As we boarded the early flight of Cebu Pacific bound for Davao City, we realized that we were on the same flight with Juris Fernandez and the rest of the crew. We didn’t get near her because we know that she just came from her last night gig and she was pretty tired then. So my friends, who happen to be fans, ended up just looking at her.
We arrived in Davao City at 9:40AM and we checked in at Roadway Inn, the same hotel where Juris and her crew stayed also. The hostel is okay for budget traveler but not that really clean. There are cob webs in the ceiling and paint is already fading. Good enough that the beddings and towels are clean.
Buffet meal at Nanay Bebeng
As darkness fell, we were back in Davao City, so we went to local market to buy Durian and Pomelo.
Pomelo, durian, and watermelon.
Pearl Farm Beach Resort
Samal Island, Davao City
The next day, the jeep we rented took us to Davao Marina, the gateway to Pearl Farm Beach Resort. We booked the Day Tour at Pearl Farm Manila Office, so the day we arrived at Davao Marina we only registered our names and a boat transfer provided by the resort took us to Pearl Farm in Samal Island.
Pearl Farm Beach Resort
Welcome drink at Pearl Farm
Day tour guests can also use all the swimming pools and even the game room.
Massage and body scrub in Ylang Ylang Spa has reasonable price. You can opt to have a body or back massage at the Spa room or have back massage at the front beach. A truly relaxing way to ease muscle pain!
Malipano Island
Souvenirs and memorabilia can be bought at Butik at an affordable price.
At the top of a hill, you can view the bird’s eye view of Malipano Island. There is also the bat cave tour but you will need to book and pay first at the information area.
The down side of the resort is that the shower room is so small which can accommodate 2 persons at a time. With so many day tour guests, we ended up lining the shower room before our scheduled boat trip back to Davao Marina.
Back to Davao City
According to blogs we read that there is a night zip line in Zip City located at Hilltop. We went there on Sunday night to find out that night zip line is during Friday and Saturday night only. Zip line is open on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM. While during Friday and Saturday from 9AM until 9PM. They are close during Monday and Tuesday. So we missed the zip line in Davao again for the second time.
When we got back to the hostel we met my friend’s long time friend who lives in Davao. We had a cup of coffee at Coffee Cat and chatted there for an hour. It’s a local coffee shop that offers hot and cold coffee that has the same quality as Starbucks. The ambiance of the café is chic and cozy.
On my flight to Cebu City the following morning, I was thinking how vast the Davao City. There are so many places we missed with our 2 days tour. A reason to come back in this big city soon!
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