5 Days 4 Provinces - South Cotabato, Davao Del Sur, Davao Oriental

5 Days 4 Provinces

✔South Cotabato

✔Davao Del Sur

✔Davao Oriental

✔Davao Del Norte

Day 1 - January 9 - Davao City

4:35am - ETD NAIA T3

6:25am - ETA Davao International Airport

✔ Upon arrival at the DIA, I took sa cab to Green Windows Dormitel for P161 pesos.

✔ Green Windows backpacker dorm type is P188/night.

Breakfast - P60

8:00am to 12:00nn - I decided to sleep and have some rest.

Lunch - P50

1:00pm - Walk around downtown and visited:

✔D'Bone Collector Museum - entrance fee costs P80

✔Museo Dabawenyo - Free entrance from Monday to Friday

✔People's Park - free entrance

✔Roxas Night Market - Dinner costs me P75

I did not take any cab or jeepney to go to these places, I just went there by walking ✔

9:00pm - I went back to Green Windows to wash up and rest.

Total Expenses: P614.00

Day 2 - January 10 - South Cotabato

1:30am - Check-out from Green Windows

I took a cab going to Ecoland Bus Terminal and it costs P60.

✔ It is recommended to travel to GenSan early because travel time is around 3-4 hours. Bus from Davao to GenSan is 24hrs.

✔✔Take note that when there is a checkpoint, get off the bus and bring your bags for checking.

2:00am - ETD Davao to GenSan, Aircon non-stop bus fare is P240.

5:00am - ETA General Santos City (Bulaong bus terminal)

✔ From Bulaong bus terminal, you need to transfer to another bus bound for Marbel or also known as Koronadal City, travel time is about 1 hour to 1 hour and a half. Aircon bus fare is P85

6:00am - ETA Marbel

Breakfast - P35

✔ From Marbel, there are vans bound for Lake Sebu, terminal is just beside Mindanao Star bus terminal. Travel time takes up to 1 hour and 30 mins and fare is P80.

7:30am - ETA Lake Sebu Terminal

Meet and greet with the tour guide.

✔KUYA ERIC - +63 935 970 1986

7:45am - Start of Lake Sebu Tour (Habal habal ride, UNLIMITED TOUR for P500)

Our first stop is the 7 waterfalls of Lake Sebu - Entrance is P80

✔1st of 7 waterfalls

✔2nd of 7 waterfalls

(The 3rd - 7th are currently closed because of the rain/weather in the past few days)

✔ Zipline from 1st waterfall to 2nd waterfall is closed for maintenance as well.

✔Lake Sebu's lotus tour (boat is P200)

✔Lake Holon is closed for maintenance as well

✔Cold Spring in Lake Sebu

12:45pm - End of Lake Sebu Tour

Once the tour is done, Kuya Eric will drop you to Lake Sebu terminal. Ride a van bound for Marbel.

1:00pm - ETD Lake Sebu - fare is P80

✔Ask the driver to drop you Mindanao Star or Yellow Bus line terminal in Marbel

2:30pm - ETA Marbel

Lunch - P60

3:00pm - ETD Marbel to General Santos, Mindanao Star aircon bus fare is P85

4:00pm - ETA General Santos City (Gaisano Mall)

✔From Gaisano Mall, you can pitch a habal habal ride to tour you around GenSan but for me, I opted to check-in at Limelily Pension Inn to take a rest. P500/night

Habal ride from Gaisano Mall to Limelily Pension Inn is P80.

Dinner - P100

Onwards - Sleep. Rest.

Total Expenses: P2185.00

Day 3 - January 11 - Back to Davao

✔ You can also opt to go to Gumasa Beach, Glan, Sarangani Province for a day tour but for me I opted to go back to Davao City to meet a friend going to Mati City.

1:30am - Check-out from Limelily Pension Inn

✔From Limelily, ride a tricycle and tell the driver that you are going to Bulaong Bus Terminal (GenSan Bus Terminal). Fare is P15 only.

✔From Bulaong Terminal ride a bus bound for Davao City, travel time takes 3-4 hours.

Don't forget the checkpoint routine ✔

2:00am - ETD GenSan to Davao City - Mindanao Star aircon bus fare is P240

6:00am - ETA Davao City

✔From Davao Ecoland bus terminal I took a cab to Green Windows Domitel for P61.

✔Check-in at Green Windows for P188 and I decided to sleep and take a rest.

