The Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement (SITMo) invites you to join the Botok ad Kiangan, a Rice Terraces Harvest Tour, on June 27-29, 2008 in Bayninan Village, Nagacadan in Kiangan Town. The tour is organized by SITMo in partnership with the Bayninan Farmers’ Organization. It is part of the yearly Rice Terraces Cycle Tours, started by SITMo in August 2006.
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BOTOK AD KIANGAN
June 27-29, 2008
Bayninan, Nagacadan
Kiangan, Ifugao
Botok, or pfoto’ refers to the harvest stage of the rice cycle. Unlike the hybrid varieties, the Ifugao tinawon is harvested by individual panicles. The panicles are then bundled in measured sizes called botok. The harvesters chant hudhud, which is an ifugao epic of love, adventure, heroism and valor.
During the Botok Tour, visitors try their hands in the use of gamulang, a traditional implement in harvesting the Ifugao rice.
Package cost:
P4,100 per person (3 days/2nights)
Also available, 2 days/1night at P3,300 per person
Inclusions:
Transportation within the province
Meals (from breakfast on the day of arrival to lunch on the day of departure)
Lodging (Banaue Ethnic Village on June 27, SITMo dormitories in Kiangan on June 28. Add P200 for those who prefer homestay on June 28)
Tour guide fee
Cultural night
Environmental fee
Entrance fees
ID and certificate
Exclusions:
Transfers (or round trip bus fare) to Ifugao from Manila, Baguio, or Central Luzon and back (we will arrange reservations for those who will travel by bus)
Snacks, bottled water and beverages
Travel insurance
June 27-29, 2008 (3 days/2 nights) Itinerary
June 26
evening Departure from Manila (9 hour travel)
June 27
7-8 a.m. Expected arrival in Banaue (visitors to be picked-up by SITMo guides at the station)
8 – 9:30 a.m. Check-in Banaue Ethnic Village and Pine Forest Resort
Breakfast
Rest
9:30 – 10 a.m. Briefing
10 a.m. – 12 nn Travel to Hapao
View Hapao Rice Terraces
12 – 1 p.m. Lunch
1 – 3 p.m. Travel back to Banaue
3 -5 p.m. Visit Banaue Viewpoint
Shopping
5 – 7 p.m. Rest
7 – 8 p.m. Dinner
Overnight stay in Banaue
June 28
7 – 8 a.m. Breakfast
8 – 10 a.m. Travel to Kiangan town center
Check-in (SITMo Center or homestays)
10 – 11 a.m. Travel to Bayninan Village (with 30 minute hike, generally level with steep uphill on the last part)
11 – 12 nn Rest
12 – 1 p.m. Lunch
1 – 4 p.m. Participate in botok
4 – 5 p.m. Travel back to Kiangan town center
5 – 7 p.m. Rest
7 – 8 p.m. Dinner
Overnight stay in Kiangan
June 29
7 – 8 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.. Tour of Kiangan
- Yamashita Surrender Site
- Kiangan War Memorial Shrine
- Ifugao Museum
10 – 11 a.m. Travel to Awa, Julongan
11 a.m. – 12 nn Hike to Bagnit Waterfalls (generally level, with steep downhill on the last part)
12 – 2 p.m. Picnic at Bagnit Waterfalls
2 – 3 p.m. Hike back to Awa
3 – 4 p.m. Travel back to Kiangan
4 - 6 p.m. Rest
6 p.m. Departure for Manila (8 hour travel)
June 28-29, 2008 (2 days/1 night)
Itinerary
June 27
evening Departure from Manila (8 hour travel)
June 28
5 – 6 a.m. Expected arrival in Kiangan (visitors to be picked-up by SITMo guides at bus stop in Kiangan)
7 – 9:30 a.m. Check-in (SITMo Center or homestays)
Breakfast
Rest
9:30 – 10 a.m. Briefing
10 – 11 a.m. Travel to Bayninan Village (with 30 minute hike, generally level with steep uphill on the last part)
11 – 12 nn Rest
12 – 1 p.m. Lunch
1 – 4 p.m. Participate in botok
4 – 5 p.m. Travel back to Kiangan town center
5 – 7 p.m. Rest
7 – 8 p.m. Dinner
Overnight stay in Kiangan
June 29
7 – 8 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.. Tour of Kiangan
- Yamashita Surrender Site
- Kiangan War Memorial Shrine
- Ifugao Museum
10 – 11 a.m. Travel to Awa, Julongan
11 a.m. – 12 nn Hike to Bagnit Waterfalls (generally level, with steep downhill on the last part)
12 – 2 p.m. Picnic at Bagnit Waterfalls
2 – 3 p.m. Hike back to Awa
3 – 4 p.m. Travel back to Kiangan
4 - 6 p.m. Rest
6 p.m. Departure for Manila (8 hour travel)
For reservation and inquiries, contact us:
Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement
Dinapugan, Tuplac
3604 Kiangan, Ifugao
Mobile: +639182829839, +639067727193
Email: sitmo311@gmail.com
URL:
http://www.sitmo.ueuo.com Deadline of reservation and payment: on or before June 7, 2008
Please fill-up the registration/confirmation form and send it to us. We will inform you of the payment procedure and policies upon your confirmation of participation in the tour.
