So this is just a flashback post in one of my past travel Edgecapades, to be exact, a year and a month ago when i visited the simple yet beautiful city of Mati in the province of Davao Oriental, though year has passed but the wonderful memories I had back then are still fresh (fresh like a lumpia) in my memory bank.
Maybe
yung ibang makakabasa neto will ask how come I still recall the details of
this travel, it is because I drafted a travel details of this trip
in my facebook account, PINAGHANDAAN ko kasi talaga to, kasi alam ko sooner or later
gagawa talaga ako ng blog, finally eto na nga, after a year meron na, akalain mo un!, haha
Dahican beach |
Sige
na eto na, sisimulan ko na aking kwento, at first I was hesitant to go to this
place kasi I was hearing feedbacks before that aside sa malayo yung lugar eh
madami daw NPA, but with a lot of research and reading of travel blogs,
parang ok naman tsaka safe naman for travelers ang lugar. So, as a traveler
dapat lakasan talaga ng loob, sabi ko nga sa sarili ko “kung kaya ng iba, kakayanin ko
rin” ayun na nga I planned everything well on my itinerary like on what to do, where to eat (actually sinunod ko lang yung BIYAHE ni Drew itinerary) may
dinagdag lang akong konti. In additon, I thought i will be on a SOLO travel, but luckily nakasabay ko si @marknight85 isang kaibigang tunay na kakauwi lang from the Land down under. (oh ayan special mention kana!)
Where is Mati Located?
Mati is a small and the only city in the province of Davao Oriental (photo courtesy: Google Wikepedia) |
TRAVEL DETAILS:
Transportation:
Gensan
to Davao City (Ecoland bus terminal):
Travel
time: 3 to 4 hrs via bus fare: ranging from php220 to php250
From Davao
City (Ecoland bus terminal to Mati bus terminal:
Travel
time: 4 to 5 hrs travel time via bus
fare:
Php 250
3 to 4 hrs travel time via van fare:
Php 200
From Mati
Bus terminal to Mati city central
Travel
time: 10 mins. viaTricycle fare: 10 pesos/head
Accomodation:
BAYWALK
hotel (double bed) php 650/night
WHAT TO DO:
#wheninMATI
strolling around the city Baywalk and have a photo op in the I Love Mati Sign |
introduciing DAVOR |
Make sure to visit their city museum, where everything about Mati is artistically presented, (mabubusog talaga ang mata mo sa loob, super SULIT!)
How to get there: ride a tricycle from City Central, fare: 20php per head
Note: video taking inside the museum is not allowed
this is your captain selfieing |
Another MUST TRY: Ultralight plane ride in Mindanao Saga flying club Airport Mati, which is a 15 minute flying experience, seeing Mati on a birds eye view especially the long stretch of Dahican beach.
How
to get there: ride a tricycle from the city proper going to MSFCA
fare: ranging from 50 -100 php/head
biyahero tip: pakyawin ang trike (para di ka iiwan, aasa kang malingat ka lang saglit anjan pa rin sila)
pero seryoso, pakyawin mo talaga yung trike para di ka mapagod sa pgalakad palabas ng
airport sobrang layo kao nung highway galing sa loob.
waiting for the waves |
at ang di pwedeng ma miss pag nagpunta sa Mati, ang mag swimming, mag skim board and mag Surf sa DAHICAN. unfortunately, di pwede and alon para sa beginner/first timer kagaya ko ang pag susurfing so skim boarding na lang ung pinatos namin, kinabukasan, ang sakit sa katawan woooh! sobra. saklap!
Skim boarding lesson 101 fee:
150 php/hr
pag sinwerte kat pwedeng mag surfing lesson eto babayaran mo: 500 php/hr
BTW, before you'll reach the city center of Mati City, pwede kau mag dropped by sa isang view deck kung saan litaw yung sleeping dinosaur kung tawagin, dun pwede kayong mag photo op!, yun lang.. (google niyo na lang ano itsura ng place)
WHERE TO DINE:
located along the city baywalk kap station along the main road going to city central, hinanap talaga namin to since kasama to sa nafeature ng biyahe ni drew The famous la-ni's kan-anan, 3 min walk lang from our hotel accomodation |
WILL I RECOMMEND IT TO YOU? definitely YES, di ka magsisi, Promise!
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