Breakfast - P50

Lunch - P60

12:00pm - Prep, wash-up, Check-out

2:00pm - Meet up with a friend who will be joining me in Mati City.

✔From Green Windows, I took a cab to GMall where the terminal of vans going to Mati is Located. P60

✔You can also opt to ride a jeep if you are in a budget trip, you may ask the locals where to ride a jeepney and where to get off.

3:00pm - ETD Davao to Mati

Vans to Mati depart depending on the number of passengers, they let the van full before departing. Fare is P200

Travel time from Davao to Mati is 4-5 hours so it is a good decision to travel in the afternoon so when you arrive in Mati, just check-in, social, and rest.

8:00pm - ETA Mati City

✔ When you arrive in Mati City Terminal, you may contact KUYA MON - (0935) 711 6931, he is a habal habal driver and a tour guide.

✔ There are several resorts in Dahican Beach but they are pricey for just the 2 of us. Cheapest is P2K. So Kuya Mon recommended Blue Bless Resort, it is a by-the-beach resort and their cheapest room for 2 is non-aircon kubo at P1,000/night or P500/head for 2.

Onwards - Check-in, Social, walk by the beach, photo ops. Rest.

Total Expenses: P1374.00

Day 4 - January 12 - Mati City Tour

6:00am - Wake-up time, walk by the beach, photo ops.

Breakfast - P150

12:00pm - Check-out from Blue Bless Resort

✔Contact Kuya Mon to get you and start you Mati City Tour for P700 if Solo and divide it by 2 if you are a group of 2. We visited the following spots:

✔Dahican Beach - Photo Ops, you can also opt to swim, entrance is free.

✔Subangan Museum of Davao Oriental - entrance fee is P50

✔Mindanao Flying Saga, Airport - entrance is free just tell the guard that you are there to inquire

✔Pangyan Hot Spring - entrance is P10

✔Pangyan Waterfalls

✔Mati Baywalk - free entrance

✔Overlooking Mati viewdeck - free

✔Viewdeck Bulalohan - P70 with rice

5:00pm - End of Mati Tour

✔From viewdeck bulaluhan, you can ride a bus there bound for Davao City. Kuya Mon will help you ride the bus.

✔ Bus fare from Mati to Davao City is P240 - aircon

9:00pm - ETA Davao City

✔ From Ecoland Bus Terminal, I took a cab going to Hotel Uno, paid P60. I booked a non-aircon room for only P41.00 (thanks to travelbook.ph for the doscount)

Dinner - P70

Onwards - Wash-up, rest

Total expenses: P1391.00

Day 5 - January 13 - Samal Island and Talicud Island

5:00am - Check-out from Hotel Uno

✔ I took a cab going to Sasa Wharf for P60

✔From Sasa Wharf ride a Roro to Samal Island - fare is P10, travel time is 15-20 mins only.

Samal Island Contact Kuya Jobert - (0907) 448 2687.

8:00am - Start of Samal Island Tour (P500)

Places to visit:

✔Hagimit Falls - entrance fee is P25

✔Bat Cave

✔Maxima

✔Bluebird Viewdeck - Entrance is P10

✔Kaputian Beach - Entrance is P10

✔You may also ask Kuya Jobert for other places to visit in Samal Island if you have enough time but for me, I opted to go to Talicud Island and just relax at Isla Reta Beach Resort.

11:00am - ETD Kaputian to Talicud Island

✔There are boats in Kaputian Beach bound for Talicud Island, travel time is about 15 mins and fare is P20.

✔ Alternatively, if you want to skip Samal Island and go directly to Talicud Island, you may ride a boat from Sta. Ana pier in Davao City, first trip is 9am and last trip is 3pm.

✔ You may also contact Kuya Art (0912) 515 4839 if you opt to have a tour in Talicud Island.

11:30am - Check-in at Isla Reta Resort

- Entrance fee is P100 for daytour

- Rates of Isla Reta can be found in google

- Lunch - P210

✔ Just be reminded that boat from Isla Reta to Sta. Ana Wharf, Davao City is until 3pm only and you have to board the boat at 2:30pm, fare is P80 and travel time is about 45mins to 1 hour.

4:00pm - ETA Sta. Ana Wharf

4:30pm - Taxi from Sta. Ana wharf to Airport - P160

Airport Terminal Fee - P200

6:35pm - ETD Davao to Manila

9:05pm - ETA Manila

Total Expenses: P1385.00

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✔✔Expenses✔✔

Day 1 - P614

Day 2 - P2185

Day 3 - P1374

Day 4 - P1391