DC Lakbay Norte Philippines

15/02/2018

Matador Network

Matador Network

In this amazing visual journey over the Northern Philippines, filmmakers Scott Sporleder and Maciej Pietruszka fly us across the villages of Bauko, Sadanga, and Buscalan.

The rice patties built on terraces over the steep mountainsides form an otherworldly terrain and have been at the center of agriculture for local people for centuries.

02/01/2018

Evergreen🍃🌿

22/12/2017

Matador Network

Matador Network

At somewhere around 100 years old, Whang-od is the last true tattoo artist in the Philippines. She still practices the ancient form of tattooing she first began at 15—tattooing warriors and indigenous women.

In this new Matador Original, we learn about the pilgrimages modern travelers make for Whang-od’s tattoos, and how a new form of sustainable tourism is emerging which helps preserve local culture.

29/08/2017

Transferring pig in the mountains from village to another 🐽🐷

26/03/2017

Perfectly matched 🇮🇹🇫🇷❤️

27/02/2017

A place where the sky hits the ground.

25/01/2017

Vacation?! Make it more memorable, book with us!

25/01/2017

Rice seedings are growing and ready to parcel out other empty fields. 🍚

11/11/2016

DC Lakbay Norte Philippines's cover photo

11/11/2016

DC Lakbay Norte Philippines

11/10/2016

Filipinas Nostalgia

The caption of the frontispiece to Worcester’s 1914 book reads:
“The Metamorphosis of a Bontoc Igorot. Two photographs of a Pit-a-pit, a Bontoc Igorot boy. The second was taken nine years after the first.”

The text explains that the man became a doctor. By including the contrasting images of a barefoot boy and a white-suited man as the first pictures in his book, Dean Worcester presented images as evidence of the achievements of the colonial project.

Title page and frontispiece, Dean C. Worcester,
The Philippines Past and Present (1914).

29/09/2016

Squad Goal 😎

27/02/2016

Reza from Switzerland taking photos of Balew rice terraces from Mt. Polis point of view. 🌄⛰

05/02/2016

It's so hard to keep your focus on the way down the stairs when you have this panoramic view infront of you 🗻🌄

05/01/2016

Have a wonderful morning everyone! 😊

04/01/2016

Most important meal of the day Lakbay Norte style 🍳☕️

25/08/2015

DC Travel Lakbay Norte - Teaser Video

Here are some sneak peeks on some of our footage for our upcoming promotional video. Discover the northern part of the Philippines and unleash your love for adventure. Join us!

16/08/2015

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30/07/2015

On top of Batad Rice Terraces with Lead Mac Baldos - photo was taken during its greenest period (April to May before harvest). Join us next season 😊👍

27/07/2015

Sagada Gong band - they are the usual people to play native gongs during special occasions (weddings, baptism, burial and etc.) instruments were inherited from their ancestors and soon to be transferred to younger generations

13/06/2015

Our guide Abner (left with safari hat) and driver Ryan (right) with his Jeepney named "Esperanza" getting ready to travel the bumpy road of Batad.

28/05/2015

Apo Dundagi (native cordilleran/igorot) taking selfie photo using gopro camera.

17/05/2015

Lorenzo and Mikey enjoying the jeepney ride from Batad to Brgy. Poblacion, Banaue.

28/04/2015

Lovely smile shared by Ifugao elders during our trip. They are indeed even more scenic than the Banaue Rice Terraces :)

24/04/2015

One of the most treasured place in Sagada is the Lumiang Cave or what most of the locals called "Burial Cave" where the Igorot ancestors used to bury their dead family member using wooden coffins made mostly by Oak tree more than centuries ago.

The coffins are said to be carved by the elderly before they die. If an elderly person is too weak or ill to do so, his/her son, or a relative would do it for him/her. When the person dies, he/she is placed in the coffin in a foetal position. This is due to the belief that a person should exit the world in the same position that he/she entered it.

20/04/2015

Exploring alternate route going to Bomod-ok Falls with our guests from Calgary (Shauna & Steven) and their guide Rosing.

10/03/2015

Josh and Sarah with Lakbay Norte team visited the best preserved Ibaloi Mummies of Timbac Cave. It is considered one of the most sacred caves of Cordillera where 19 mummies (atleast 400 years of age) put to rest. Some of the local tourists offer alcoholic drinks (gin) and coins put them into their beliefs that would give them a good fortune. Located about 1200 meters above Kabayan Benguet proper and approximately 84 kilometers away from Baguio City.

As our signs of respect with the local community and their tradition, we are not allowed to post mummies photos.

20/01/2015

Margot and Sarah are so ready for 5.5 kilometers trek to Mt. Pinatubo but need an hour 4x4 jeep ride to get into the starting trail going to the crater.

13/01/2015

Igorot finds worthwhile venture in Lakbay Norte tour

Igorot finds worthwhile venture in Lakbay Norte tour

He spent his growing up years in Benguet, Mt. Province and Baguio City amid ecological wonders like the Rice Terraces in Banaue and Batad and the caves of Sagada, that cool, captivating mountain town that has attracted adventurous tourists, domestic and foreign.

12/01/2015

It was indeed a really fun week doing the trip with these lovely people :) We will surely gonna miss you guys!

Lisa and Tobias from Germany

Sarah, Jeremy, Margot and Nicolas from France

Lakbay Norte crew Mac, Mark, Boy and Junior

Native Coffee or Mountain Tea? :)

29/12/2014

Bokong Falls is one of Sagada’s known cascades. Located within a cultivated area bordered with rice terraces and stands of pine trees, its a small waterfall with two surges of water. What it lacks in height, which drops to just around 20 feet, it makes up for its deep natural pool good for swimming.

30/10/2014

Cute French couple David and Clode enjoying the view of Echo valley's hanging coffin.

29/10/2014

Our new friends Matt, Rennee, Phil, Craig, Hannah and Rose. It was really hard to part ways with these fun and lovely people. Thank you for joining our trip and enjoy the rest of your stay here in the Philippines :)