☼ Northern Blossom
☼ Camp John Hay
☼ Botanical Garden
☼ Colorful Houses
☼ Bell Church
☼ Strawberry Farm
☼ Burnham Park
☼ Kamiseta Hotel

And with our itinerary, we successfully completed everything on the list but almost didn't follow the time allotted and it's all just fine. For day tours, I actually recommend booking with a trusted travel agency if you want to save your time and money. Going to Baguio alone would cost you a back-and-forth fare of almost  Php 1000 already, and if you're planning to go to other places outside of Baguio, it would cost you more - plus it is obviously a much longer trip. And that explains why. Just in case, you may want to refer to our itinerary for your next travel, I am sharing it here now:

🕛22:00 - ETD Jollibee Bluebay Walk
🕛4:00 - ETA Baguio
🕛6:00 - ETA Northern blossom
🕛7:30-8:30 - Breakfast & ETD
🕛11:00 - Lunch at Botanical Garden
🕛12:00 - 16:00:
      -Kamiseta Hotel
      -Camp John Hay
      -Colorful Houses
      -Bell Church
      -Strawberry Farm
      -Burnham Park
🕛23:00 -  ETA MANILA

NORTHERN BLOSSOM - ATOK, BENGUET

The most scenic view in this tour is the garden of cabbage roses. It is undeniably wonderful and it will really take your breath away! If there is less fog in the area, you'll be able to see the famous Mt. Pulag. Unfortunately, and fortunately, there was a blanket of fog when we went there but we still enjoyed the experience of going up and down in each spot.


BOTANICAL GARDEN - BAGUIO
We happened to visit Botanical Garden for the second time around and we had enough of flower sceneries from Atok already, so we didn't really take another tour of it again. Instead, we took our lunch in one of the restaurants inside and chose the best spot for our dine-in. The name of the restaurant is The Garden Diner. It's easy as breathing to look for it - it's nearly situated at the entrance, the very first one on the left.

I ordered Chicken Sisig and it was so goooood!

KAMISETA HOTEL



This place is perfect for eating and relaxing, of course sleeping (after all it's a hotel). It has a French-inspired aesthetics with a great touch of vintage concept. It's quite secluded and quiet except it gets thronged by visitors during peak seasons. Everything here is Instagram-worthy. Aside from photo opportunities, Kamiseta Hotel also offers a lunch buffet for PHP 358/head. Sadly, we were already full when we went there, and what is sure for us is that we'll give it a try on our next time :)



COLORFUL HOUSES AND BELL CHURCH

After Kamiseta Hotel, we actually went to Camp John Hay. It is a place where pine trees flourish and manor houses are situated. I also know that there are nice spots to wander around and activities to do, however, we were just there for a short time - like we just used the comfort room and window-shopped in their retail stores. Exactly after 30 minutes, we left for Benguet's Colorful Houses.


This place is good for photo opportunities, but for anything aesthetics per se, it is not. So do not expect a lot when you go here - at least let's appreciate its uniqueness among the typical houses.

After taking a few shots, we headed to the Bell Church. I used to know about Baguio only when I was a little girl, but Benguet is truly a huge place for tourist spots also - so I was really surprised!



I am always amazed by the topography of northern provinces in the Philippines however, I couldn't deny the environmental problem upfront me. I closed my eyes and gave a distant hug because I couldn't look at the baldness of this high land for long.

STRAWBERRY FARM



Going to the Strawberry Farm made me extra excited not because I would be picking strawberries but because I would be hoarding broccoli! Okay to be exact, I was extremely looking forward to these things when we arrived here: 1.) Broccoli 2.) Strawberries 3.) Strawberry Ice Cream 4.) Other vegetables that are far expensive in supermarkets!!!


Of course, what is Strawberry Farm without strawberries? No doubt, it's fresh, it's good, it's sweet and cheap - the price tag says it all.