 Bontoc - Philippines
Francis
Pa In is the freelance guide extraordinair of Tinglayan. He finds
tourists in Bontoc and Tinglayan and guides them through the backcountry of the Cordileras.
He is proud of his guiding abilities and takes great pains to satisfy his clients.
Based out of the Churya-a Hotel and the Pines Hotel in Bontoc he rides on the jeepneys and buses with the tourists to his home in Tinglayan.
He doesn't
have a cell phone and is just now getting introduced to the internet but try sending an email to darwin_churyaa@ yahoo.com for info on the hotel
and getting a hold of Francis.
Even if you don't contact him he
will be wandering around town and will probably find you.
I have known him for a
number of years and he has always been a pleasure to visit the Kalinga villages with. He will be a life long friend.
It is possible to trek without a guide but it is more smooth
traveling with a guy that knows the area and speaks the local
languages.
The Kalinga people tend to be leery of strangers passing
through on their own.
He is an expert on the area and speaks the mountain languages and English. If you want to get off the tourist trail of Batad and Sagada, contacting Francis would be a start.
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