AMAZING BEACHES & RESORTS

Blue Waters Beach Resort

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Blue Waters Resort is an upscale white beach resort (for me) located in Samal Island. It is conveniently located in the coast side of Samal, 20 minutes away from Davao City. Blue Waters Resort is a Semi Private Resort that is open for beach goers who wants to experience exclusivity and tranquility. You have to make reservations first if you want to go to this resort. No Booking, No Entry. Although this beach has strict rules, their staffs are the friendliest and the most accommodating. As our boat docked at their breakwaters, the staff greeted us a warm welcome.

Aside from their white sand beach and turquoise water, they also have swimming pools both for children and adults. Accommodations will be not a problem since they have a variety of rooms to choose from at a very affordable price. They also have picnic tables, huts and kiosk conveniently located at the beach side for day tour guests.

Blue Waters resort is fascinatingly beautiful. It has a warm and homey atmosphere everyone would surely love. Plus, the staffs are very accommodating and the shoreline was well maintained. It was an excellent way to end our summer right. Overall a most recommended place to have fun and bond with your family and friends. Read More: http://tibinglakawero.blogspot.com/2013/07/blue-waters-resort-of-samal-island.html

Buenavista Island Resort

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Island Buenavista is a privately owned island resort located off the east coast of Davao City, and north of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS). This luxury island resort is a four-hectare exclusive paradise of lush tropical greenery and tall palm trees surrounded by white powdery sandy beach in the midst of the crystal clear waters of Davao Gulf. The Island is widely known for its rich formation of coral reefs and abundant marine life, and is considered as one of the top snorkeling and diving destinations in Davao.

Island Buenavista is an eco-friendly island, and is home to the Hawks Bill Turtle Sanctuary. The area around the island is declared a marine protected area by the city government of Samal, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to help maintain its pristine state, and ensure the preservation of the habitat of several marine species endemic in the surrounding area. Use of any form of watercraft is strictly prohibited.

The Island Buenavista enjoys a mild, pleasant tropical climate all year round, with no pronounced wet or dry season. The coolest months are from November to February with an average temperature of 25°C (77°F). During the peak summer months, from March to May, temperatures average 28°C (82.4°F) but may occasionally rise as high as 32°C (89.6°F).

What is so awesomely unique about this island getaway is that the whole Island Buenavista is ONLY AVAILABLE FOR EXCLUSIVE USE AND RENTAL for groups and families. Booking arrangements are usually made seven days before the intended stay at the Island. Read More: http://davaocitybybattad.blogspot.com/2011/07/buenavista-island-resort.html

Canibad Beach

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Canibad Beach Resort in Barangay Aundanao Samal Island is a great place to go if you want to get away from the noise of honking vehicle and stressful life in the city. It is just a few minutes ride from Davao City plus a 10 minute walk downhill before you reach the Canibad Cove with white sand and irresistible cool splashing water.

It is one of the beach resorts which is less developed, guests should not expect to perceive classy restaurants and air-conditioned rooms. For those who want to stay overnight at the beach, it is advisable to bring a tent with you, cottages are also available for around P200 pesos per night. Since there are no restaurants in the resort, cooking your own food in designated areas is a good idea.

Despite the simplicity of the place, guests who love to take pictures will not be disappointed. Canibad Beach Resort still has a lot of beautiful subjects to offer – the nature itself will welcome you. Read More: https://fepa11.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/canibad/

Chema’s by the Sea

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Samal Island is one city that offers beach resorts and recreation area where everyone will have a real and unique bond with nature. To be one with the mother earth is to plunge into its realms so we can feel its natural soothing comfort. Samal Island is a place if you want your soul to be still.

Chema’s by the Sea Beach Resort is the simplest place I’ve been through in Samal. Simplicity is beauty as many defies it. And Chema’s is one great place to suffice you with the authentic beauty of nature. It was maintained just the way it is. One thing that makes Chema’s a simple yet elegant resort is its landscape. It was filled with dead corals and some hard wood. The landscape made Chema’s a resort by the sea it is. The theme was just right for the place or shall I say kudos for the founder of the resort. The name really described the area or the resort magnificently. It’s like pulling off the water from the sea and tsaaran! There is Chema’s by the Sea Beach Resort. Read More: http://www.samalguide.com/resort/chemas-by-the-sea-beach-resort/

Costa Marina Beach Resort

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Costa Marina Beach resort is one of the more underrated but very beautiful beach resorts on Samal Island. The resort is just right across the Davao Gulf from Davao City, just minutes from the port located in the Lanang area.

Costa Marina Beach Resort is one of the most accessible resorts on Samal Island, along with Paradise Island Beach Park and Resort, Sonrisa de V Beach Resort and BluJazz Beach Resort. But while it is accessible, the resort still offers the much-coveted privacy that its competitors fall short on. Costa Marina is almost never crowded and that’s what makes it special. Read More: http://www.philippinetraveler.com/costa-marina-beach-resort/

Dayang Beach

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The beach in front of the resort has fine white sand near the water’s edge but is composed of crushed corals for the greater part. The turquoise waters are clear and quite inviting but with moderately strong waves this day we decided not to take a chance.

