Tips on your visit to Davao!

Davao

Reaching Davao is easy since there are regular direct  flights from Manila via PAL, ZestAir, AirPhil and Cebu Pacific. There are also some carriers that serves direct flight now for Davao from Cebu, Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro.

 If you want to visit Dabaw in time of its busiest days, join us as we celebrate 2 festivals every year. You can search these over google.. :)

Festivals in Davao:

1. The Araw ng Dabaw - (every March) where we celebrate the city's birthday. It has a week long activities showcasing davao riches, from trades, local fashion, foods and exercising the bond of such different ethnicity living in Davao.

2. The Kadayawan Festival - where we give thanks to the Lord for an abundant harvest. Still, its a week long celebration. The parade is the highlight of this festivities which usually celebrated every August .

For the beach bums: 

Samal Island offers beautiful white sand beaches and its only 30 to 45 minutes trip. Few I've visited are:

The Pearl Farm Beach Resort (www.pearlfarmbeachresort-davao.com )

The Bali Bali Resort (www.balibaliresort.com) 

Hof Gorei Beach Resort (www.hofgoreibeachresort-davao.com )

The Blue Jazz

Paradise Island Park & Beach Resort

  

I would also suggest you visit The Maxima, though I was not able to visit there yet but a lot of my friends love the place.Check it here (http://maxima.psdgroupph.com/)

If you want that super awesome vacation you want to own an Island for a Week you can contact The Buenavista Island Resort (www.buenavistaislandresort.com/ ). 

Most resorts offer an Island hopping so don't forget to avail that and have a chance to visit good snorkeling & diving areas as well as visiting the bat cave in Samal and its famous Hagimit Falls. :)

For your extreme adventure needs:

  

Zip-lining, one of my article discusses various spots that offers zip lining.You can see it here, (http://lifeisapisofkeyk.blogspot.com/2011/08/zip-lining-davao.html) 

  

White water rafting - Its an activity here that you should not miss. Go check,(waterrafting.psdgroupph.com)

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For those who want to communicate with mother nature, trekking to Mount Apo, is the best for you. So prepare that camping gear for a week of adventure.

Other Activities:

Visit The Malagos Garden Resort (regular Bird Shows every Sunday), The Philippine Eagle Center and the Crocodile Park for those Plants and Animal loving people.

Shopping:

Abreeza is the newest open Mall here in Davao, co-owned by Ayala & Anflocor. SM, The Gaisano Malls  and Robinsons to complete the list.

Night Life:

The night is alive along Torres St. where you can find various hangouts for the vampires i mean the night Folks.

The Damosa Gateway also offers good restaurants, coffee shops and everything about fine dinning.

Where to Stay:

Plenty of inexpensive accommodation in Davao. Check this site link (http://davaodaily.com/list-of-davao-city-hotels-and-inns/ )
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Davao City is a safe city, awarded as the most livable city. Hope to see you soon!

The Memoirs of Traveling - Part II

The DOGS scenario:

Okay, I love dogs, they are gift from GOD,  (GOD = DOG). I consider them as God's way of making people happy, teaching us how to love, care and value life.

During my occasional trips, I often got a chance of having sweet memories with dogs. Last August, when I was in SAGADA it brought a different story.

Our last day of activity was trekking to Mt. Kiltepan to watch the Sunrise. We left at the lodge a bit late around 6:00 am, so we already knew we are going to miss the sunrise. Passing through the busy market (Saturday is the only market day in Sagada) we meet a bunch of dogs playing, a friend who has a phobia of dogs (she was attacked twice already) was hiding at my back so I greeted the pack a good morning. These two, the biggest in the group playfully smiled at us.

Moving forward, passing through Sagada's weaving area, we meet lots of Dogs, taking into account dogs are territorial I assume a rumble is coming but whew! everybody in that area scared of them, hahah! Oww, I forgot we baptized them already. Sam the white one and Jacob, hihi!

 Passing through, Sagada weaving!

Sam here, rolling a lemon....entertaining really!

Reaching the road I called, "the road less traveled, Arbs develop a trust to them. Walking with these babies is like walking tons of friends around. Sam is an entertainer, he keep chasing the chickens feeding around the road.

