Batad Guided Tour: Explore Rice Terraces with Local Guide
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31 Ratings
Banaue
Embark on a guided tour of Batad's rice terraces, led by a local guide with deep connections to the community. Explore the rich history and traditions of this historical site, meet farmers and rice wine makers, and hike at your own pace.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Banaue Rice Terraces - 3-DAY Trek (Duration; 7 hrs/day)
    • DAY 1 itinerary

• Banaue Viewpoint Rice Terraces
• Pula village and Rice Terraces
• Cambulo village and Rice Terraces
• Overnight stay
• DAY 2 Itinerary
• Cambulo and Rice Terraces
• Batad Rice Terraces
• Tappiya waterfall
• Overnight stay

  • DAY 3 Itinerary
    • Batad - Ducligan Rice Terraces
    • Snake river
    • Bangaan Rice Terraces
    • Back to Banaue, on or before 2 o’clock
    • Bus terminal

2-DAY Trek (Duration; 7 hrs/day)
• DAY 1 itinerary
• Banaue Viewpoint Rice Terraces
• Pula village and Rice Terraces
• Cambulo village and Rice Terraces
• Overnight stay

• DAY 2 Itinerary
• Cambulo and Rice Terraces
• Batad Rice Terraces
• Tappiya waterfall
• Back to Banaue, on or before 2 o’clock

1-Day Trek (Duration; 6 hrs)
• Batad Rice Terraces
• Tappiya waterfall

What's Included
  • Rice Grain Milling by hand
  • Rice Wine Tasting
What's Not Included
  • Environmental Fee
  • Private transportation
  • Hiking Rod/Stick Rental
  • Heritage Fee
  • Tourism Registration Fee
Additional Information

Embark on a trek across the rice terraces under the guide of an individual whose family resides in the very heart of the terraces. Due to their strong links with the locals of Batad, Banaue, you’ll gain extensive insights into the life and heritage of this extraordinary historical site. Engage with the farmers and skilled rice wine craftsmen, and observe the meticulous process of transforming raw, harvested rice into ready-to-use kernels, using both handwork and tools handed down from their ancestors. Choose the duration of your trek (anywhere from 1-5 hours), or opt for a short and casual stroll. Experience the invigorating fragrance of the rice fields, as one person perfectly described, ‘It exudes the scent of fresh, steaming rice.’

