Davao Countryside Tour

Pearl Farm Resort also offers city tour as well as countryside tour. We had the option to choose between a car or a van. 

We opted for the Toyota van. Spacious indeed! Wide leg-room! Rate is P2,500 for 6 hours. (Surcharge applies beyond allotted time)

Tour starts with shopping spree at the Madrazo Fruit Stand to taste Davao's famed fruits. Most popular brand goes to Nenita's pegged at P600/box.

Next is Aldevinco Shopping Center. (No pictures! Sorry!) It boasts of over a hundred shops selling pearls, native products like batik (tie-dyed) dusters, bags, tribal malongs, and souvenir shirts.

Welcome to Lola Abon's Durian Delicacies. Try the Special Durian candy, yema, bars and of course.... ice cream!!! 

Out to the countryside, Agto ta Malagos!

Malagos Garden Resort 

is a 12 hectare inland nature theme resort in Bgy. Malagos, Calinan, Davao. It has the amenities of a full service resort with overnight rooms and accommodations, function and seminar halls, restaurants, landscaped gardens, bird park, butterfly sanctuary, wildlife species, swimming pool as well children's playground.

Photo ops at the Koi Restaurant

(Dress: Seven Dials @ The Ramp. Shoes: Green flats by Primadonna)

The best part of this trip?! 

My encounter with Puentespina Farmhouse Malagos Cheese! I've been drooling over these assortment of cheese at Rustan's Supermarket, and was wondering where it came from.

Tadaa! 

Say Hello to my purchases!

 Feta, Blue Goat & Fresh Goat

Thanks to the city's hardworking and passionate artisan cum young entrepreneur, Olive Puentespina, the woman behind Malagos FarmHouse Cheese. She's an amazing proof that the best cheeses are not only made in Europe.

Bird feeding at the park! It was sooo much fun!

The happy face on my dad seeing a Durian tree! Hahahaha...

Lets hop on to the Philippine Eagle Center. OH Pag-asa! what a thrill and honor to see you. The first Philippine Eagle bred and hatched in captivity, turned 20 last January.

Jack's Ridge as the last stop of this tour.

 Weather was quite chilly and we settled for Karlo's Gourmet and Coffee. A warm cup of coffee and yummy cake of the month (mini red cake above) was just, perfect.

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What have you enjoyed the most?

SOAK-ing in Pearl Farm Beach Resort, Davao Part II

Continued from Part I....

A radiant dusk in a serene and calm beach. (I could just stare at this all afternoon!)

The surroundings are brightly lighted at night! It's absolutely amazing for photo ops! 

Still full from the lunch buffet, we opted for ala carte come dinner time. And it was such a good idea to try these savory dishes minus the hefty P1,100 each person buffet price.

Grilled White Marlin Fillet topped with tomato and coriander vinaigrette P325. Classic Chicken Pork Adobo P300. Bolognese Spaghetti. Scrumptious Cheesy Pizza. Fresh Penne Pasta in Olive Oil and Herbs. (Note: All prices inclusive of VAT and SVC. A 15% surcharge applies for room service, so up, up, those lazy butts! hehee)


 (Btw, would you like the complete menu? I took photos and will upload 'em here should you wish)

 The grandeur of the Maranao resto at night.

For couples, the resort gladly arranges romantic dinner set-up by the bay. We were lucky a wedding coordinator was preparing this table for some korean newlyweds honeymoon. 

 Back to our home sweet home samal house to catch up on zzzZZZZs!

Good morning pretty birds!!! Photo ops at the mini aviary 

Being a guest entitles you to a complimentary buffet breakfast! Sweet!

Still dreaming of that fluffy pancakes and crispyyyy bacon!!

I super love SOAK SWIMWEAR. Pleated Bandeau in Marigold Yellow

An entire day of lounging at the beach!

A sweet email from Pearl Farm Resort a few hours after check-out! Awww....

Til next time! :) 

SOAK-ing in Pearl Farm Beach Resort, Davao Part I

A 15 minute cab ride from the Davao International Airport Brings you to the Pearl Farm Marina.

Regular Boat Transfers:

Davao Marina to Pearl Farm: 8:00 am, 1:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm
Pearl Farm to Davao Marina: 6:45 am, 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm  

(Tip: Take a note of this, or else pay a hefty sum of money for boat trips outside this schedule)

After a quick and scenic 30 mins boat ride, hands down to the amazing island that greeted me!

Samal Suite. These 6 executive suites are two-storey Muslim inspired cottages named and decorated according to the different Mindanao tribes (Tausug, Yakan, T'Boli, Bagobo, B'laan and Maguindanao)

Overlooking the Malipano Island. The secluded island houses 7 beautiful Malipano villas. A standby speedboat is available to transport the guests to the resto and other facilities at the resort.

A favorite activity is fish feeding by the Parola Bar

Samal House. These 19 superior rooms are built on stilts on the water. All rooms are air-conditioned. Each one has a balcony where you can see schools of tropical fishes. I booked this for my family of four. We had 2 adjoining rooms. Deciding between Asia Travel and Agoda, I chose the latter. A room costs P4,800 for 2 pax. Max occupancy is 3 guests, so I had to book another room to accommodate 4. 

An electric powered golf cart brings us to our Samal House. You can also walk, but most of the time, we availed the free service.

Rooms are uber spacious! Native ang peg.

The Maranao restaurant. It features delicious Filipino and Intl cuisine with fresh seafoods as specialty. Yummmmy!


See these?! 

Mouthwatering desserts! I went crazy over this strawberries and creme tarts.

Fresh seafoods galore! The fish in butter garlic is my favorite! (I forgot the name of the fish, though. tsk ) Oh, look! there's squid, too! The salad station is a feast with all imaginable toppings and condiments.

Happy Eaters!!!

Sumptuous lunch buffet price: P1,100 each pax. Quite expensive, but well worth it! Minsan lang naman.   


After lunch, lets have a tour of the place.

Mandaya House. These are deluxe bungalows situated among the billowing palm trees around the south-end of the resort.

Mandaya swimming pool (one of the 2 pools in the resort)

Other facilities/services:
-Tennis/Basketball/Badminton
-Game room: Board games, Billiards,Air Hockey
-Aqua Sports Center: Kayak, Jet-ski, Banana Boats, Snorkeling 

Continued HERE...