Banaue mud-walled rice terraces of Ifugao culture, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cordillera, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

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The Cordillera

To many travellers, North Luzon is simply the Cordillera. These spiny mountains, which top out at around 2900m, are beloved, worshipped and feared in equal doses by those who witness them and those who live among them.

Attractions

Must-see attractions for your itinerary

  • More than 100 wooden coffins stacked at the lichen-lined entrance hall of Lumiang Burial Cave.

    Lumiang Burial Cave

    Sagada

    Lumiang Burial Cave is a 10- to 15-minute walk south of the main village, towards Ambasing, well signposted along the left-hand fork in the road. Steep…

  • Sumaguing Cave in the Philippines.

    Sumaging Cave

    Sagada

    The exhilarating Sumaging Cave, or Big Cave, is the most popular of Sagada's caves. Its immense chambers are home to other-0worldly rock formations with…

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