There’s a virtual forest of coconut palms all over the resort, making for an excellent shade. Dayang Beach faces west; we could only imagine how great the sunset views would have been had we stayed for the night here. Attractive native-style cottages amidst well-kept gardens grace the resort grounds which are kept meticulously clean. It would have made for a peaceful and relaxing overnight stay, except that there is no running water at the resort. Read More: https://shoestringdiary.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/dayang-beach-babu-santa-beach-talicud-island-part-2/

Hof Gorei Beach Resort

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Hof Gorei Beach Resort is a beautifully landscaped resort in a tropical themed setting nestled in a quiet and secluded hillside terrain of lush foliage southwest of Samal Island. The Resort got its unique name from a picturesque, small dairy farm in the Alps of Salzburg, Austria. What started as a mere hideaway for the owners of the Resort, the Kroelle family, with only a few nipa huts intended for close friends of the family, eventually transformed it into an exclusive beach resort for travelers and tourists.

Since then, the resort has become one of the popular destinations for water sport activities such as, scuba diving, snorkeling, jet skiing, kayaking, banana boat rides, para-sailing, beach volleyball, island cruises, sightseeing tours, and even fish feeding at the floating wharf. There are also board games such as chess, scrabble, or darts which are available upon request. Read More: http://davaocitybybattad.blogspot.com/2011/10/hof-gorei-beach-resort.html

Isla Reta Beach Resort

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Another best beach resort located in Talicud Island is Isla Reta Beach Resort.. Talikud is a Cebuano term of the “back”, it is so because Talikud island can be seen at the back of Samal island.

There are quite a few restaurants to choose from on this resort so you will never get bored with the dining options. However, it is advisable that you bring your own food. The price is around 50% more than the city rates, maybe because people have no other place to get the food in the area. You can have bountiful lunch at the provided tables with your family and friends.

You can also enjoy strolling to the rocky portion of the island, it has more coral and fish compared to other public areas. With your snorkeling gear, you can witness the young coral and the various marine life living there. Sea urchins present on the beach might spoiled your fun, just keep your feet away from them.

The seashore of Isla Reta beach resort holds a potent lure for the sun bathers. You can either sleep on tent, on small huts, or in a hammock hang in between the trees for relaxing afternoon siesta.

The Isla Reta is behind a small village, still, there are regular trips for tourists and travelers up to 3pm. It only takes a ten-minute boat ride to reach Samal Island, plus it takes around 30 to 45 minutes trip to Talikud island. Read More: http://samalbeaches.com/index.php/Resort-in-Samal-Island/Amenities-%7C-Rates-%7C-Pictures-%7C-Reviews/Isla-Reta-Beach-Resort.html

Kaputian Beach Park

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Kaputian was our point of entry to Samal Island from Talicud Island, which are both part of what is commonly knowns as IGACOS, short for the somewhat long Island Garden City of Samal in Davao Del Norte. Prior to the trip, we thought that the only way to go to Samal Island from Talicud Island is to go back to Sta. Ana wharf in Davao and then take another boat ride to Samal Island. The habal habal driver who took us to Babusanta and Dayang beach the previous day however said that there are available boats that we could charter to take us to Samal island for P300 only and offered to find a boat for us to rent. We would have taken his offer had we not spoken to one of the workers at Isla Reta later that same day and found out that there are actually passenger boats going to Kaputian from Sta. Cruz wharf. Fare? P20 each only. Sta. Cruz wharf is just 5 minutes walk away from Isla Reta. Read More: https://www.senyorlakwatsero.com/2011/08/30/davao-samal-islands-kaputian-beach-park-resort/

La Familia Beach Resort

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If you are searching for the best resort to meditate, sleep and rest then La Familia Beach Resort is the one you’re looking for. Every one of us might feel so exhausted sometimes due to all of the life struggles that we have or from peers and careers. So, it is the right time to pause and rest! Why NOT? You should have time to refresh yourself and be more productive later on.

La Familia Beach Resort is located in Purok 5, Brgy. Limao Piñaplata, the Islands Garden City of Samal which can be traveled for 10 to 12 minutes from Samal Wharf. You can reach the place by any type of vehicle such as motorcycle, tricycle and others. A fare of 40 pesos per person is charged if you ride a the tricycle from the wharf to the resort. So what are you waiting for? Visit the resort and refresh yourself.

Contact Information:

• Resort’s Main Website: www.lafamilia.com.ph
• Mobile Numbers: 0917-318-24-74 / 0920-733-32-46

Read More:  http://www.samaldestinations.com/beach-resorts/la-familia-beach-resort/

Leticia by the Sea

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Leticia by the Sea. It is an incredibly beautiful oasis with lovely rolling gardens. The rooms and even the bathrooms are tastefully decorated. Everything in this resort is well-thought out. And the service, impeccable.

Just behind the resort’s perfectly manicured garden facade is a secret paradise, tucked carefully between groves of coconut trees.

Leticia by the Sea is a perfect place to retreat from the urban jungle. But this is also an awesome place for those who love some water adventure. They offer kayaking, diving, and paparazzi and banana boat rides. Read More: http://www.travelfoodfinds.com/2011/11/

Paradise Island

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Paradise Island is definitely the most renowned seashore resort in Davao. It is found in the Island of Samal. The resort claims a wide accessibility, cost-effective services value, friendly personnel, a powdery white sand and pristine blue waters. You will need to ride a ferry boat to attain the Paradise Island. Among the obsession of the beach front personnel is cleanliness that you will be shocked of how swift they cleanse the location as soon as they see litters and garbages scattered close to the place. Paradise Island also has a mini zoo in which you can see various varieties of birds and unique animals. Overnight stays will call for you to pick the cottage of your choice that can charges P1,500 to P3,000. Read More: http://www.bpcna.org/