Baguio Trip
Baguio City, also known as the “Summer Capital of the Philippines”
One of the most popular place in the Philippines due to it’s cold weather.
It’s also one of the most in demand place for tourists, due to its natural cool climate but also for its beautiful landmarks , farms and rich history.
So what does Baguio nicknamed “City of Pines” have in store?
Whenever Filipinos hear the word Baguio City, one of the first things that they will think of is their strawberry farms,
Yes, you are hearing that right, fresh, red and natural-sweet strawberry are well known grown in Baguio City,
It is one of their well known attractions and people are welcome to come to their farms to not only see, but pick the fresh strawberries for themselves and they can pay it after they are satisfied picking their strawberries.
It is said that in the Baguio Public Market strawberries are sold from 120.00php to 180.00php per kg(kilo), a drastic decrease compared to the market price, which usually are sold from 250.00php to 300.00php per kg(kilo). Some small strawberries are sold for as low as 100.00php per kilo.
There are also vendors that sells “Taho” (soy/beancurd pudding), with a twist which they call “Strawberry Taho”
Since the city is well known for its pines, you can visit “Camp John Hay” to have a full experience of how much pines does the city have and be able to try it’s fresh air.
Not only pines is all there is but the place is filled with war gears, tools and other military stuff since it was used as a recreation facility for American Soldiers.
The wide-area recreational complex offers a lot of fun activities you can do such as their treetop adventure, having several thrilling rides such as Superman ride (zipline), Tree drop, Canopy riding and communing with nature with their Butterfly Sanctuary.
In the 20th century, Baguio was also known for being a mining town; after a few years past, they reopened as a park for the tourists. Their main attraction is their viewing deck that has a stunning view of the Cordillera Mountains and Benguet’s old copper and gold mines.
The place also has people offering tourists a chance to wear their traditional Ifugao garbs known as “Bahag” , their headdresses and their old weapons, the spear and the shield.
The city also has a Village of the Tam-Awan people, called “Tam-Awan Village”
The place showcases their indigenous arts , go on a Cordillera heritage tour start with Tam-Awan Village.
Built by the Chanun Foundation in 1998, Tam-Awan Village is modeled after the native Ifugao Village to give a glimpse of the rich and traditional parts of the region.
The Tam-Awan Village also has a art gallery, The village also has regular exhibitions and cultural shows from both local and visiting artists.
There are other places that is truly popular and will give you the best experience to have such as “The Mansion”
that was a summer residence of the former U.S Governors-General during the American Occupancy. Baguio’s “Botanical Gardens”, The “Baguio Cathedral “, The “Taoist Architecture of Bell Church” and so much more!
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