Bontoc

Bontoc is a city in Mountain Province of the Luzon Cordilleras.

Understand
Bontoc is a gateway to up north and to other prime locations such as Banaue and Sagada. It is a small town which is easy to figure out and walk around. Locals are very accommodating and can converse in English very well so there's no worry when asking for directions.

Bus

 * Baguio to Bontoc: GL Lizardo Buses, departs 3-4 AM and 8AM, 10AM &2:30PM Governor pck Rd. Baguio City, . D'Rising Sun buses depart 5AM-1PM from Slaughter House Compound Baguio City,.
 * Metro Manila to Bontoc. Cabletours departs 8:30PM. The bus terminal is inside the Trinity University of Asia Campus at E. Rodriguez Ave. Cubao, Quezon City,.
 * Sagada to Bontoc. Jeepneys leave hourly until 5:30PM and take one hour..
 * Banaue to Bontoc. Buses D'rising Sun, jeepneys and minivans. take two hours. /.

Get around
Its very easy to walk around the main street and find everything you need. Tricycles here are cheap and you should not have a hassle paying the local rate.

Buy

 * Sagada weaving products and other cordillera souvenirs at the mountain outlet store. Above the market square, behind the Land Bank in the multipurpose building.
 * PNB Bank. Mountain Province Road Bontoc. Has a 24-hour ATM which only takes Visa Card.

Eat

 * Arik restaurant & snackhaus': Pancakes  with butter and sweetened condensed milk, brewed coffee . Green building on the second floor at the very end of town, on the left hand side, past the market, past the Mountain Provenience College, next to where the jeepneys leave for Kalinga.
 * Arik restaurant & snackhaus': Pancakes  with butter and sweetened condensed milk, brewed coffee . Green building on the second floor at the very end of town, on the left hand side, past the market, past the Mountain Provenience College, next to where the jeepneys leave for Kalinga.
 * Arik restaurant & snackhaus': Pancakes  with butter and sweetened condensed milk, brewed coffee . Green building on the second floor at the very end of town, on the left hand side, past the market, past the Mountain Provenience College, next to where the jeepneys leave for Kalinga.

Go next
There is a faster way to get to the East Coast without going all the way down to Baguio. There is a daily bus from Bontoc to Cervantes which departs from the market at 9:30AM. It costs and 2 hours to get to Cervantes from Bontoc (May 2011). Once at Cervantes, you can take a van to Tagudin, which is in between Vigan and San Fernando (La Union). The ride is another 2 hours and goes over the Bessang Pass. It costs. Once at Tagudin, it is relatively easy to hop on a bus going north or south. An air-conditioned Partas bus heading from Tagudin to Vigan costs and takes 2 hours.

There are regular jeepneys to Sagada.