ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL (IGACOS)

Samal is a fourth city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. Its official name is Island garden City of Samal, and it is made up of Samal Island and the smaller Talikud Island in the Davao Gulf. Samal is a part of Metropolitan Davao area and is located two kilometers away from Davao City.  The name Samal was derived from the word (sama) the tribe of the natives who are the first inhabitants of the Island. People used the word Samal because of the Visayans who miscalled the word Sama. The first datu in the Island was Datu Taganiyug, a native from Peñaplata, Samal. The City is the largest resort city of the Phillippines. The city has good beaches and houses, many beaches resorts. It has also numerous marine reefs and tranquil waters that lure the tourists to visit the,. Because of these, The Department of Tourism named it one of the best visiting Island in Mindanao and now the fastest growing tourist destination in the country. Thus, tourism is the main source of income in the City. Biggest taxes are imposed to tourism an resort industry. (source: wikipedia)

HOW TO GET THERE:

To reach the island, take a cab from Davao International Airport to Sasa Wharf if you want to take a barge/ferry service or at Onse Wharf for passenger boats ride getting there. Fares roughly Php15-20.00. The modes of transportation on the island are tricycles or trikes, motorcycles, bus and private cars services.

Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach is located along the highway of Mambago Babak, Samal, the cheapest rooms rates and cottages I know. Sunset Beach is huge place which offers Jetski's operated by Jet wave, videoke,Mini bars and a lot more. The place is safe, convenient, refreshing to stay and has stunning view of the sunset. 

There are lot of things to do in the Island especially water sports which I really love the most! I just so love salt water.I feel calm and happy when I'm at the beach. I stayed at Jetwave courtesy of Karen. She was a good friend of mine before but now  she took my heart already. :)

We rented a motorbike,the usually give it for Php500.00 the whole day but you can get it by Php300.00 depends with the negotiation with the owner.

MAXIMA AQUA FUN

This resort has a lot to offer in terms of water sports, cliff jumping, water slides, snorkeling, kayaking, scuba diving and so on. They also have mini bar, pasalubong center, restaurant, Sky walking.

Entrance Fee is 200.00

Diving 800.00

Underwater Picture 100.00

Did the slides for three times and its really fun.

HAGIMIT FALLS

Hagimit falls is just a 5-10 minutes motorbike from Maxima. 

Entrance Fee is 40.00 per person.

ATV RENTAL 

ATV rental is just outside the hagimit falls for 300.00 per 2 kilometers.

This is the unforgettable trip that I've ever  had. Haha As I was riding the ATV, when it accidentally reverse from top to bottom. lol

BAT CAVE

Bat cave is situated at Tambo Babak, Samal, a privately own by Monfort Family according to them its has a population of 2.5 million bats in the sanctuary and still growing . Entrance Fee is 100.00.

TAKING PICTURES AT MARINA YACHT CLUB

SAMAL CHURCH

 Thanking God.

I wanna say thanks to Karen, for the accommodation, for the food, for all the kindness she showed me when I was at the Island. and also to Yngcang and her husband. Many Thanks!