North Luzon, Philippines (1 – Introduction)

North Luzon, Philippines Ride

Motorcycle: Honda XR 200 from Nice-Bike at 550 Pesos per day. Deposit of 2000 Pesos and passport are required.
Distance Covered: ~1500KM
Reference: Lonely Planet Philippines and GPS Map
Spendings: 18,500 Pesos (= 400 USD) excluding air tickets and insurance
Quick Review: Lively festivals, glorious mountains, majestic rice terraces and interesting hill tribes

Route
Angeles > Baguio > (Kabayan) > Sagada > (Bontoc) > Banaue > Penablanca > (Claveria) > Vigan > Capas (Mt Pinatubo) > Angeles


Anti-Clockwise loop around North Luzon, Philippines.

Unlike some of my previous long-winded trip reports, this will be a very brief report with mostly photos.

The North Luzon, Philippines trip report is divided into the following sections:

  1. Introduction (You are here)
  2. Journey Day 1-2 (Angeles)
  3. Journey Day 2 (Angeles to Baguio)
  4. Journey Day 3 ( Baguio to Sagada)
  5. Journey Day 4 (Sagada to Banaue)
  6. Journey Day 5 (Banaue to Penablanca)
  7. Journey Day 6 (Penablanca to Vigan)
  8. Journey Day 7 (Vigan to Capas)
  9. Journey Day 8-9 (Capas to Angeles)

Disclaimer: This trip was taken in February 2010. The information is provided ‘as is’ with no warranties and confers no rights. If you are interested to know more, please add a comment and I will update the post with more details. :)

One thought on “North Luzon, Philippines (1 – Introduction)

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