DAVAO ORIENTAL
July 2016: I took a van from Ecoland
Bus Terminal in Davao City, going to Baganga. There are also large
buses going, but not always according to your wishes and needs. There
are people just outside the bus terminal who will approach you and
offer a Van ride to your destination. Our van was a nice Toyota
minibus, with aircon. It drives fast and furios, and can be packed
with people and their belongings.
Large buses are also usually filled to
the brim, and can be just as packed as those smaller vans.
As I already shared, I was amazed with
the relative good condition of the roads, at least on the National
Highways. There are some mountain crossings, and very nice views
along the road. We passed by the capital of Davao Oriental,
Mati
Mati is not a very nice town, but also
not too bad. It has a nice harbour promenade area, called Baywalk,
Nice and nice...? depending on your standars. But at least young
lovers like to sit there in the dark evenings.
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From
the baywalk area downtown in Mati
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Bajaj
auto rickshaws are increasingly popular in the Philippines. Ths
one took us to Menzi Beach Park & Camp resort
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A 15 minutes ride outside the center, there is a nice white sand beach with some resorts.
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Playing
beach volleyball at Dahican Shore
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Dahican
shore, just outside of Mati city
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Mati and escpecially the beach left a good impression on me, and I would recommend the place for those who are curious about natural wonders in the Philippines.
By the way: This particular beach may
be prone to some serious damage if a major Tsunami hits this Eastern
shore towards the great Pacific Ocean...
Otherwise, not so much to wonder about. Better stay back home if you are not one of those guys who love to experience the world?!
Baganga town
A 5-6 hours drive with van from Davao,
I arrived finally in Baganga town. I found a very simple shack on a
run down beach resort. The beach itself was fine, the resort was the
last resort so to speak. Terrible bed, common toilet/shower that was
constantly occupied by a singing-in-the shower woman from the
neighbour hut.
The couple who originally owned, developped and ran this Resort, died, and the guys now running the place are not very competent obviously. But yes!: it was a very nice place, even if my body screems for something more luxurious! But hey: It's more fun in the Philippines!
The couple who originally owned, developped and ran this Resort, died, and the guys now running the place are not very competent obviously. But yes!: it was a very nice place, even if my body screems for something more luxurious! But hey: It's more fun in the Philippines!
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Inside
the hut on the beach. Not much to write home about...
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The
view from the hut is much better than what is was inside.
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Baganga
has many natural wonders: Nice beaches, rivers, forests and even a
hotspring:
This
is a really HOT hot-spring, Balete Hotspring, 20 minutes north of
Baganga.
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