Mt. Timbak

Mt. Timbak was 20-35 minutes drive from the Atok proper. We were so afraid that we won’t be able to reach the destination before sunrise.

The road to Mt Timbak was a one-way road and was very steep , your tour guide must be skilled enough to drive the tough road.

And then we reached the parking area, the car wouldn’t be able to drive to the peak so we need to trek to the top.

The views were getting more beautiful and amazing as we trekked to the top. It was tiring but seeing the flowers , plants and the clouds would make us want to go further to the top to see what’s the prize.

Basically, Mt. Timbak is a farm of potato, radish, flowering plants, carrots and etc. So while hiking we passed by a lot of vegetables and flowers.

We started to get tired but we’re only halfway to the top. Sir Alwin said that it would only take 20 minutes to reach the top but maybe because we had a lot of stop overs for picture taking it took us 30 minutes to reach the peak.

So tired but the sun was up and we think we wouldn’t able to see the sunrise anymore!

I asked her to hide because I was taking a good shot but she did this ! Epic fail haha!!!

We’re almost at the peak yay!

And finally......

Spectacular sunrise over mountains.

My first ever sunrise at the peak of a mountain.
❤️❤️❤️❤️😍

I wanted to make a heart with her but instead she gave me a peace sign !! Haha so much! Epic !

Jumpshot with the gang. We deserved this! We were so tired and we don’t have water to drink, but still selfie goes on.

The smell of the grass and the mountain made me feel alive.. ohh i’m inlove with flowers.

One last jump with the gang and we’re ready to go!

The Groto

Approximately 20 minutes from the Mt. Timbak we’ve reached the Groto. At first look it seems boring but definitely things gets exciting as we continue.

Such a lovely view on our way to the Groto!

The white rocks you see is not actually a rock-it’s a tomb stone, it’s part of the Cordilleran culture to let the remains of their love ones be buried beside their house, hill or anywhere they wanted or their late relative’s requested to be buried.

After 5 minutes of walk, we’ve reached the Groto and behind it were giant rock formations which you can climb on.

Thank you Papa God you always keep us safe.

We continue to climb till we reached the top of the rock.

This is sir Alwin our super kind Tour Guide who never stop thinking about our safety and how we can get a perfect picture hehe !

And because i’m a hard headed girl I tried to climb to the peak of the rock!!

And I climbed to the edge for my “ epic life threatening” photo !

It was worth the climb, but deep inside me was so afraid that I might die in a snap.

I can’t breathe this was so beautiful ❤️ I am beautiful. Haha kidding!! Our tour guide even taught us where to pose to get great photos. He’s very helpful.

I asked my friends to climb so they can also see the view. At first they were afraid but sir Alwin assisted them to the top.

Obligatory selfie with the gang. ❤️

We were astonished by the view! But it was so risky to climb the rock. In just one slip and you’re dead.

I feel so blessed to have a chance to be here. And I thank God he had created this world beautifully.

Superb!! I asked them to do the jumpshot but they spanked me.

This was beyond beautiful.

For free you can have all these superb photos. Come and visit Atok Groto ❤️

Northern Blossom Farm

^{Where Rose Cabbage is.}

Bound to our last destination was Rose Cabbage farm (10 minutes from the Groto) is a private farm so your visit would pay a price.

First thing we did was REGISTRATION and we payed for 100 pesos each but it comes with a separate tour guide.

You can also find a wide variety of flowers in their farm but their tourist attraction is their rose cabbage.

Here are some of my photos with the beautiful flowers:

The tour guide gave information in each flower but I really can’t digest it anymore because I felt tired with the long travel and trekking plus it’s getting hot already. And notice I changed my shirt 3x because of sweat.

And here was the main reason why we went to this farm...

ROSE CABBAGE

Just like other varieties of Cabbage-this one is edible too. It may look beautiful and like a rose but still it tastes the same with others.

You can harvest rose cabbage by your own if you wanted , it cost 50 pesos for the small and 100 pesos for bigger sizes, and that’s per piece.

The farm offered free coffee and bread after the farm tour!! Haha Not bad for 100 pesos registration fee.

Since it ‘s free I ate 3 breads haha!

Our adventure started at 3 in the morning and ended at approximately 12 noon. Almost a half day full of fun and excitement.

We just spent 400 each and it’s all good 👌🏻

People of Atok were hospitable and kind!

Thankyou Sir Alwin for accomodating us. A caring tour guide indeed.

Good bye for now ATOK ⛰
You made me feel so alive ❤️
Till we meet again.

If ever you are interested to visit Atok , Benguet just text or call 09294903970, Atok head of tourism.

And if you have questions feel free to ask me

Thank you so much for reading my blog ❤️

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