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Samal Island
Mejor época para visitar
Visit between December and May during the dry season for calm seas and clear skies. Arrive on a weekday to avoid the weekend crowds from Davao City.
Consejos para el presupuesto
Resort entrance fees range from PHP 50 to PHP 500 per person, with many offering day-use packages. Pack your own snacks and drinking water to avoid marked-up resort prices, and take the public barge from Davao City's Sta. Ana Wharf for just PHP 15 per person instead of private boats.
Recomendado para
Beach lovers, Wildlife enthusiasts, Scuba divers and snorkelers, Budget travelers
Planifica tu visita
Full day
Acerca de
Datos rápidos: More than 2 million Geoffrey's Rousette fruit bats roost inside Monfort Bat Cave, the largest single colony of its kind on the planet. The island also hosts the Philippine Eagle Center, where you can see the critically endangered national bird with its 7-foot wingspan up close.
Destacados: At Monfort Bat Cave, you'll feel the cave walls pulse with warmth from 2.3 million bat bodies packed tightly against each other. Just before dusk, they pour out in a living river across the sky to forage for fruit, a nightly spectacle that has been ongoing for centuries.
Consejos de expertos
- Skip the crowded mainstream resorts on the eastern side and head to Talikud Island's sandbar at low tide for your own private beach.
- Arrive at Monfort Bat Cave by 4:30 PM to watch the bats emerge at sunset, a spectacle that lasts about 30 minutes.
- Wear water shoes with good grip the volcanic rock shores get slippery and some coral areas have sharp edges.
- Rent a habal-habal (motorcycle taxi) for PHP 300-500 to reach multiple spots in one day, as public tricycles are scarce between resorts.
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