{"id":11765,"date":"2019-06-14T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=11765"},"modified":"2021-03-17T14:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T06:28:31","slug":"bangaan-rice-terraces-in-banaue-a-jar-like-cultural-heritage-for-trekking-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/06\/14\/bangaan-rice-terraces-in-banaue-a-jar-like-cultural-heritage-for-trekking-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangaan Rice Terraces in Banaue: A Jar-Like Cultural Heritage For Trekking Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re a beginner in trekking and want to start off with an easy trail, Bangaan Rice Terraces should be at the top of your \u2018Banaue Trekking\u2019 list.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bangaan Rice Terraces<\/b> is one of the 5 rice terraces included in the <\/span>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/b> in 1995, alongside Batad Rice Terraces, Hungduan Rice Terraces, Mayoyao Rice Terraces, and Nagacadan Rice Terraces.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is also labeled as a<\/span> Living Cultural Landscape<\/b> as the village still retains a few of the traditional Ifugao houses called <\/span>bale<\/span><\/i> (ba-leh).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bangaan is approximately 2 kilometers farther from the junction road going to Batad. While on the road, you will see a panoramic view of Bangaan\u2019s green terraces, which is a perfect spot for snapping a wide shot.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you look from a certain angle, you will notice that the amphitheater-like terraces surrounding the small village actually looks like a <\/span>\u2018banga\u2019<\/span><\/i> or a jar, from which its name was derived from.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Compared to other rice terraces, Bangaan is much smaller with only 900-meter elevation, making\u00a0it easier to trek for about 20 to 30 minutes. This is a recommended alternative spot for travelers who can\u2019t make the 2-hour trek in Batad Rice Terraces and Tapiya Falls.<\/p>\n

Upon reaching the village, you will be welcomed by souvenir stalls where locals sell necklaces, carved wood items, weaved baskets, and many more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Souvenirs such as wood carvings, knives, and basket can be bought here<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Locals will also invite you to try some activities like the \u2018mumbayu\u2019<\/i> or the traditional rice pounding. They will even let you wear the native Ifugao attire called\u00a0Torke <\/em>(tor-ke).<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 \u00a0You can try wearing the traditional attire for free<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Tip: the best time to visit Bangaan Rice Terraces is during the summer season, preferably in the months of March to May so you can catch the green fields of the terraces.<\/span><\/p>\n

Details<\/b><\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> Bissang, Tam-an, Banaue, Ifugao
\nEnvironmental fee:<\/strong> None<\/span><\/p>\n

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Words and photos by Deneca Ordinanza<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re a beginner in trekking and want to start off with an easy trail, Bangaan Rice Terraces should be at the top of your \u2018Banaue Trekking\u2019 list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1700],"tags":[588,592,2229,2230,2231,2232,2233,2234,2235,2236],"class_list":["post-11765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-philippines","tag-banaue","tag-rice-terraces","tag-bangaan-rice-terraces","tag-bangaan","tag-green-rice-terraces","tag-spots-in-banaue","tag-bangaan-village","tag-banaue-2019","tag-trekking","tag-trekking-in-banaue"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11765"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14826,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11765\/revisions\/14826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}