Kanip-aw Lodge ~ We Survived Sagada!

See the beauty of Sagada right from your window. Hear the tweeting of the birds and the hissing of the fresh escaping air as they seranade your weary ears. Drink our brewed coffee while letting the warm rays of the sun gently lay on your face. ~ This is what Kanip-aw Pines View lodge offers!

I recommend this lodge to all types of travellers, whether you are a couple/family/friends/barkada/etc  ^__^
But ofcourse I haven't stayed at the other lodge/inns in Sagada so I cannot give my personal comparison but you can always make a research on the web and you'll see that kanip-aw is really one of the best place to stay in Sagada. And because I can only speak for myself, here are some of the reasons why i recommend the place:

-The owner is very kind. They will help assist you with anything you need. They treat their guest very well.
-Rate is affordable/reasonable: 300/person/night.
-They have a very nice view of the EchoValley!
-The rooms are clean, as well as the linens, pillows, towels, everything is clean :D
-Each person is provided with clean towels.
-each room has its own bathroom (unlike the other lodges that offers common bathrooms/comfort rooms)
-They have hot shower (this is a must in Sagada or else you'll freeze yourself to death or not take a bath at all)
-They have kitchen with complete utensils and if you need something else you can ask the owner for help, plus the use of kitchen is already included in the 300/person/night rate.
-Free Wifi
-Free purified drinking water (hot and cold), we even refilled our water bottles from it every time we go out the lodge
-they have vendo machine for coffee lovers for only 5php per cup, the vendo machine also offers hot choco
-Rooms have tissue
-it is very near the lemon pie house and other resto in sagada

Here are some of the photos of the beautiful view from our room!

Below is a photo of the terrace/veranda in our room:

If you wish to stay at Kanip-aw Pines View Lodge, you can make a resevation by sending SMS or calling them at 09282847507

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...and so the adventure began!

Enjoying hot balut from one of our stop overs going to Sagada!

The fog is all over the place when we arrived at the Banaue Rice Terraces view point, but we are still blessed because after few minutes the fog gave way and we were able to see the magnificent view of Banaue Rice Terraces!

The Banaue Rice Terraces (Filipino: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe) are 2,000-year-old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand.

On the view point, there is no entrance fee but there is a local/manang who will ask you for donations, some of us gave her 20php, some 50php but it actually doesn't matter since it is a "donation" you can give any amount you wish.

There is also an eatery in the view point where you can have your breakfast, price range from 100-150php. The choices are tapsilog/tocilog/etc, they also serve coffee and cup noodles and they use their local brown rice for their menus.



Going to Sagada, you will pass by a lot of rice terraces and one of them is the Bontoc Rice Terraces (photo shown below)

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I've always been wanting to visit Sagada and finally! finally! finally I was able to visit this wonderful place!
Travel time to Sagada is approximately 12 hours, very long trip but it's all worth it! Plus, the view on road going to Sagada is really scenic so if you are seated beside the window of your vehicle then you'll have a good view and will really enjoy the ride :) I really love Sagada and I will definitely visit this place again <3

As usual, I love DIY trips so here's the itinerary that I've created for our Sagada adventure!
(I'll be posting more about our sagada experience on the next parts of this blog ^__^, but for now, here's our itinerary)


***Notes***
 It is really great to visit Sagada with your friends, also, you'll save more on your budget since the expenses will be divided among the group. We went there with a group of 8, so most of the expenses are divided by 8.
 If you want to enjoy the orange picking experience, go there when it is in season (October-December) or to make sure, you can contact the orange orchard and ask if the oranges are ready for picking.

 To save money, our group prepared some of our meals since we have our own kitchen in Kanip-aw Lodge, it is complete with utensils/kitchenwares, but ofcourse we still dine-out on some of the must try restos in Sagada :)

We rented a van for the whole trip (since we are a group of 8, the van rental is affordable) but you can also use public transportation if you are not a big group. Renting a van is advisable for big group. Our van driver is kuya manny, he is reliable, friendly, good driver. His contact # is 09062431743

We stayed at Kanip-aw lodge and I really recommend this lodge. The rooms that we occupied are clean, spacious, we have our own bathrooms w/hot shower, we have our own kitchen, own terrace with a nice view of Echo Valley! The owner is very kind. Free hot&cold distilled water (we even refill our water bottles here before going out for a trip). They also have coffee vendomachine for only 5php per cup of coffee. No aircon ofcourse because the weather in sagada does not require you to have airconditioners... rate is 300php/person/night. Contact # 09282847507

Our tour guides, Kuya C2 and Nestea, are from Saggas. They are friendly and with sense of humor, unfortunately I lost their contact # :( but you can go to SAGGAS website to ask for tour guides.

For more information about sagada you may visit SAGGAS

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