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April 13, 2007. As soon as we arrived in Banaue, we were immediately swarmed by "men in red teeth" so we walked our way outta there fast towards the town passing the Florida Bus Station. We caught a jeepney there bound to Batad for P100/p, 1hr. I don't recommend hiring a tricycle for this journey. It is more expensive, and you'll be more uncomfortable due to big rocks and deep muddy potholes on the road.
  Hiking to Batad


The ride usually ends at the Junction but our driver took us all the way up to the Saddle - first photo (saved us 45 min of walking). The beginning of the trail here is on the right of the green roof.
The trail starts with a steep descent, then a gradual downhill hike throughout with fresh spring water on the way. If you don't like uphill hikes then learn how to grow rice and don't think about coming back home.
After a 45 min hike, we reached the "tourist village" and we checked in at Rita's Mount View Inn for P150/p with double-size bed, shared bathroom, and lots of fresh air. This village has numerous guestrooms for overnighters and each of them has a restaurant offering filipino and western food.

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