Small group walking trips from Baguio
Walk the north slowly.
Rice terraces, pine ridges, stone villages and the sea of clouds, on foot with guides from the places you walk through.
Leaving soon
The next dates with seats open. Your seats are held as soon as we confirm your request.
Where we walk
Three corners of the north, each with its own season.
Trips to start with
Our most asked for trips. Each has the plan for every day, the route and every date.
Next: 21 Nov
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Every trip on one map
Five trips start in Baguio, a cool mountain city five hours north of Manila by bus. The Batanes trip starts at Basco airport, an hour’s flight further north.
Each trip page has its own map, numbered by day.
- Banaue and Batad rice terraces
- Sagada caves and ridges
- Mt Pulag sea of clouds
- Ilocos heritage coast
- Batanes: Batan and Sabtang
- The Cordillera loop
Lines join the stops in order; they are not the roads or trails.
How a trip works
- Send a requestPick a tour and a date and tell us who is coming. It takes two minutes.
- We confirm your seatsWithin one working day, by email, with the full plan and what to bring.
- Pay the depositTwenty percent holds your seats, by bank transfer or GCash. The rest is due two weeks before.
- Meet us in BaguioAt our office on Session Road, early, with your boots on. We do the rest.
Who walks with you
Guides who grew up in the places we visit. Every group also walks with a local guide from the village.
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Arnel Bayudang
Banaue and Batad
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Liza Dulnuan
Sagada and Bontoc
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Jomar Pagtan
Mt Pulag and Benguet
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Carmela Gaspar
Ilocos coast
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Rowena Valiente
Batanes
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Benjie Alilio
The whole Cordillera
From the journal
Practical notes for walking in the north.
What to pack for a night climb on Mt Pulag
The summit is near freezing before sunrise, even when Baguio is mild. Layers, not one big coat, are what keep you warm and dry.
Walking the terrace walls: how to be a good guest
The terraces are working farms. The walls are paths because there is nowhere else to walk, and the people farming them are your hosts.
Travelling in the rainy season
From June to October the north gets most of its rain and the typhoons. The terraces are greenest then, but the roads and trails need care.
Not sure which trip is for you?
Tell us how much you like to walk and when you can come. We answer within a working day, and we will tell you honestly if a trip is too much.