If you talk to frequent Pinoy backpackers and joy-trippers, they will tell you that one of the best places to go if you want to commune with the ocean is Davao. In Samal, Davao del Norte, only 15 minutes shy from Davao city’s city wharf, there’s a long stretch of different beach resorts that hold wonderful surprises for beach lovers.

The Island Garden City of Samal is a component City of Davao del Norte Province. Samal was derived from the word Sama, a tribal group found in the island. It was created through the dissolution and merger of the three former-municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian.