Kabayan, Benguet – 6 Awesome Things To Do

Never underestimate the power of having a friend in your travel destination.

I love traveling, and I always grab the chance to as much as I can whenever the opportunity presents itself.

In fact, my first job right after graduation involved traveling, which is why I said “yes” without hesitation when my former instructor asked me to join her team to conduct fieldwork research for a project she was handling. I was traveling and getting paid while doing it. After the project ended, however, I needed to return to Baguio City, my place of residence and tried doing office job for a while until I decided to go back to school for graduate studies.

In between the hectic life of the graduate school and doing home-based jobs, I traveled here and there whenever I get the chance to. One of the most awesome adventures I had for May 2014, however, was to finally be able to witness the breathtaking sunrise of Mt. Pulag in Kabayan, Benguet. That would never have been possible if my friend, Lesley, who is a local of the place, did not invite us there and made all the arrangements for the whole travel. We originally planned only to hike Mt. Pulag. We ended up doing more and doing some of the most awesome things there.

Now, I will have to apologize for not being able to give a how-to guide in arranging for travel there because, as I said, Lesley arranged everything for us because one, she felt that being a local there, she can get us a fair price for the transportation to take us to the starting point of Mt. Pulag, and, two, we simply did not have the time to do it ourselves. It all worked out well for us.

Okay, then, I’ve made my excuses. Can I just please, please, please tell everyone what the heck are the awesome things we did in Kabayan, Benguet right now without any more excuses? All right then.

Here’s my list of Awesome Things To Do in Kabayan, Benguet

Ride on a motorcycle on your way to the ranger station, the starting point of your Mt. Pulag trip

Okay. I’d like to put this first because I am just going to treat it as a given that when you go to Kabayan, Benguet, you will never pass up the chance to hike Mt. Pulag. I mean, it’s the third highest mountain in the Philippines at 2,992 meters above sea level. You will experience a lot, and that is my number two. But you will also enjoy this trip by taking motorcycle rides to the starting point rather than the usual jitney ride. If…