The Banaue rice terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and are a leading tourism destination in the country. They are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people and are thought to be made by minimal equipments, largely by plain hands.
The terraces which are 1500 feet above sea level starts from the base of the mountain to the top of the mountain. These terraces are considered Eight Wonder of the World and are part of UNESCO Heritage Site.
The tourism industry have developed activities for visitors like sight seeing and visiting the villages at the foot of the mountain. There a lot of tour guides in the area and mostly are college students. But even without guides you will also feel the hospitality of the Ifugaos.
The Banaue Rice Terraces is a must destination to visit when you go to the Philippines.
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