The Overly Attached Fangirl: MY FIRST SOLO TRAVEL

So last November 2016, I finally crossed out traveling alone in my bucket list. I was supposed to be traveling with my friend but she’s been promoted and her leave was not approved. I already have tickets and I can’t rebook it again since it’s already rebooked. I remembered the weather that time was not good but I still pushed through.

My scheduled trip to Baguio was 11 pm. There’s a lot of people in the bus station because it’s almost weekend. Luckily, I had my trip scheduled, no need to queue in the long line. I arrived in Baguio City at 4 am. I stayed the bus station for a while before going to the other bus terminal bound to Sagada. The first trip to Sagada was 5:30am. I thought Sagada was near Baguio but it was far, 6 hour drive.

I arrived in Sagada in the afternoon. I tried to find a house to stay after paying the MANDATORY Environmental Fee. Since it was a Saturday, there’s a lot of tourists and almost all inns were fully-booked. Luckily, I found one but there’s this group of three people with me looking for a place to stay. They beat me to the room but I ended up joining them. So much for being alone but it turned out great that I joined them because going around Sagada requires tour guide and a car. We split the payment for the tour.

3D, 2N Sagada Itinerary

Day 0

11 PM – Departure from Victory Liner Cubao

Day 1

4 AM – Arrival in Baguio

5:30 AM – ETD from Baguio

12 NN – ETA to Sagada

Afternoon onwards, we spent eating lunch and napping after the long travel. You can do community tour at this time. We ate at Salt n Pepper for lunch and at Sagada Brew for dinner.

Day 2

5 AM – Kiltepan View for Sunrise (Epic fail because it was rainy weekend)

7 AM – Rock Inn for breakfast and Orange Picking

11:30 AM – Echo Valley

1 PM – Lunch at Yoghurt House

2 PM – Caving Connection (Short Course)

4 PM – Bokong Falls

Day 3
Well this day consisted of buying pasalubong, packing bags and checking out of the inn. We booked a 2PM bus trip back to Manila from Sagada.

EXPENSES

450 – Cubao to Baguio

220 – Baguio to Sagada

35 - Environmental Fee (mandatory)

1500+ - Food expenses for 3D2N (Yes, food is expensive in Sagada)

1500+ - Pasalubong expenses (or more depending on how much you shop)

817 – Tour Package (x6, from 4 to 6, includes Guide Fee and Van)

600 – Hotel Accomodation for 2N

720 – Sagada to Cubao (courtesy of Codalines)

Conclusion…

I didn't get to maximize my time in this trip but I had fun and also got a chance to be strangers. It was scary but you just have to do it.

Sagada is a place for adventure and it should be done by group to minimize the expenses and to be more fun but also, it’s a perfect place to be alone if your goal is staycation because of the cool weather.

Start planning your trip and enjoy. :)