See the rice terraces of Banaue

“Before you even begin to walk down the stairs to the actual viewing deck, you’re already blindsided by the view in front of you. After paying the 10 peso environmental fee, we made our way down to the deck. The deck itself is actually perched on the edge of one of the actual terraces, with no guard rails, or rope, or anything to keep you from falling to the next step of the terrace 10 feet below. The only way to get there is through a precarious concrete walk way that’s less than a foot wide and also has no guard rails. The acrophobe in me lost a few years of his life, but the adventurer in me gained a thousand years.”

“As for the tour, it was worth every penny and more. As we dropped off the mountainside and into the terraces she took us through hidden paths that took us along the rice paddies and stone steps built into the terrace walls to get from one level to the next. As we walked we passed houses and settlements that could only be reached by foot. [...] It was a true walking adventure.”