Arbs, here building trust with the two. :)

 I walk slowly cause, its an uphill. I can race if it was downhill. While I fall away from them, Jacob keeps an eye on me. Then I started to realized, my whole life , of what I am today I worked hard all of it, but I never meet someone, though my family was there all my ups and down but someone who cares for you even though your both strangers was caught me off balance.

Jacob, leading the way!

 Reaching at the peak, they were like my own, my kids, my friend rolled in to one. It seems like we already knew each other over a long time already. We bonded like they knew everything about me. No hesitation just pure love, trust and respect.

With lovely Jacob here, the love of my life.

With the boys, watching the fogs below.

Since we are bit busy taking picture, they left ahead of us. Hoping we can find them at the Market, we rush back and promise to buy a breakfast for them as a reward for being such a helpful friends and good tour guide, but we couldn't find them. Around 10:30 am we give up, because we need to pack and catch the 1pm trip to Baguio. As the bus move away, it pained me to think that I never got the chance to give my thanks to them officially. You might think its quite ridiculous but GOD I was hurt. For others it might be nothing but for me its special, its everything. That simple gesture that captures my heart. It gives the new meaning of companionship, friendship, respect and trust.

Here are more picture with the boys:

My L-O-V-E,  Jacob.. such a sweet boy!

Sam, asking for a kiss!

Traveling is not only for leisure or getting away from a stressful work but also a learning process, a realization towards your view about life and to anybody who move's around with it.

Before I close this article I want you to have a glimpse of Noname, a friend I met  at cafe st. jo!

Pretty boy eeyy!

Love everything you have, that's the greatest gift God has given to you. No matter how hard to survive in a day-to-day life, hardship will never be felt in loving heart.

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The Memoirs of Traveling

Capturing anything just for Fun

Traveling actually is not what I made for, but if I have a chance I go with friends on a backpacking adventure. One way of enjoying a trip is taking pictures right? that's the most important thing  in my opinion, 'cause every time you look at it, it brings back memories.

During trips, i got this obsession of taking some pictures of  historical places /logo's, informative signage or just some plain stuff  comes along my way.

Zip Lining - Davao

Zip Lining in Davao

Zip-lining as explain by wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip-line) is consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable, usually made of stainless steel, by holding on or attaching to the freely moving pulley. Zip-lines come in many forms, most often used as a means of entertainment. They may be short and low, intended for child's play and found on some playgrounds. Longer and higher rides are often used as a means of accessing remote areas, such as a rainforest canopy. Zip-line tours are becoming popular vacation activities, found at outdoor adventure camps or upscale resorts, where they may be an element on a larger challenge or ropes course.


I have a fear of heights, so bearing in mind the saying "do the things that scares you most" my mission is to overcome the fear thru zip lining.

CAMP SABROS.

It's a 3 hours ride more or less to Camp Sabros from Davao. It was an overnight adventure so we depart at around 1pm from Davao and arrive around 4:30 pm.

If your planning on a day tour, you can depart from Davao at 5:00 am, then from 9 am to 12 pm, you have 3 hours to zip and roam around camp sabros. Have lunch there at 12:00, depart for Davao at 1, you will be in davao around 5pm to catch some night life.

You can reach there via Bus or Private vehicle, for rent vans are available in Davao.

Morning view facing Mount Apo.:)


Another one for Mount Apo here.


Lets start.

Trying the superman-tandem first.

Superb. :)

Scary cable car, but so much fun, much more fun when you look down.. haha

Trying solo. :)

There are three zip lining spots or lets make it four accessible via Davao.

These are:

Outland Adventure , Maa, Davao City, www.outlandadventure.org

Eden Natures Park, MTS - for reservation, Matina, Davao city, http://edennaturepark.com.ph

Camp Sabros, Kapatagan, Digos City, http://campsabros.com.ph

I said lets make it four, because you can also reach Dahilayan Nature Park via Davao. Its a long bus ride but if your up for an adventure.. nothing is impossible right?

Dahilayan Nature Park, Dahilayan Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, www.dahilayanadventurepark.com/

More zip-lining pictures below:

At Dahilayan, 840 M long, 1 minute max slide.


Certificate's cover.. don't forget to have one.

820 M at Camp Sabros

Zip-lining is one activity that you can't miss when you visit Davao.

Come visit us.. :)

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