BAGUIO (Summer Capital of the Philippines)

Known as one of the industrialized cities in the Northern part of the Philippines, Baguio is hailed as the summer capital of the Philippines. Many people visit this city every summer because of its cold weather and attractive tourist spots.

Baguio City is a big city in the Northern region of the Philippines. Based on reports, the city has 130 barangays, which include the Session Road area, the barangay that is very popular for bars, restaurants and other business establishments that attract tourists and travelers to the area. Aside from the Session Road area, Mines View Park, Camp John Hay and Burnham Park are the other tourist attractions in the area.


I took a picture of a car going in an opposite direction as we are heading to Baguio City.


We've entered a short tunnel as we are heading to Baguio City


Roads are very nice. We can see mountains and places across the mountains.


I took a picture of this small Ifugao houses as I arrived in Baguio City.


A picture of myself at the middle of the flower farm. Actually this should be the strawberry farm but they got flower too.


Such lovely flowers and mind you, it's not a bee on top... It's a fly... Ahahaha!!!


I took a picture of two lovely women on a horse while riding the bus.


After having a dinner, I went out of the hotel for a night bike ride at Burnham Park. You can rent bikes here per hour. There are also bikes with side car.


Those were really great models. Hehehe!!


Going for a nightlife. weeewwww.


We bought a barrel of beer at countryside bar here in Baguio. Got drinking all night.


We pass by Rizal Park after having our nightlife.


Manila to Baguio City: Easy as 1-2-3

NLEX-SCTEX

From Manila take the NLEX up to Exit 85, to get to the SCTEX. Shift to the right lane and head for Baguio via Tarlac (going straight takes you to Subic). Drive the length of the SCTEX until the Tarlac City exit where you will turn left to a country road. Drive about 10km more, following road signs until you reach MacArthur Highway
+/- 120km total

MacARTHUR HIGHWAY

Turn right to MacArthur Highway, pass through the remaining four towns of Tarlac province, and the length of Pangasinan province making no turns, till you reach Rosario, La Union.
+/- 90km

"ZIGZAG"

Turn right at the Rosario junction to Kennon Road or go a little further (about 500 meters more) & turn right to the new entrance to Marcos Highway.
+/- 30km/40km


"How long does it take to get up to Baguio?"

By private transport, the trip from Manila usually takes just 4-5 hours during the day, and sometimes less at night. After all, the Summer Capital of the Philippines is just 240-250 km away.

Night travel is much faster because there is less vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and fewer slow-moving public utility tricycles in the lowland provinces of Central Luzon plying their routes at night. Plus it is easier to overtake when you can see the headlights of oncoming vehicles.

(But that's just me. I prefer night travel.)