Davao City and Samal Island Thread 9

[kwang sun]

There was a bomb that got diffuse near a popular mall near our house.. Be vigilant .keep safe.  15 bombs

[meg1104]

^thanks @itskat, iba talaga ang email add na send ko sakanila. Haha

^^ @meg how much Yung self drive car? May fb or site sila? Thanks.

http://www.diamond-rentacar.com/contact-us.php
We got a Wigo lang kasi P1000 only. 4 lang naman kami. Super sulit!!!!!! Tipid sa gas. Kailangan lang conscious yun driver sa speed limit sa lahat ng road sa Davao.

[m_lim]

maganda pa ba sa Pearl Farm?

[yanah12]

http://www.diamond-rentacar.com/contact-us.php
We got a Wigo lang kasi P1000 only. 4 lang naman kami. Super sulit!!!!!! Tipid sa gas. Kailangan lang conscious yun driver sa speed limit sa lahat ng road sa Davao.

Sis, anong gamit niyo map? Ang galing naman. Mga first timer ba kayo sa davao?

[meg1104]

^ Waze lang. Nope, it's not our first time. Medyo familiar sa ibang area na.

[nettai]

Just arrived from Davao yesterday. Super enjoy kami... All those threats and advisories didn't stop us from going there. DX

Since first time namin, we tried Kuya Joey's services for both Samal and Davao tours. Super enjoy Dad namin and okay na okay sya kausap (although andami naming naskip sa itineraries nya kasi tour kami agad nung pagdating namin dun, so myeah... We suggest na magpahinga muna kayo before availing any of his tours hahaha).

Nagets ko na kung bakit ganung kagulo ang booking nya... Nagbook kami a month before tapos nung nagtext ako sa kanya the day before to confirm, nareformat daw ang phone nya. So we suggested na kumuha sya ng organizer to pencilbook any bookings in the future.

Nag-day tour kami sa Secdea on the third day and pumunta kami dun via trike (since wala nang day tours sa Pearl Farm, as the resort itself confirmed) -- the resort requires reservations pero dahil tumawag ako sa Davao office nila and sabi naman ng Davao office na pwede na kami pumunta (on the time na nasa wharf na kami LOOOOOL) inallow na nila kami. Okay naman sya for us kasi ang konti ng tao nung pumunta kami dun (plus yung 500 consumable per person and lima kami -- so sakop lunch pati merienda namin), kaso sobrang hina ng signal dun and hindi pino yung buhangin sa beachfront. Boyfriend finds the resort overrated too.

BTW... Inabot kami ng malakas na ulan habang kumakain ng isaw, tuna panga at proven sa Roxas Night Market (sa mismong birthday ko at habang hinahanap na rin ng boyfriend ko ang infamous ice cream ni Mang Danny) at inabot kami ng lindol habang natutulog kami sa 5th floor ng Go Hotel. O ha. LOOOOL XD

[finna]

Sissies may naka pag try na ba sa inyo ng ultralight plane in matis? Mindanao saga flying club ang nag ooperate. How was it po?

[Ma.Jewel_1987]

We'll be there March 2017, mas okay bang magdavao city tour muna bago magstay sa samal? or from airport diretso muna samal then city tour? 4 days 3 nights kami.

[kwang sun]

Sorry to say this but the traffic in davao is same na sa manila... kaya kung ayaw nyo ng traffic better think twice!

[nettai]

^ Nung pumunta kami, hindi naman kami nakaranas ng trapik except sa time na pumunta kami ng Abreeza on an early Saturday evening. Nakaranas pa kami ng baha nyan nung nag-Roxas night market kami. Same din dun sa friend ko na nandyan ngayon sa Davao (na nacancel pa yung flight kahapon kaya extend sya one day dyan). :O

Or maybe sinuwerte kami at laging walang tao sa mga pinupuntahan namin nung nandyan kami, or dahil weekday (at low season pa) nung pumunta kami dyan?

[kwang sun]

Sorry sis, traffic is traffic everywhere na here, anytime anywhere, nakakairita to the highest level, it is not the same as before, 10 am mukhaang rush hour may ghad  punuan ang jeep , shucks,,, usually pag mga ganoong oras walang traffic but now omg  what happeeeenned not so fun na

[FOURever]

Actually di ka mahome sick sa traffic sa davao haha. Inikot ko ang buong city, grabe ang haba ng biyahe ko. Although, there's really something about the city at gusto ko na dun tumira haha

[yannuh]

Sorry to say this but the traffic in davao is same na sa manila... kaya kung ayaw nyo ng traffic better think twice!

Nagpunta kami Mar 2016. So far ok pa naman nung time na yun, very Cebu ang peg nya. Pero light naman traffic. Hai anyare na ngayon huhu. kahit saan naman ata sobrang traffic na talaga.

[burgundy]

Baka nagtraffic na because of Duterte. More people want to visit Davao and yung iba to visit the president for whatever reason. LOL.

Mga Sis, thank you for sharing all your Davao iteneraries. I need your advice though, I was looking at Kuya Joey's tour packages, which one can you suggest for a one day stay lang? Or do you have any other suggestions? Yung one place na must visit talaga sa Davao.

My hubby's family kasi are from Compostela Valley so we would be there longer, and I asked my hubby if we can swing by Davao City kahit one day lang before we head back to manila.

We will arrive hapon na sa Davao, so checked in sa hotel and walk around and maybe visit Roxas market.
Then the next Day eh tour the city.
Then the next day eh balik na sa Manila.

Please give me recomendation din for a hotel na mura lang, comfy, safe, at accessable ang mga must see sa Davao. Thank you so much!!! <3 <3

[FOURever]

^ayaw nyo mag samal or talicud island? Mabilis lang naman biyahe dun. Kung ayaw nyo nun, mag eden kayo sa hapon

[orangepulp]

We always stay sa Marco Polo Hotel when in Davao pero laging puno so need to book in advance.

[forsix10]

question lang po, if nasa samal island na kami naka stay, pano magpunta ng pearl farm?
babalik pa ba kami ng wharf o me way na papuntang pearl farm?
at best way makapunta sa hotel from airport ng 11pm for 4 persons
pa help rin po sana ng IT kung ok po
day 1 arrive 10-11pm in davao
day 2 overnight in one of the hotels in samal island
from our hotel to samal island pano magpunta don then kunin service ni kuya Joey as recommended here
day 3 overnight in pearl farm
from one of the hotels in samal island, how do we get here?
day 4 checkout pearl farm then check in at city hotel
day 5 - davao city tour then back in manila

thanks po

[itsKat!]

^forsix10

Hi! You should ask this directly to pearl farm kasi yung boat ride nila kasama na sa prices ng rooms and may time lang din. Now, ask them kung pwede kayo daanan or sunduin somewhere but I bet mas higher price pag ganon. So if ever balik nalang nga kayo dun sa mismong wharf nila

[Ma.Jewel_1987]

grabe ang laki na ng pinagbago ng female network site, hindi na black and pink lol. Regarding security guys safe naman ba?naaaning kasi si mother baka daw makidnap kami, eh hindi naman kami mayaman at wala din sa hitsura hahaha. So guys safe naman ba sa City and Samal? sa Davao Peral Farm kamie

[yannuh]

^super safe sis. Last year same month asa Davao din kami and sa Pearl Farm din nagstay. Pero nung nagHagimit falls kami sa Samal Island medyo natatakot ako haha sobrang probinsya kasi yung Samal island tapos parang layo layo pa yung mga bahay and dami puno so feeling ko anytime me NPA na lalabas haha