Location
Banaue Tourism Office
Front of Tourism office/Bus drop off
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Letscher13
Mar 29, 2024
5 Stars Expierence - Miller is an absolute legend! From the beginning to the very end of the journey he offered us the best service a tour guide could offer! We did the 3 days hike. With his funny and easy going manner we loved to spend our days with him. He provided a good knowledge about rice and culture and has a very good feeling what the client needs. In summary he was one of our best tour guides we ever met on our travels.
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Alasia_c
Mar 19, 2024
Absolutely Amazing Experience. - The Banaue and Batad rice terraces were a truely unique site to see, carved right out of the jungle in the Ifeugo mountains. Our guide Miller was exceptional, he elevated the experience from just seeing the sights to a truely cultural emersion. He told many stories of the area and the people who's ancestors built the terraces thousands if years ago, he told the story of rice... from getting the terrace ready to planting to harvesting to processing to eating. He encouraged and answered our many questions. I really appreciated the care, encouragement, kindness and patience he gave to my son age 9. I cannot thank Miller enough for such an incredible experience.
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768maeval
Mar 14, 2024
The discover of new world !! - This experience was just incredible, like we are discover a new world during two days !! I think, if we have the occasion, you must to do live this experience at least once time in your life !! And mainly, a huge thank you to our guide Miller who made this experience even more incredible than it should have been and who knew how to take the time to make us discover the magic of this place and all its history!! And above all, for answering all our (too many😂) questions!! Thank you again, we won’t soon forget these moments !!
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Aliciaba7786fb
Feb 26, 2024
An amazing tour ! - We enjoyed a lot discovering the rice terraces with Miller, who is a very kind and patient guide. We could learn a lot about the process of rice planting and harvesting thanks to him. The night in Cambulo was also very enjoyable. I recommend this tour !
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Cassidy_g
Feb 14, 2024
Amazing conversation and nature with Miller - Miller was an amazing tour guide for our three day trek. He was so flexible to our needs - changing routes and our daily schedule based on how we felt each day. He always made sure we were safe, comfortable, and having fun. He knew so many people throughout the villages, which meant we also got to meet lots of cool people. My friend and I had so many questions for him about local tradition and culture and Miller shared so many insightful things with us. Miller even went the extra mile to organize that a cake be brought in from Banaue - a 2 hour hike from where we were at the time - and worked at night to make a traditional Filipino dessert to surprise my friend on her birthday. Our trek with Miller was one of our highlights from our trip and we highly recommend you take a trek with him!!!!!!! It was so beautiful.
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Kelsey
Feb 13, 2024
Perfect day exploring rice terraces! - We had a wonderful experience exploring the rice terraces with Miller! We only had 1 day (took overnight bus from Manila, then left that night on overnight bus back to Manila) but made the most of every minute because of this tour. Lovely breakfast and lunch with views, nice walk through Batad rice terraces, hike to waterfall, and view of Bangaan rice terraces. Miller shared so much interesting knowledge with us that really enhanced our experience. It was a highlight to visit his family’s house to see how rice is processed. We were taken care of from the moment we got off the bus in the morning until we boarded again in the evening. This is definitely a place where you benefit from having a local guide, especially with limited time. Just an FYI tour price does not include the tricycle/transportation fee so bring extra cash.
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Mars2c
Feb 3, 2024
Amazing 2-day trek through the rice terraces - Thanks Miller for the amazing experience. It was a great start to my Philippines trip. I highly recommend the experience to anyone with a bit of physical condition. Miller is super nice, very friendly, knowledgeable and fun. The 2-day trek was amazing: beautiful and varied landscapes, fun stops, nice people and good work-out. Some sections of the trail are truly breathtaking and feel like sceneries of a Myazakyi animé. The best period is between March and June when rice terraces are all green and weather is drier. However, it's great all year round and definitely a worthwhile experience.
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L2879oikimg
Jan 15, 2024
10/10 Experience!!! Not to be missed - We did this tour with Miller in December 2023 and it was a special experience and one of our favorite parts of our trip to the Philippines. We started with a hike down to the rice terraces and even visited Miller’s house and met his wife and daughter. We learned a lot about how rice is grown and harvested and we got to help process some rice! After visiting the rice terraces, we hiked to Tappiyah Falls for some breathtaking views. We found the hike itself to be somewhat difficult so be sure to wear hiking shoes and bring plenty of snacks and water. Overall it was an amazing experience and I would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Batad/Banaue!
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732leisac
Jan 10, 2024
Trecking from Banaue to Batad with Miller as our guide. - My husband, teenage son and I had an amazing adventure with Miller on a 2 night, 3 day trek from Banaue to Batad with an overnight stay in the charming village of Cambulo. I organised all of this on messenger through the trip advisor link and after countless questions answered I decided to lock it in. I’m so glad I did! He personally made the 9 hour journey to pick us up from Manila in a comfortable van and dropped us back to Manila to catch a flight at 6.55am! (with 2 extra drivers so they were not over tired) The beauty of the mountains and rice terraces was breathtaking and Miller was THE best guide, Local and knowledgeable, fun with a great sense of humor! On the first day my knee gave out on me, and my progress was very slow, Miller encouraged me, looked out for me and changed our plans for the next day as my knee was not up to stairs! Even though I had to take the next day out, I could still enjoy the view from our hotel, and the boys still got to have a great day hiking around Batad. This was all thanks to Miller being able to change plans at short notice to make sure everyone still had a great experience. Our accommodation at Batad was a new place called Roberto’s Abung, friendliest people, incredible panoramic view of the rice terraces , great food and spotless. My family and I can not recommend Miller highly enough. If you want to experience a unique culture and way of life, and get deep into nature then this tour is for you! He is a genuine, lovely person and his organization and care for us was outstanding from start to finish! Thanks Miller!!!
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Teajl
Dec 29, 2023
Miller and Bridget are amazing! - Miller and his wife Bridget helped make our visit to Banaue very memorable and enjoyable. I got in touch with Miller months before arriving in the Philippines and initially, he suggested to do a trekking tour of several rice terraces. When I told him I'm travelling with 60+ years old parents, he adjusted the tour to make it more accessible for my group. Miller was quick to respond to my messages and questions. He met us at the bus station on our first day in Banaue and we learned a lot about Ifugao culture from his stories throughout the tour. Batad is a challenging hike but he was patient with us and our hiking struggles (LOL). He kept the atmosphere light with his jokes and teasing. The highlights of our experience were grain processing and milling at his father-in-law's place, tasting the local rice wine, and the tricycle tour of the Bangaan, Ducligan and Banaue Rice Terraces on our second day. Bridget was our tour guide for the second day and she was equally patient and enthusiastic. I definitely recommend doing a guided tour with Miller and Bridget!
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