Davao City is the country's largest city in terms of land area. It is the regional center of the Davao region and the beating heart of Mindanao. It also the home of famous durian fruit, majestic mount Apo and the endemic Philippine eagle.
Museo Dabawenyo displays photographic exhibitions documenting both
the Japanese and American occupations in the city. The galleries also
features patchwork of indigenous tribal groups, religions and
ethnicities of Mindanao. Located at A.
Pichon corner C.M. Recto St. opens from 9am-12nn & 1-6pm
Monday-Saturday. Admission is free.
People's Park is a family friendly green space features a life
size sculptures of native people of Mindanao
designed by a dabawenyo prolific artist Kubai Millan.
DavaoCrocodilePark is a combination of conservation center
and a zoo.Located at the Riverfront Corporate City Diversion Road Brgy.
Ma-a. Admission is P 300.00 .
DabawMuseum
has a good collection of tribal wearings and artifacts of most tribes from
Mindanao. the museum is located besides
Waterfront Insular Hotel. Admission is P20.00 and opens from 9am-5pm
Monday to Saturday .
Budget airlines have direct flights to/from Davao to Manila, Clark , Cebu , Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Puerto Prinsesa and Zamboanga. Philtranco also travels to/from Manila to Davao for 48 hours.