Tourism

	AGRO-ECO TOURISM PARK Located at Ayosip, Poblacion, Itogon, Benguet. The park is ideal for unwinding, and picnic.
	BALATOC MINES The first and only mine tour in the Philippines gives one the excitement and thrill of the underground mining experience. Other added attractions include the Crosby Park and the Villaluna Center Complex for recreation and accommodation. (Photo Source: Balatoc Mines Tour Brochure)
	DUCOT PARK(owned by private sector) Located at Ducot Ucab, Itogon, Benguet. The park is good for conducting small group meetings, spiritual retreat, picnics and others.
	Mt. Ugo It is an emerging attraction found in Tinongdan, Itogon Benguet. Towering at 2,150 meters above sea level it is most often shrouded with the clouds. History::How To Get There::Itinerary::Photo Gallery
	Mt. Bidawan It is a potential natural attraction found in Poblacion, Itogon Benguet. With its scenic views, it is ideal for trekking. History::How To Get There::Itinerary::Photo Gallery
	Mt. Pigingan Mt. Pigingan is a new found mountain fascination. It has an elevation of 1328 ASL. The peak is a bit slanting, bare, pointed and rocky. History::How To Get There::Itinerary::Photo Gallery
	Philex-Daynet Adventure Trail It is located in the hills from Dam 3 of the Philex Mines to Daynet, Ampucao. History::How To Get There::Itinerary::Photo Gallery
	Mt. Marikit It is an emerging natural attraction found in Tinongdan. Among the other attraction along the way are Adaushu Cave, Ambasa Burial Cave and Baloy Hot Springs. History::How To Get There::Itinerary::Photo Gallery
	Ambasa Cave On the bossom of Mt. Marikit is the Ambasa Cave that has four chambers with calcite formations/deposits along its walls. History::How To Get There::Itinerary::Photo Gallery
	1300L Swimming Pools An improvised pool provides a bathing area and good spa. it is believed that the hot water coming from the spring has some therapeutic efffects due to its mineral contents like sulfur. History::How To Get There::Information::Photo Gallery
	Agno River The river is ideal for all water-based activities like rafting, fishing, canoeing and swimming. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Suyok Falls The river is 30 meters high, found in Dalupirip. It supplies to the rice paddies of the barangay and tributary to Agno River. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Balatoc Mines Tour It is the oldest mine in the province as well as in the country that was first opened in 1903. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Binga Dam Constructed in 1958 along the Agno River, the dam used to generate 100 megawatts daily, supplying electric power for major parts of Luzon, including Manila. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	St. Joseph Heritage Church It is an American-desgned church which was reconstructed in 1949 after the Word Wal II. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Villaluna Center The Villaluna Center Complex consists of the former Staff Mess Hall of the company with dormitory-style bedrooms. It is located a Virac, Itogon Benguet. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Mummies of Domolpos This can be reached via the trail to Mt. Ugo. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	The Ibaloi Hut Made up of indigenous materials it was built in 1938 at Lusod, Tinongdan Barangay. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	San Roque Dam Aside from its scenic view from a number of angles within the municipality, the trail end at the Dalupirip area also ideal for boating and fishing. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Baksey Dam Located in Liang, Loacan Barangay, it is a wide pool of several species of tilapia and carp fishes. It offers fishing and picnic activities. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Gumatdang Cut Flower Garden Although t is privately owned, the same are being offered for tourist visits. There are variaties of flowers such as roses, chrysanthemums, gladiola and others. The area also has rice paddies and papaya plantation. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Labilab Rose Garden Altough it is privately owned, tourists and visitors are welcome to this cut flower farm. They provide a glimpse on the culture and traditions of the inhabitants of the place. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Ampucao Rice Terraces They symbolize Igorot ingenuity and hard work for their livelihood. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery
	Pocket Mine Site They show the traditional Igorot practice of mining extracting gold ore and processing using improvised ball mills. History::How To Get There::Contact Information::Photo Gallery

ITOGON LAND OF THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES

14th MT. UGO SUMMER CLIMB
Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet
April 15-17, 2016

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13th MT. UGO SUMMER CLIMB
Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet
April 10-15, 2015

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Mt. Ugo Summer Climb

April 4-6 2014

"NURTURING NATURE FOR A BETTER ADVENTURE"

Municipal Flora and Fauna

The Municipal Flower: Sunflower (Tithonia Diversifolia)

LOCAL NAMES:

English (Tree marigorld, tithonia, Mexican Sunflower); Indonesian (kembang mbulan, harsaga);

Javanese (kembang mbulan);

Spanish (jalacate, Guasmara);

Thai (thantawan-nu, daoruang-yipun, benchamatnam)

BIOLOGY:

The plant bears flowers and produces seeds throughout the year. The Lightweight seeds can easily be dispered by wind, water and animals. Source: http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/AFTPDFS/Tithonia_diversifolia.pdf

BOTANIC DESCRIPTION:

Tithonia diversifolia is a woody herb or succulent (scandent) shrub 1.2-3 m tall.
Leaves opposite or alternate 3- (max. 5) lobed, base attenuate or decurrent, apex acute or acuminate, margin crenate, 5-17 x 3.5-12 cm, densely pubescent beneath; venation palmate; occasionally the upper leaves unlobed.
Florets yellow, rays 3-6 cm x 5-18 mm. Heads solitary on a peduncle 6-13 cm long. Each mature stem may bear several flowers at the top of the branches.

The specific name ‘diversifolia’ means ‘separated leaves’, from the Latin ‘diversus’ (divergent) and ‘folium’ (leaf).

The Municipal Bird: Brown Shrike (Lanius Cristatus)

The Brown Shrike is a bird in the shrike family that is found mainly in Asia. It forms a super specie with the closely-related Red-backed Shrike, L. collurio, and Isabelline Shrike, L. isabellinus. Like most other shrikes, it has a distinctive black "bandit-mask" through the eye. and is found mainly in open scrub habitats, where it perches on the tops of thorny bushes in search of prey. Several populations of this widespread species form distinctive subspecies which breed in temperate Asia and migrate to their winter quarters in tropical Asia. They are sometimes found as vagrants in Europe and North America. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Shrike

The Municipal Tree: Tibig (Ficus Nota)

TIBIG. Ficus nota is a species of tree found near water in low altitudes. The tree can grow up to 9 meters high. Its seeds are dispersed by birds