This trip has been planned for months. Well, planned in a
sense that we already booked the flight but only decided to look for a hotel to
stay at a few days before our flight and even left Manila without a solid itinerary.
It's an adventure for me and my partner as we discover the city of Davao in our
own ways without relying on any tour guides. We just asked around, chatted with
some friends, and decided from there.
Our flight was scheduled very early in the morning so I
needed to wake up at around 3:00 AM and then dad drove us (my partner and I) to
the airport. Thanks, daddy! Everything was fine and dandy at the airport.
Flight was on time and I was so glad that my partner decided to pre-order our
meals when he booked the flight that way we got to save some money since if you
buy Air Asia's rice meals on board, it'll be 50 bucks more expensive. The food
was okay so no complaints... Oh, wait, there is one. It looks bigger on the
photo, apparently.
Arriving in Davao
City and Checking In
We arrived at Davao City on time and was able to get a cab
real quick. It wasn't my first time in Davao City so it's not really a big deal
but comparing arrival in the Manila Domestic Airport to arrival in Davao
City... I'd rather arrive in Davao everyday!
I was told, by my friends from Davao, that cab drivers there
are really polite and they give exact change. They also, strictly, maintain a
specific speed limit and traffic in Davao City was such a breath of fresh air.
I often use Waze and in Davao, never have I reported that the traffic was ever
heavy.
We booked a reservation at Red Planet Hotel Davao (which
used to be Tunes Hotel) but unfortunately, the check-in time is at 2:00 PM.
However, if there is a vacant room already, they'd be glad to let us check-in
but there were none so we were asked to just leave our bags (if we'd want to)
and go around the city and then come back at 12 NN, when there would be a sure
check-out from one of their guests.
And so we did.
Davao Crocodile Park
Although it wasn't my first time in Davao, admittedly, the
only place I was able to visit was the Crocodile Park before. It was because my
previous visit was work-related that even at the Crocodile Park, I was only
able to have Crocodile burger and Civet Coffee then I needed to go back to our
hotel to work. BORING! So the first place I suggested to visit was the
Crocodile Farm. This time, we'll definitely go around.
So, when you purchase a ticket going inside the Crocodile
Park, they'd give you three passes - for the Crocodile Park, the Butterfly
House, and the Tribu K' Mindanawan .
I think we came in too early.
There weren't much people inside (which can be both a good
thing and a bad thing - good because you can go around without much nuisance
and bad because I LOVE PEOPLE WATCHING!) and the supposed shows don't start
until in the afternoon. It was more of
just seeing some animals (crocodiles, eagles, peacocks, orangutan, turtles,
etc.) and we even spotted a newly pooped civet cat and we saw beans (as far as
we're concerned) in his poop and then we both said... YUM! Well, we're both
coffee lovers and we've both had civet coffee. Can't blame us!
After going around the Crocodile Park, we tried going to the
Tribu K' Mindanawan (which is just across the park) but the performance doesn't
start until late afternoon. UGH.
And so we just walked going to the Butterfly House. I wasn't
too excited though because I've already been in a Butterfly Garden in Palawan
and to tell you quite frankly, the one in Palawan is way nicer; although I
appreciated the fact that there aren't much people and we were able to just
walk, talk , and chill around.
Lunch at "Boiling
Crabs and Shrimps"
Upon arriving at Boiling, we were greeted with so much
vandals on the wall which is really how
they meant the place to be. Just be yourself and write anywhere and whatever
you'd like. But since we're after the food (and there seems to be no space left
to vandal), we decided to just appreciate them and go ahead into ordering food.
We ordered their Kinilaw na Tuna and Crab with Garlic. The
seafood were still fresh! The tuna was still pinkish and the crab... Oh, you
don't call it crab. It's FRIGGIN' CRAB!
The drinks were bottomless (he had the pink lemonade, while I had the cucumber
lemonade) and we even had a second round for the rice. The supposed "good
for two" crab serving seems to be good for three even but we're not
complaining. It was actually my partner's first time (because of the allergy)
to try a crab and he was very satisfied.
After lunch (which is already around 3:00 PM), we walked
straight back to the hotel to check-in, rest, and sleep. Since he took
antihistamine for his allergy, he already felt sleepy plus he had been working
overnight before our flight so it was just fine that we get some rest.
Adventure continues on day two. Watch out for it!
Will stay tuned for your upcoming travel diaries,! :) Davao is one my dream destinations.
ReplyDeleteYou should go there soon! :D
DeleteI super love the food pag nag ttravel ako sa Philippines. Seafood like crabs and lobsters all come at friendly prices sa palengke sa probinsya. Sa Manila, parang holdup!
ReplyDeleteTrue! Our bill was only 1K plus and super big na ng crab plus may fresh tuna pa, unlimited drinks and rice! :D
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