Every tourist spot in
Baguio we went gave me different take away to remember. I’d like to share it with you, in case you
will be going up north in the near future.
Burnham
Park
– Burnham Park has got to be the most popular among all Baguio’s several
parks. It has no entrance fee but there
are a lot of activities you can do. Kids
and kids at heart can bike around the place.
There are a lot of bike rentals around the area costing Php40 for bikes
and Php50 for bikes with sidecar.
You can also try boating
which cost Php150 per boat that can carry 6 to 8 passengers. Or you may want to
just walk around Burnham Park.
Botanical
Gardens – we didn’t enter Botanical Gardens. We just wanted to take a picture at the sign.
However, no one can take a photo of the
sign alone, because there are native Irogots oldies that will join you in your
pictures. They will ask Php10 per
Igorot.
Wright
Park
– Again, there’s no entrance fee for this park.
You can ride a horse for Php200 per hour. Or take a picture riding the horse for Php10
to 20.
At the middle of Wright Park,
there are sellers of plants. They sell
their plants at a lower cost than those sellers of plants at Mines View
Park. So if you plant to buy ornamental
plants, buy them at Wright Park.
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Cheaper at Wright Park than
at Mines View Park.
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Mines
View Park – is where you get to see a very scenic view of
Benguet. No entrance fee and no fee for
taking pictures at the breathtaking view.
You can buy pasalubongs here
at Mines View Park.
Good
Shepherd – Just 5-minutes’ walk from Mines View Park is Good
Shepherd Convent. They sell one of the
best tasting Ube Jam I have ever tasted.
Buy some for pasalubongs.
Philippine
Military Academy – Five days before our Baguio trip, PMA
started to collect Php20 per person entrance fee. This is inclusive of parking, rest room
usage, and entrance to museums. I love
it here because cadets and officers salute us, normal people, whenever we pass
by them.
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Fort Gregorio del Pilar.
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Baguio
Night Market – This is located at Harrison Road, starts
at 9PM and ends at 1-2AM. You can find a
lot of ukay-ukay here selling as low
as Php10 per clothing. Some sellers also
sell brand new class A items. So haggle
as much as you could.
La
Trinidad Strawberry Farm – This is not located at Baguio but at
La Trinidad, some 15 minutes ride from Baguio City proper. Strawberry Picking costs Php450 per basket (I
think, you get ½ - ¾ kilos of strawberries if the basket is full). Strawberries sell at Php180-250 per kilo (no
picking involved). But be wary, we
bought around 4 kilos of strawberries, the vendor gave us 0.4 kilo less –
apparently the weighing scale was tampered. L
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Strawberries for sale.
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Other take aways…
Rest
Rooms – Baguio is a tourist destination. Rest Rooms are everywhere but at a cost. So better make sure you have coins handy when
you want to take a leak.
Express
Ways
– Thanks to NLEX-SCTEX-TPLEX we were able to save time travelling. However, you have to take note that the toll
fees you have to pay will amount to almost Php600 one-way. Also, TPLEX is a long stretch of road with no
gasoline station built as of yet.
There’s a portalet if you need to take a pee but it can be quite smelly.
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Number
Coding - Baguio City follows the number coding scheme for
vehicles. We arrived at Baguio Thursday
lunchtime. The next day is our car’s
number coding. How can we use it for
touring? Good thing, Baguio City allows
applying for tourist exemption of number coding. All you have to do is go to the Police
Station located near SM Baguio. Bring
your car’s OR (Official Receipt) and CR (Certificate of Registration) and pay
Php300 for the exemption. No need to
bring your car.
That sums up our Baguio
trip for 2016. Hope you get some inputs
from our quick getaway.
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