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Davao Tourism : The Good, The Bad and Your Personal Opinion

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We at Davao Traveler are always on the lookout for information on travel and tourism about Davao from all sources imaginable. The Web can be a good source of feedback (talk about freedom of speech) from tourists and travelers who have set foot (hhmm feet?) in this city.

We would like to share this interesting series of discussions from one of the recent forums on Davao City Tourism. Please take note that the following are personal views of the respective forum posters.

Here we go…

From Paul:

dear pinoy people,

I arrived last Saturday on a flight from Singapore to Davao and observed the tourists that were on the same flight! If you ever want to talk about tourism’s you better get real and get organized….. what an ordeal in Cebu to get the transit people in to a cubicle ????? what a surprise to to see the taxi organization at Davao????? and what a disappointment to see the cleanliness of Davao I am so glad to tell the world about your dreams!!!!!!

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From Rick:

Paul

I do think the infrastructure here in the Philippines is lacking but personally i would much rather get a taxi from here in davao than in manchester where i used to live where it is a joke / rip off expensive
/ no pick up points and basically no bloody taxis

So, whereas i can see there are some points to be made re-things here in the philippines, actually what is your point

For me, Davao is a city, not a tourist destination, but there are touristy things to do, say Samal, say climb mt apo, say scuba, or whatever…can’t do those in manchester….

Not sure what your point is Paul?

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From Columbu:

So those were your first impressions. And then when you looked around and saw all those smiling faces, did you still miss your country? Did you forget that you went to a third world country?
Do you really expect to be like at home? In that case, you better stay at home.

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Judging from their forum names, it is safe to say that all three posters are foreigners who have their first hand, or even long time, experience in Davao City.

That sort of brings to mind the eternal words of the Prince Of Paradox himself, the late GK Chesterton who said, “The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.”

Interesting huh? And what a challenge to those who promote Davao City as a tourist destination!

Are you a tourist or a traveler? What did you see, when you looked at Davao City?

Unlimited opinions are welcome. Simply use the Comment Box below.

The Davao Region

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When people talk about Davao, they usually mean the Davao City. But did you know that there are three more Davao provinces? Yes, they are the Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental. Add the province of the Compostela Valley and you get a larger land mass known as the Davao Region. Just how large really? Well, I can’t remember exactly but the short video shown below provides the answer plus a couple of other information that you might be interested with, such as the following:

  • Gross Regional Domestic Product
  • The Davao Region Economy
  • Population And Growth Rate
  • Literacy Level

Watch this video about the Davao Region:

And the million-dollar questions is: Do you think it would eventually become the Philippines’ most livable region?

Large Davao City Map

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I was having a hard time looking for a good map of Davao City where all the important places and landmarks are shown in a single piece of paper and at the same time easy to view online on a single Web page. Here is the largest map of Davao City I have found so far. At 3073 pixels in width and 2664 pixels in height, it shows a good representation of the Davao’s downtown area, the main roads, the Diversion Road going to the Davao International Airport, the Quimpo Boulevard connecting Leon Garcia Street and Cabaguio Avenue, and many other streets.

As you notice, the southern parts of Davao like Toril, Ulas, and Talomo District are not shown. The Mintal and Calinan areas that connect Davao City to Cagayan de Oro City are also not covered. In the north, the map only shows up to the Buhangin and Mandug areas missing the parts of Sasa, Tibungko and Bunawan.

Whooh, Davao City is really big!

In case you miss it, here is the link to the largest map of Davao City as discussed in this article.

Note: If the image is somewhat small when rendered on your browser, it’s because the browser has resized it to fit the entire image in one view. Click on the image and you will see some options to get the largest view of the image. If it still doesn’t work, contact any 6-year old kid and ask him to do it for you.

Davao Quick Facts

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Airport
Davao is served by the Davao International Airport catering both domestic and international flights.

Business Hours
In general, business establishments open at 9:00 am and close at 5:00pm Monday thru Friday and half-day on Satudays from 9:00 and till 12:00 noon. Banks are open at 9:00am and close at 3:00pm from Monday to Friday. Stores and Malls in Davao are open at 10:00am until 8:30pm everyday.

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