The City of

Davao
Aubrey Dano Nuguid
It has a total 1st highly
Third-most
land area of urbanized city
populous city
2,443.61 in the island of
in the Mindanao,
km2 (943.48
Philippines. Philippines
sq. mi)
Situated in Mount Apo –
“Durian
the province the highest
Capital of the
of Davao del mountain the
Philippines”
Sur. Philippines.
It’s More Fun in
Davao!
•Samal
•Mount Apo
•Durian
•Aldevinco
•Philippine Eagle
•Kadayawan
•Bats Cave
•Mountain Trail
•Zipline
 1. Soak in the Sun at Samal & Talicud
Beaches
Samal Island--- a 15 minute boat
ride from Davao City.
Numero uno for the sea-and-sand
set
Dayang Beach, Coral Gardens and
Angel’s Cove. (Back)
 2. Climb The Philippines’ Tallest
Mountain
Kidapawan Trail: 272 bird
species call the slopes
hope.
Mount Apo’s Summit : 2,954
meters (9,691 feet) above sea
level. (Back)
 3. Dine on Durian at Magsaysay
Fruit Market
A Line of Market stalls on one side of
the road, fronting a dingy seaside.
park .
A BEST Place to
experience fresh
durian in Davao
City. (Back) Durian: Creamy, Yellow,
 Shop for Maranao
4.
Handiwork at Aldevinco
Aldevinco Shopping Center is
Davao’s first and biggest stop for
shopaholics, full of craft goods and
gifts galore
Ideal introduction to the
products of Mindanao’s
Foremost Traditional Craftman
 5. Meet the Philippines’
Largest Bird at the Philippine
Eagle Center Some two
Philippine Eagle dozen eagles
have been
Center, a zoo hatched at the
that breeds Center since its
eagles for establishment in
the 1980s, its
eventual release success spurring
into the wild. (back) the growth of a
6. Celebrate Davao’s Biggest
Festival – Kadayawan

A week-long harvest festival

brings together most Davao
citizens (and many tourists) in a
series of parties and parades
7. Speed Down Davao’s Mountain
Bike Trails

Davao’s Barangay
Langub “carabao
trail”
Samal Island off the Davao City coast, its
beachside trails making for a more leisurely
afternoon out, with the Davao Gulf providing
a scenic backdrop to your labors (at least
 8. See (and Smell) Millions of
Bats at Monfort Sanctuary
About 1.8 million Geoffroy’s Rousette fruit
bats (Rousettus amplexicaudatus) sleep
uneasily in a small warren of caves at the
Monfort Bat Sanctuary on Samal Island.
Davao’s abundant fruit-growing industry;
they pollinate many of the farms on
Samal Island and on Davao City’s coasts
 9. Fly Down a Zipline
“flying fox” or a
“zipline”
Davao’s unique terrain encourages extreme
zip-line altitudes and even more extreme
line lengths – Outland Adventure’s
Xcelerator catapults riders at speeds of up
to 100 kmh (62 mph) down a 1 kilometer
Thank You!