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Banaue

Banaue is a base for approaching Ifugao’s agricultural landscapes, but it does not contain all of the region’s terrace groups. Batad and Bangaan are in Banaue; the experience combines villages, rice fields, water and steep trails.

Bangaan village set among rice terraces in Ifugao.
Photo by David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY 2.0
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What makes it special

  • Batad features a semicircular bowl of terraces and a demanding route with descents, steps and uphill sections.
  • Bangaan offers a slower look at the relationship between a traditional village and its rice fields.
  • Kiangan adds historical and museum context through the National Museum Cordillera.
Batad
Photo by Romain Pontida Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0
Irrigation channel and stone wall beside a terraced rice field in Ifugao.
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Amphitheatre-shaped rice terraces surrounding Batad village in Ifugao.

Ifugao’s terraces through Batad, Bangaan and Kiangan

The rice terraces of the Cordillera are not one single “Banaue landscape.” Choosing between Batad, Bangaan and Kiangan changes the physical demands, travel time and, above all, how you understand an agricultural system that still depends on water, forest, labour and community.

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Profile updated: 13/09/2026