Asia · Countryside
Banaue & Batad
Two-thousand-year-old rice terraces carved into mountain slopes.
- Place
- Ifugao · Philippines · PH
- World region
- Asia
- Type
- Countryside
- ID
- DST-0179
Why go
Two-thousand-year-old rice terraces carved into mountain slopes.
The Ifugao terraces are still farmed and require a long overland trip from Manila, which keeps numbers low. Batad's amphitheatre terraces are the most striking.
Signature experiences
- Batad rice terrace amphitheatre
- Tappiya Falls hike
- Homestay with an Ifugao family
Interest tags
hikingcountrysideculturephotographyhomestay
Good for
TrekkersPhotographersCulture travellers
Pairs well with
SagadaManilaVigan
Best months
Dec-Mar (clear) · Apr-May (planting green)
Avoid months
Jun-Oct (typhoon, landslides)
Ideal stay
3 days
Nearest airport
MNL · Manila
Pace
Active
Cost tier
Budget
Peak crowd level
Low
Country ISO
PH
