Mines View Park, Baguio City : Travel Guide + Budget

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

Spectacular view of Benguet's gold and copper mines @ Itogon and the Cordillera mountains. Wanna fly around up high and just enjoy! 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.

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