Baguio: The 5,000 Pesos Challenge

THE Summer Capital of the Philippines is one of the most inexpensive places you can go to for a family or barkada vacation mainly because of the big savings you can get on accommodations. Baguio climate is cool year-round. So while it’s really hot here in the metro, Baguio proved to be different. That’s why most hotels and inns in Baguio do not provide their guests with aircon. No air conditioning = cheap rates.

I went on a Baguio trip to see if I can enjoy a three-day vacation alone with only me spending less than P5,000. Well, prepared to be surprised, because I got there on a comfortable air-conditioned bus, stayed in a hotel, enjoyed really good food and had fun walks around the parks. Yes, I won the challenge. I only wished I went with a friend – it would have been a blast!

For kicks, I even threw in a massage treatment, visited the museum of National Artist and set aside P500 for pasalubong.

Check out my Trip Calculator and find out how much it will cost you to have your own Baguio Adventure:

Victory Liner (air-conditioned bus)
Cubao Terminal to Baguio P430
Baguio to Cubao Terminal P430

Day 1
Hotel accommodation P630

(P1,900/3)
Breakfast P100
Bencab Museum Entrance Fee P100
Lunch P150
Dinner P200
Day 1 Transportation Budget P200

Day 2
Hotel accommodation P634
Breakfast P100
Lunch P150
Pasalubong Shopping P500
North Haven Spa Hilot Treatment P450
Dinner P250
Day 2 Transportation Budget P200

Day 3
Breakfast P100
Last Minute Pasalubong Shopping P200
Lunch P150

Baguio Trip Total P4,978