viewpoint, a 4-km. (25-min.) drive uphill from the town, is a popular photo spot which affords a perfect view of the Banaue Rice Terraces and the valley to the poblacion. Ifugaos come here in full tribal regalia to pose for tourists (for a fee).
- Another viewing area is the Dayanara Viewpoint, named after former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres who did a photo shoot there for the pageant held in Manila in 1994.
- Batad Rice Terraces, located 16 kms. from the town, is a stupendous amphitheater of stone and earth terraces sculpted out of twin coalescing spurs of a steep, wooded mountain from riverbed to summit. Considered as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” they are said to be the highest of its kind in the world and the largest single agricultural project in the history of mankind. There is no easy way to get there. You can traverse 12 kms. of the distance, over the dusty Mayoyao national road, by jeepney or tricycle, alighting at the junction at Km. 12, the start of the trail for Batad. Make arrangements with the driver for a return trip on that same day or the following day (if you are staying overnight). If not, be prepared to walk back. You might be lucky enough to see a jeepney going back to Banaue. From the Km. 12 junction, it is a demanding 4-km. (2-hr.) uphill/downhill hike through mountain trails. The terraces are estimated to be more than 100-square miles in area, reaching heights of 1,500 m.. Its length, if put end to end, would extend 48,280.40 kms., encircling half the globe or extending 10 times the length of the Great Wall of China. Dating back to between 1,000 BC and 1625 AD, it is now inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List (December 4 to 9, 1995, Berlin) as a Living Cultural Landscape. The terraces can be visited as a day trip from Banaue, but its definitely worth staying overnight or for a few days to leisurely explore Batad.
- A 30-min. to 1-hr. hike from Brgy. Batad, across a river and upstream along the far bank, is Tappiya Waterfalls, a beautiful and impressive 25-m. high cascading waterfall with an enormous natural pool for swimming.
- Adjacent to the Banaue Rice Terraces is Cambulo Village, a typical, unspoiled Ifugao village in the midst of terraces. There are two village lodges here. To get there, you have to make a 2-hr. steep hike from Brgy. Batad. From Kinakin, it is a 4-hr. hike along the barangay road, hiking uphill to the saddle and then walking the trail gradually downhill to the village. The ancient craft of bark cloth weaving is practiced here. A further 3-hr. hike, past a bridge and rice terraces, leads to Pula Village.
- Banga-an Rice Terraces, in Brgy. Banga-an, are located 2 kms. further down the Mayoyao Rd. at the Km. 12 junction leading to Batad Rice Terraces. During the months of May and June, you may see a spectacle of a double rainbow in the sunset over the terraces from the Banga-an Viewpoint.
- About 6 kms. further on to Mayoyao (a 1.5-hr. hike) and walking distance from Bangaan Rice Terraces is Ducligan Warm Springs, in Brgy. Ducligan. This sulfur hot spring is found on the Banaue-Ducligan riverbank adjacent to a deep pool, not far from the footbridge. It is a 30-min. tricycle ride from the town proper.
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