Attractions, Destinations & Activities When You Travel to Davao

     When you travel to Davao, there’s no shortage of activities or places you can go.  Our guests told us that they enjoyed their  travel  in Davao City so much that 3 or 4 days was not enough cover all the attractions the city has to offer.  My uncle, who lives in Manila, has been going back and forth for years and he swears that every time he comes back to Davao to travel, it’s like it’s his first time and he falls in love with the place all over.

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     In this post, I’ll try to cover all the attractions in Davao.  Traveling to a foreign place can sometimes overwhelm us, especially if we don’t have any idea where to go to maximize our time.  I’ll list down all the attractions by category (Outdoor Tour,  Davao Travel & Adventure, and Shopping) and give a short description of what to expect for each destination (I’ll cover each destination in depth on my next post).

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     For the Adventure & thrill seekers who like to scare the hell out of them, here are some activities you might like- Davao Travel & Adventure:

• Wild Water rafting
• River Tubing
• Intro Dive 7 Scuba Diving
• Mountain Climbing
• Zip City - Zip Line
• Camp Sabros – Zip Line

     For the less adventurous (which is not a bad thing at all - I fall under this category.  I hate scaring myself to death), here are some outdoor tour destinations:

• Island Hopping in Samal
• Philippine Eagle Centre
• Eden Nature Park
• Davao Zorb Park
• Samal Island
• Tamayong Prayer Mountain
• Dahican Beach
• Peoples Park
• Crocodile Park
• Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague
• Tamayong Prayer Garden
• Malagos Garden Resort
• Maxima Aqua Fun
• DECA Wakeboard Park
• Outland Adventure
• Lon-Wa Temple
• Davao Museum
• Matina Town Square
• Museo Dabawenyo
• Bluejaz Water Park
• Japanese Tunnel
• Loleng’s Mountain Spring Resort
• Gumamela Caverock Farm Resort
• San Pedro Cathedral
• Davao Baywalk
• Aliwagwag Falls
• D’ Bone Collector Museum
• Isla Reta Beach Resort
• SECDEA Beach Resort
• Monfort Bat Sanctuary
• Hagimit Falls

     In 1991 I witnessed how Cebu was booming in terms of new and huge malls opening to the public.  I traveled Cebu quite extensively since I went to college there.  I wondered, “When will this ever happen to Davao?”.  Two years ago, as my friend and I went for a leisure tour, we noticed that there were a lot of huge malls, hotels, and whatnot, being constructed or just finished construction in Davao City.  I said to myself, “What was happening to Cebu a few years ago, is now happening to Davao – Davao is BOOMING!”.  Which got us very excited, because now there’s more opportunities to earn a living for most Davaoenos (and for a few, make a fortune).

     Which brings me to the last, but most loved activity of almost everyone (no, it’s not traveling) - shopping.  Here are a few places you can go shopping when you travel to Davao:

• Aldevinco Shopping Center
• SM City of Davao
• SMX Lanang
• Abreeza Mall
• Gaisano Mall of Davao
• NCCC Mall of Davao     

     On my next post, I will cover each attraction in depth to give you more information that might be useful for you when you travel to Davao in the future.

     Please share your Davao travel experience on the comments below.

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