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Things to Do in Baguio City Without Spending a Cent(avo)

  • Explore the caves & WWII tunnels on South Drive


  • Collect fallen pine cones to make your own Christmas Tree. The best time to do this is from July onwards


  • Go "window" shopping at the Baguio City Market dry goods section and Maharlika Livelihood Center


  • Try on some bargain designer clothing and live out your ukay-ukay diva dreams


  • Take long walks on the beautiful East Side: Leonard Wood, Brent Road, Navy C M Recto) Road, Mines View, Outlook Drive, Gibraltar. South Drive can be romantic by day (but spooky at night)


  • Visit as many parks and gardens as you can. To name a few: Burnham Park, Botanical Garden, Sunshine Park, Peoples Park, Japanese Garden, Igorot Garden, Mines View Park


  • Gather twigs, fallen leaves and have a bonfire


  • Check out art galleries at the Baguio Arts Guild at Botanical Garden and the Woodcarvers Village at Asin


  • Watch a weaving demo at the Easter School on Easter Road


  • Count the number of volkwagen beetles moving around in the (those little things climb mountains really well)




  • Try a few Ilocano words on the locals


  • Lay a blanket out on Burnham Park and read a good book


  • Go birdwatching. We have a lot of different species flying around. I just can't tell you their names, but they're pretty!)




  • Hike up Mt. Sto. Tomas (Baguio's highest point and get 360˚ view of Baguio City, La Union and South China Sea. It's one of my favorite places for a picnic


  • Visit churches and temples


  • Count the number of steps of the following stairs (if the sign posts tell you how many steps there are, verify). Examples: stairs to the Baguio Cathedral from the middle of Session Road, stairs to the Lourdes Grotto, stairs leading up from the Wright Park Riding Circle (pony rides) to Wright Park (gazebo, Pool of the Pines), stairs at the Botanical Garden


  • Have a digital photo contest of interesting names and signages  such as "Napulyun" taxi cab, "Why look?/Crush me? mud guards, or "(Name of Parlor) Men & She Salon"


  • Wash your car using free mountain spring water. Look around, you'll find quite a few


  • Engage someone in a game of chess at the Igorot Garden in Burnham Park




  • Gather river stones of different shapes at the Bued river (Kennon Road) and who knows, you may get lucky and find a gold nugget!


  • Interview the natives in ethnic dress (Wright Park, Botanical Garden, Session Road) -- in English, of course

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CHEAP THINGS TO DO

Visit Tam-awan Village, an authentic and thriving artist's community with native huts, gallery, workshops and more! Entrance: P20/person

Take a "Cosmic Journey" at the Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary and tour 14 stations on the origins of the universe, featuring a pine forest, hanging bridge plus picnic tables.
Entrance: P25/person

Get your portrait done by a
member of the Baguio Arts Guild at the Botanical Garden.
Donations Accepted

Visit the Butterfly Sanctuary at
Camp John Hay and learn more about how to take care of them. Entrance P20/person

Go Flower Picking
Baguio parks are off limits to the picking of flowers but you may want to visit the flower farms of La Trinidad Valley where you can pick all the flowering plants to your heart's content at just P10/plant
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