Mount Santo Tomas Baguio

To get a wonderful view of the Baguio city, Philippines, you must visit Mount Santo Tomas. Mount Santo Tomas is the highest peak in Baguio. From there, you can have a majestic view of the entire city of Baguio. For adventure lovers and trekkers, Mount Santo Tomas offers an excellent opportunity to do trekking and rock climbing. For visitors and tourists, Mount Santo Tomas, Baguio is an idle place for a picnic. Many go to Mount Santo Tomas for out-of-town excursions.

Mount Santo Tomas in Tuba, Benguet, can be reached in a half-day climb from the base of the road in Green Valley, a suburb of Baguio. A great place to watch the beautiful sunrise and sunsets from the top of Mount Santo Tomas. You can even capture this precious moment in your camera. In order to reach Mount Santo Tomas, Baguio you have to ascend an 18 km rugged road which will take you to the peak. From there, you can get a clear view of the Lingayen Gulf.

Great scenery all the way to the top of Mount Santo Tomas will literally make you speechless and the best place to catch almost the whole of Baguio City. However, the road is quite narrow, slippery and rough, and so necessary precautions should be taken to avoid any accidents and harassment.

How to reach:

At first, enter the Baguio City. Start from Burnham Park and take the Marcos Hi-Way. Follow the road for about a couple of km till you get to see a Y on the road. Take the left and follow the road. On reaching another Y, take another left turn and follow the road till the trailhead. This is where the gravel road begins. Ask anybody the way to get to the top of Mt. Santo Tomas.