13/02/2020
Time to think of alternative tourism activities for Sagada. Some of my favorites whenever i'm there are:
1. Stare at the mountains and trees while having coffee at Bana's Coffeeshop.
2. Food hopping! Start from the centro going to the beautiful views of rice terraces after Lumiang cave. There are several food stops you can enjoy along the way.
3. Learn pottery at Sagada Pottery and bring out the inner Demi Moore in you. 😂
4. Write poetry or write your thesis or a long delayed report at work. Words just flow in when there are no distractions.
5. Vegetable, fruits, and other local produce shopping! I know it's a long trip but a true shopper knows no distance for good local finds.
6. Meditate for peace of mind and calmness of the heart. However, i do not recommend screaming your hearts out at the mountains. These are sacred and doing so might bounce back some energies to you. Just sit or lie down the grass and enjoy the stillness of life.
7. Locals love to sit and chat. It's very easy to do some small conversations that can turn to meaningful friendships.
8. Walk up to the point near the lake then walk down in time for a big dinner at Sagada Log Cabin or any of your favorite restaurants.
9. Do a Mission Compound Tour! Ms. Alma Bagano of Inandako's will bring you to the church, the old dormitories, and tell you about its history and stories that make these structures an important part of the community's life.
10. SLEEP. If you think you lacked sleep for the past months and years, you can sleep all you want in Sagada and no one will judge you or fire you. 😊
Announcement:
Executive Order No. 07 -20 now signed and released.
All Eco-Tourism Activites are now suspended due to the threat of the Novel Corona Virus.
Everyone is advised to remain vigilant against any signs or symptoms of the said virus and please refer concerned individuals to our NCOV-Fastlane at the Rural Health Unit near the Municipal Building.
All violators will have to answer to our Chief-Executive.
Thank you very much.
UPDATE:
1)Executive Order is in effect indefinitely until further notice.
2) All Tourist Spots except the PRIVATELY-OWNED activities are CLOSED.
Ex. All Tours and Packages written with-in the Map Handouts at the Tourist Information Center (Caves, Adventure Trails, Hanging Coffins, Waterfalls etc..)
3) Some examples of PRIVATE establishments which are OPEN:
a) Sunrise View Hotel and Isang Wow Sunrise Viewdeck
b) Paog's Sunset Viewdeck
c) Sagada Pottery
d) Sagada Weaving
e) Masferre's Photographs
f) clay house: Wine Refilling Station
Etc...
Update 2:
Regarding questions on why there are some that are open and some that are closed:
Please be informed that the LGU have no regulatory power to suspend any privately owned legal businesses unless they have violations.
Update 3:
We apologize if the Executive Order is not clear to some. It is not a closure of Sagada but only SUSPENSION of Tourism Activities. One step maybe small to someone but it might be a big help for the safety of everyone. We might not be able to avoid every problem so we sincerely ask everyone to please, please bear with us.
This post will be updated regularly.
Thank you very much.
