Sagada Dec 2009 Tour via Banaue
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
I am sharing information on a Travel Advocate tour that covers both Sagada and Banaue. The tour date is from Dec 27 (Sunday) to Dec 29, 2009 (Tuesday). Billed as the BANAUE-SAGADA Year-end Adventure, the price to join the tour is P4,650.00/pax, roughly about $100. A reservation fee of P2,000 applies, and the payment of the reservation deadline is on December 16, 2009. The full payment deadline is December 21, 2009. More details on the tour is displayed below:
Tour date: Dec. 27-29, 2009
(Sunday night departure)
ALL-IN Tour package rate: P4,650.00/pax
Reservation downpayment: P2,000/pax
Reservation deadline: December 16, 2009
Full payment deadline: December 21, 2009
Tour package includes:
* Service of tour guide
* Roundtrip land transfers (air-con van/bus)
* Jeepney transfers around Sagada
* Accommodation at George Guest House Annex
* Total of 5 meals - 2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 1 dinner (*Dinner on the last day on pax account)
* Banaue-Sagada Tour (please see itinerary)
* Service of local guides and use of equipments inside the cave
* Tour entrance fees
BANAUE-SAGADA Itinerary:
Sunday Night
9:00pm Assembly at McDonald's along Quezon Ave. cor. West 4th St., beside Red Ribbon, infront of National Bookstore
9:30pm Departure for Banaue
*Travel by night. Get enough rest for the day ahead.
Monday
7:00am Arrival in Banaue
Breakfast at Halfway Lodge, Banaue
8:00am Travel from Banaue to Sagada
On the way to Sagada, stop at different breathtaking viewpoints:
Banaue Rice Terraces Viewpoint
Mt. Polis – to see what they call the ‘sea of clouds’
Bayo Rice Terraces and Village Viewpoint
11:30am ETA – Sagada
Check-in at George Guest House Annex
Prepare and change attire for spelunking
12:30nn Lunch
1:30pm Meet local guides at the Town Center
Start of Tour:
Burial or Lumiang Cave
Sumaguing Cave (3-4 hours) – Your visit to Sagada wouldn’t be complete without surviving this famous cave
7:00pm Back at the Town Center
7:30pm Dinner Time
Bonfire night
Overnight Sagada
Tuesday
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Start of Tour:
Sagada church
Sagada cemetery
Echo Valley
Hanging Coffins
Sagada Weaving Center
12:00nn Lunch
1:00pm Pasalubong Shopping Center
2:00pm Travel back to Banaue
7:00pm Stop-over at Solano City for dinner (*On pax account)
12:00mn ETA - Manila
Drop off point: Same as assembly place
For reservation details, please click:
http://traveladvocate.multiply.com/journal/item/3
For more info, feel free to call us:
412-7384
741-9187
0917-5011884
0917-4249629
Reservation Fee
1. Deposit reservation downpayment on or before reservation deadline to:
Bank: Banco De Oro (Mayon branch)
Bank Account Name: Advocate Transport Service
Bank Account No.: 1050125949
Amount: P2,000/pax
Reservation deadline: Depends on the tour (Please see blog/post of the tour you will be joining)
2. Text the following deposit details to 0917-4249629:
Name and date of the tour you will be joining - ex. Banaue-Sagada Adventure (June 12-13, 2009)
Full names of participants
Nicknames
Date of deposit
BDO Branch
Amount
3. Indicate participants' names on the deposit slip and kindly bring on the day of assembly.
Full payment/Remaining balance
1. Deposit remaining balance on or before deadline to:
Bank: Banco De Oro (Mayon branch)
Bank Account Name: Advocate Transport Service
Bank Account No.: 1050125949
Amount and Full payment deadline: Depends on the tour (Please see blog/post of the tour you will be joining)
2. Text the following deposit details to 0917-4249629:
Name and date of the tour you will be joining - ex. Banaue-Sagada Adventure (June 12-13, 2009)
Full names of participants
Date of deposit
BDO Branch
Amount
3. Indicate participants' names on the deposit slip and kindly bring on the day of assembly.
*Please be informed that all payments made are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
For inquiries regarding reservation, feel free to call us.
The Advocate Team
741-9187
412-7384
0917-5011884
0917-4249629
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