Baguio Tourist Spots

Baguio City is a favorite summer getaway of most Filipinos as well as foreign tourists because of its cold weather, attractive tourist spots, indigenous elders, preserved traditions and friendly locals.  During the month of February is Baguio’s peak season because of its celebrated Panagbenga Festival which attracts more tourists to visit the city.

Here’s a quick guide and snapshots of some of Baguio’s most visited spots which you can include in your next itinerary…

Botanical Garden – The right spot if you love the nature – trees and flowers, if you are into photography, this is a good spot to practice those macro shots with those lovely and attractive flowers. You can also take some shots of the Igorots at the main entrance; you just have to prepare some change because they require money before you can shoot them.

What I didn’t liked about this place is that there were few good, fresh, flowers at that time; some plants and leaves looked really bad; it seemed that the management doesn’t put effort in maintaining the whole place.

Wright Park – Known for the pool of pines, and horseback riding, for more shots of the place, you can check this link http://shotnroll.com/2011/03/the-baguio-wright-park-photos-baguio-tourist-attractions/

The Mansion – This is located right across Wright Park, known as the white house in Baguio where the Philippine President resides whenever he/she is in the city. Tourists are allowed to enter the gates but just to have their pictures taken right in front. 

Easter Weaving Room – If you are looking more into Baguio local’s way of life, Easter Weaving room is a good spot to visit. This is located along Easter Road, a bit away from the city but can be reached by just a jeepney from the public market.

You can check out their production room at the basement, and see how weaving works and realize that their job is really not easy… they also have a souvenir shop upon the entrance, weaved products are sold as well as other products but I find their prices expensive and priced for foreign tourists.

Lourdes Grotto – If you are coming from Easter Weaving Room, this is the next spot to visit; it is just near the area.  A good spot for the religious tourists, you can reach Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto by climbing the steps; I’m not sure on the count but around 200 steps? But don’t worry because there are resting areas in between the stairs where you can stop for awhile.

Candles and flowers are also being sold in the area, you can buy these so you can light and offer them once you get to the top.

Baguio Catholic Cathedral – The famous rose-colored church with very nice architecture situated along Session Road. Again this can be reached by a hundred steps but there’s another way near the post office building where you can go up easier. 

Another good spot for photographers and religious tourists… Don’t forget to hear mass when you’re here…

We visited these tourist spots for 2 days, but I think you can reach to these places in just one day if you have your own transportation and it is not a Panagbenga weekend! We had difficulty traveling at that time because of the big traffic due to closed roads for the Panagbenga event and there were really a lot of tourists at that time. It is still best to visit these different Baguio spots in any summer days…

For more interesting shots of these tourist spots, please visit this gallery – Baguio Tourist Attractions.

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