LOOKING FOR A HOTEL IN BANAUE?

Here's a list of all authorized Banaue tour guides.

NOTE: The above are members only of the downtown Banaue tour guide association. Each barangay (zone, ward, neighborhood, barrio, etc.) of Banaue's municipality has it's own unique culture and can provide guides and information about their local area. For example, when going to Batad you don't need to hire a downtown Banaue guide (it's actually a bit unfair and unkind to do so!) to tour Batad when there are competent people in Batad who can help you. See our Batad page for more information regarding this.

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(Note to tour and hotel operators: If you wish to be added to our list, or to correct your listing here, please contact the webmaster at tourbanaue@yahoo.com)

TERMINALS 1 and 2
T1 is served by most foreign carriers as well as Philippine Airlines (PAL) for their international flights. This is the terminal which has gotten the recent bad press as one of the world's worst . It's not as bad as the press would have us believe but it's true that it's not the most comfortable place to hang out. T2 is nearby and handles all of PAL's domestic flights.

GOING TO T1 AND T2:
Many buses on EDSA, marked either MIA (the old name for Manila International Airport) or NAIA (the new name, Ninoy Aquino International Airport) serve these terminals.
LEAVING T1 AND T2:
Those same buses can get you back to Metro Manila via EDSA. The buses pass every few minutes and there are stops just outside the terminals and across the road. The buses leaving T1 and T2 will say Cubao.

TERMINAL 3
Used by Cebu Pacific and Air Phil Express for both their domestic and international flights.
GOING TO T3:
The MIA/NAIA buses along EDSA do not go to T3. You can instead get a van or bus at the intersection of Taft and EDSA. At the southeast corner of that intersecton look for a SOGO hotel and a McDonald's next to a covered road. Walk about 20 meters south on that covered road and you will see the T3 vans and buses waiting to pick up passengers. Cost is 20 pesos.
LEAVING T3:
As you exit T3 cross the road and walk to your right and you'll see a bus stop where the buses wait to pick up passengers to take them back to Taft and EDSA. From that intersection you can easily catch a bus going the full length of EDSA or you can take either the northbound elevated train called LRT or the eastbound (well, sort of east, but it later swings northward because it follows the path of EDSA) elevated train called MRT.

TERMINAL 4 (also called Old Domestic)
Used only by Zest Airlines and Sea Air.
GOING TO T4:
Access to this terminal can be gotten by taking the above mentioned T3 van and then on arrival at T3, transfer (for another 20 pesos) to the shuttle that goes to T4, T2, and then T1.
LEAVING T4:
The only way into town from T4 is to go out the terminal and walk 300 meters north (to your right) to the gasoline station, cross the street and catch any jeepney that says MRT. Cost is only 8 pesos. No buses pass T4.

COMMENTS ABOUT TAXIS
Access to and from any terminal is of course available with taxis. Bear in mind however that Manila's taxi drivers are among the most shameless and exploitive on the planet. For more detailed information please read these cautions about taxis.

Manila, day buses
If you are a person who simply cannot sleep on buses or for other reasons prefers to travel in the daytime, it can be done. Florida offers day service with many departures to Bagabag Junction (Nueva Vizcaya province) from both their Sampaloc and Cubao terminals.Victory Liner does as well from their Kamias/Cubao terminal (note that Victory has two terminals in the Cubao area; you need the one at Kamias, opposite the GMA TV studios). Other bus companies , Baliwag, and others) in the Cubao area of Metro Manila have many departures daily to Tuguegarao in Cagayan province. Purchase fare to Bagabag Junction (Nueva Vizcaya province). At the junction there are frequent jeepneys to Banaue. All the buses that travel the Baguio-Banaue route (Ohayami and KMS Lines) pass through that point as well so you could wait for one, although they are not as frequent as jeepneys. Manila-Bagabag travel takes 6-7 hours. Bagabag-Banaue travel time is about 2 1/2 hours.

Angeles City, day buses
If you're in the Angeles City area (especially handy if you arrive in the Philippines via Clark instead of Manila) you can very easily take a Victory Liner bus from the Dau terminal with four departures daily beginning at 9AM (look for the bus saying Tuguegarao as the final destination). Buy a ticket only to Bagabag Junction and then at that intersection you can take the next available jeepney or bus to Banaue. If you take the first daily bus you should arrive at Bagabag by 4PM and Banaue by 7PM.

North Luzon
Many buses and jeepneys offer service between Baguio and Banaue, either via Sagada or Solano/Bagabag. Many others travel between Dagupan (Pangasinan province) and Bagabag junction.

NOTE: If you're new to bus travel in this country, we advise you to always carry a jacket or sweater. Filipino bus drivers really love to keep the aircon on its coldest setting!

IN DOWNTOWN BANAUE WE RECOMMEND:
Downtown Banaue is the center of all activity in the region. This is where you'll find lodging, restaurants, tour information, guides, transport, and camaraderie with fellow travelers. We hope you'll stay in one of the following downtown area hotels:

Banaue Hotel & Youth Hostel
Government owned and operated. Upscale accomodation with lovely restaurant, swimming pool, large parking lot, cultural presentations. Backpackers and students might be interested in the dormitory rooms at a very economical price. (02) 5242513 / 5242495 photo

Fairview Inn
This inn is the first one you find when arriving in Banaue from Manila. Just a few steps from the Banaue Hotel and the post office. 09194248201 / dictrebolledo@yahoo.com.ph photo

Spring Village
With 20 rooms this inn can easily accomodate large groups; also they have plenty of parking for buses and vans. 09169279623 photo

People's Lodge
Nicely located near the market and Tourism office. Their restaurant seems to be the most popular in town. (074) 3864014 / 09195325605 photo

Greenview Lodge
(074) 3864021 / 09205404225 photo

Sanafe Lodge
Entrance is on high street near the market and shops. The restaurant has a view of the Banaue Terraces. (074) 3864085 / sanafelodge@yahoo.com photo

Halfway Lodge
Charming restaurant with a view of the Rice Terraces. (074) 3864082 / 09196142266

Stairway Lodge
Lovely restaurant overlooking Rice Terraces. 09164567346 / pinky_dulnuan@yahoo.com photo

Las Vegas Lodge
Budget priced lodging. 09184409932

IN BATAD WE RECOMMEND:
Ramon's Homestay
This place is more than a lodge; it's also a learning and cultural center about Ifugao life. Learn more about Ramon's on our Batad page.

We always welcome your comments about hotels you've stayed in so that we can update our database and help future visitors to Banaue. Please send any hotel reviews to tourbanaue@yahoo.com. Thanks!

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The local government has published two informative and attractive brochures: brochure1 and brochure2. You can obtain them at the Tourist Information Center in Banaue but we also offer them here free as downloadable PDF files.

Foreign currency can be exchanged in Banaue but at very unfavorable rates.

National newspapers are available daily in Banaue but only after about 1 p.m. because of the distance from Manila.

There are some internet cafes in town. If you travel with a laptop you can also get online from most areas of the region by using a USB dongle available from either of the two major mobile service providers in the country, Smart and Globe . Cost is about P1000 for the modem and only 5 pesos for each 15 minutes of online access. If you travel with a tablet phone / computer you can purchase the SIM card for Smart or Globe for only about 60 pesos, and the charges are the same, only 5 pesos per 15 minutes of online access.