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(82)
CURRENCY
Philippine Peso (PHP1 = US$0.02)
TOUCHDOWN
The Francisco Bangoy
International Airport, or the Davao International
Airport, is about 15 minutes away from the city
center. Davaoeño cabbies are known for their
honesty, so a taxi to your hotel is a good option.
BY DAY
Take a boat to Samal Island, where you
can go for a quick swim or have lunch by the
beach. You can also visit the Crocodile Farm or
go whitewater rafting in the Davao River. Visit the
Philippine Eagle Center too.
BY NIGHT
Try Claude’s Le Café de Ville for dinner
and order their famous steak. You can also go to
Jack’s Ridge for after-dinner drinks and a good
view of the city. Check out the statue of David
located at Davao’s Baywalk Park.
SLEEP
Check in the Hotel Tropika Davao, which is
just 15 minutes away from the airport. The hotel is
located at J.P. Rizal Avenue, Lanang, Davao City.
PHILIPPINES
DAVAO
PHILIPPINES
GENERALSANTOS
BEST DINNER
Fill your tummy
with
kinilaw
,
native chicken
tinola
and
sugbang
belly.
MUST-TRY
The zipline rides in 5th
Mountain of Balakayo Adventure Park
are thrilling.
LOCAL SPEAK
Say
"
Kalingaw
dire!"
meaning "It’s fun here!" Impress
the locals by saying
"
Magandang
Gensan"
("
Beautiful Gensan").
BEST BREAKFAST
Café Aseya’s
breakfast buffet at Hotel Tropika will
start your day right.
BEST SOUVENIRS
A box of
Davao’s famous sweet pomelo and
durian candies.
BEST DINNER
Indulge in a steak
meal at Claude’s Le Café de Ville. The
café ranks second among 193 reviewed
Davao restaurants at
tripadvisor.com
Romarie Ivy
Cunanan
beauty queen/
columnist
Cecilia
Santos
Pallarca
lawyer
JOJIE ALCANTARA
AREACODE
(83)
CURRENCY
Philippine Peso (PHP1 = US$0.02)
TOUCHDOWN
Hire a taxi at the airport for a flat
rate of PHP300–350. If you don’t have much
luggage, a
habal-habal
(
passenger motorbike) for
PHP100 will do. Tricycles will be your main means
of getting around the city.
BY DAY
Visit 5th Mountain of Balakayo
Adventure Park and try their exhilarating zipline
and cable car. From there, you can get a glimpse
of Gensan’s hidden falls, and you’ll surely enjoy
taking photos of the landscape.
BY NIGHT
Verranda hosts a variety of exciting
parties. There’s an awesome crowd, and excellent
food and drinks. Plus, there’s a large dance floor
and a good choice of music. Let loose and dance
the night away.
SLEEP
Want to hit the sack? Try Florotel Hotel
for very affordable and decent accommodations.
They have a dim sum resto that is open till
midnight too.
Tel: +63 (83) 554 0880
