Mines View Park, Baguio City : TRAVEL GUIDE + BUDGET

Cordillera mountains...without a doubt...so beautiful and grand!

Did you know that Baguio City started out as an American mining town in the early 20th century, and one of its lasting attractions is the Mines View Park.

Mines View park is one of my bucketlist. Why? Because I love overlooking from heights. As much as possible, when I visit a place, I want to know the peak where I can see the entire place.  It is ranked as Tripvisor #7 places among the 64 places to visit in Baguio.
* It's an overlook park on the northeastern outskirts of Baguio. 
* Land promontory 4 km from downtown Baguio
* Overlooking mining town of Itogon, abandoned gold and copper mines of the Benguet Corportation.
* Can glimpse Amburayan Valley. 

Entrance of Mines View Park

Gate!  This is it!

How to Get There (go.baguio.com)

By private transportation: From Sesion Road, climb up and turn to  Leonard Wood Road, past Teachers Camp and Botanical Garden, past the Pacdal Rotunda, and go straight up C. P. Romulo Drive past Wright Park Riding Circle and the The Mansion. 

As the road climbing up curves left you will be on Outlook Drive (you will see Baguio Townhouse to the right and do not take the road going straight down to Itogon, Benguet) and Mines View Park will be at the top. 

An alternative route will be to pass Gibraltar Road, which is to the left of Wright Park Riding Circle. When you see the Good Shepherd Convent to your left, Mines View Park is just a few meters away. This route is actually more direct, but C.P. Romulo Drive is way prettier, and you get to pass by some more popular Baguio attractions along the way

By Public Transportation: Public jeepneys are also available using the Plaza-Mines View line. You may also hire one of our many taxis cabs to take you there, and contract the driver by the hour or for the day. If your group is large, it may be better to hire a jeepney instead.

BUDGET

For 3 Heads

From Montalban, Rizal to Cubao

Tricycle to UV Terminal                                    :    20 php
UV Van to Cubao 50 x 3                                    :  150 php
Victory Liner Terminal
Cubao to Baguio/Reg AC 445+50 rsvtn x 3      : 1,485 php

Baguio to Cubao/Reg AC 445+50 rsvtn x 3      : 1,485 php
Hotel Henrico Kisad 3D2N 2,100 x 2                : 4,200 php

Cubao to Montalban UV 50 x 3                         :    150 php
Tricycle to home                                                :      20 php

Pocket Money                                                     : 5,000 php
TOTAL                                                               : 12, 510/3 or 4,170

EXPENSES @ Mines View Park

         

Taxi going to Mines View      :  100 php

Mines View Entrance             :  Free

Horsey pose photoshoot         :    50 php/15 minutes

St. Bernard dog photoshoot    :    50 php/10 minutes

Snacks(grilled corn and 

fresh strawberries)                  :    80 php

Jeep going to Good Shepherd :    24 php
Fx taxi going to SM                :  100 php
TOTAL                                    :  404 php

half panorama of Mines View Park

Can't run out of poses with Chesca

Perfect company, perfect weather and perfect place? Nothing could go wrong!

my super moon, north star and Shineja!

ACTIVITIES

* Get dressed in full Cordillera regalia - bahag, shield and spear for the men, tapis for the ladies, vests and headdressers for both.

*  Take photo with the famous and huge St. Bernarnds for 50 php 

*  Telescope the mountain for 50 php

*  Take photo with horses for 50 php

*  Buy herbs and spices at a cheap price

*  Enjoy the view on the deck

*  Shop around

sunny yet cold! whew!

this huge St. Bernand "Beauty" made me sit still!  hahaha

the herb and spices...wanted to buy but worried of the hassle bringing 

mom took these shots! as always...she took them perfectly!

my princess enjoying her second horsey horsey pose!

Be still! and just listen to your heart beat...know that life is beautiful!

Ama bought Chesca these purple bonnet and scarf

We wanted to try out the Igorot outfit as a remembrance but people were standing in line.  We just enjoyed the scenery and took some photos anyway. 

IMPRESSIONS

*  Awesome!  So beautiful.  Especially the area, where you see the Cordillera mountains.

*  Breathtaking. I love the heights.

*  Air was so clean and fresh.

*  No litter.

*  Weather was perfect. Sunny yet cold at 19 degrees.