yes, it was taken from ridge. the name of the inn was family inn and restaurant. you can’t miss it since it is right along the main walking path. unfortunately, i do not know about the state of the roads there since the twin typhoons that hit the country not too long ago. you might want to find out whether there have been landslides because of the incessant rains. thanks for visiting!

banaue is usually explored on its own usually either at the start of at the end of the trip. more adventour folk would trek from banaue to batad and the surrounding area over several days. it is something i haven’t tried yet. banaue is almost an hour away by tricycle from the town to the junction where the hike to batad starts. from here you can then hire a jeepney (if you see one) to bring you up mountain to the stairs down to batad, or you can tough it out and just walk from the junction around the mountain for around two hours to the viewpoint. it is around 45 minutes down the village of batad from there. people usually visit batad and bangaan by a nice 4-5 hour hike along the mountain. from batad you take the trail to bangaan, ask around, everybody knows where it is, then from there is it just a short hike to the junction. i would highly recommend the hike, since it is mostly flat. if you made it to batad and explored the falls and hanging bridge, this hike will not be a problem for you.

thanks for visiting!