Reservation is on a first come first served basis. We can entertain late reservations only if slots are available.
ADVISORIES
Date and venue:
June 27-29, 2008 (or June 28-29 for 2 days/1 night package)
Bayninan, Nagacadan, Kiangan, Ifugao
Other places to be visited:
Hapao Rice Terraces, Hungduan, 3 days/2 nights package
Banaue Rice Terraces, Banaue Viewpoint, 3 days/2 nights package
Bagnit Waterfalls, Kiangan War Memorial Shrine, Ifugao Museum and Yamashita Surrender Site in Kiangan, for both packages
Package Cost:
A. 3 days/2 nights (June 27-29, Friday to Sunday) P4,100 per person
B. 2 days/1 night (June 28-29, Saturday to Sunday) P3,300 per person
Inclusions:
Transportation within the province
Meals (from breakfast on the day of arrival to lunch on the day of departure)
Lodging (Banaue Ethnic Village on June 27, SITMo dormitories in Kiangan on June 28. Add P200 for those who prefer homestay on June 28)
Tour guide fee
Cultural night
Environmental fee
Entrance fees
ID and certificate
Exclusions:
Transfers (or bus fare) to Ifugao from Manila, Baguio, or Central Luzon and back (we will arrange reservations for those who will travel by bus)
Snacks, bottled water and beverages
Travel insurance
For those traveling by bus (round trip bus fare):
Add P807 for those coming from Manila
Add P720 for those coming from Baguio
so that we can do the reservation for you.
Note: Bus fare cost may change or vary.
Deadline of reservation and payment, on or before
June 7, 2008
Reservation procedure:
Fill-up the registration/confirmation form and send it to us. Submission of registration/confirmation form does not assure you of slot. Only after full payment is the slot reserved for you.
Payment procedure:
Upon submission of filled-up registration/confirmation form, we will advise you if slot is available and give you the payment procedure.
Slots are on a first come first served basis, so please reserve and pay earlier to be assured of your slot.
Payment refund policy:
If client cancels reservation,
14-8 days before departure less 50% of total cost
7-5 days before departure less 75% of total cost
4-0 days before departure less 100% or NO REFUND
Full refund if SITMo cancels tour due to unavoidable circumstances. Guaranteed departure, minimum of 20 tour participants.
How to go to Banaue or Kiangan, Ifugao:
From Manila, Kiangan is 323 kilometers away. For those traveling with their own vehicle, take the North Luzon Expressway, exit at Sta. Rita, then follow the route to Cagayan Valley passing San Miguel in Bulacan, Gapan City, Cabanatuan City and San Jose City in Nueva Ecija, Sta. Fe, Solano and Bagabag in Nueva Vizcaya. At a junction in Bagabag, take the left fork leading to Ifugao. The right fork leads to Santiago, Isabela and Tuguegarao, Cagayan. From the Bagabag Junction, Banaue is 64 and Kiangan is 38 kilometers away.
From Baguio, take a left in Carmen, Rosales in Pangasinan. Follow the route to San Jose City in Nueva Ecija.
For those traveling by bus, Autobus Transport has a regular trip from Manila direct to Banaue or Kiangan. It leaves their station in Sampaloc, Manila (F. Cayco St. cor. S. H. Loyola St.) at 10 p.m. for Banaue and 9:30 p.m. for Kiangan. It arrives in Banaue at around 7-8 a.m. and in Kiangan at around 5-6 a.m. in the morning.
We will do the reservation for you. The round trip costs P807. SITMo coordinators will also assist you at the stations in Manila and Baguio.
From Baguio, KMS Buslines has a direct trip to Baguio and Kiangan. The bus leaves Baguio from their station in Rizal Park, Nelbusco Station at 9:00 p.m. and arrives in Kiangan at around 4-5 a.m., and in Banaue at around 5-6 a.m. The round trip costs P710.
Reminders on Things to Bring:
For the harvest, shorts or loose pants, long sleeved shirts and hat/cap are the advisable get-up.
Homestay and lodging house provide basic accommodations – beddings and blankets. Please bring your own towels and toiletries.
Though food and drinks are available in stores in Ifugao, it is advisable that you bring some food for your needs.
Bring mineral waters, also available in stores here, for the trekking part of the tour.
June is the onset of cold weather in Ifugao. Please bring clothes and gears suitable to cold weather.
It is very cold inside the bus. Bring out your jackets and malong. Socks and bonnet would help also.
Rain is unpredictable so please bring rain gears.
Bring footwear suitable for hiking.
Bring swimming gears if you intend to take a dip in the waterfalls.
For those with medical problems please bring your medication. Advise your guide upon arrival here of your medical condition.
Flashlight/torch will be helpful.
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