The Island Of Samal

Samal is an island in Davao territory. It is also where you should go if you want to visit the famous Pearl Farm Resort. According to the tour guide, it was really an actual pearl farm back then, specifically those small cottages lined up alone of of the shores.

It was such a quite a relaxing place, though I wouldn't say the waters were as pristine and untouched as that in Palawan. But it was good to see they had some people take out floating trash you see near the beach.

We also rode a small boat to a smaller island which had really nice white sand beach. There was an area where you could see mangroves, which was really nice. I have grown fond of mangroves ever since i'd taken a good look at them during my Siquijor visit.

The island is also a really beautiful place to have a wedding. They have all kinds of facilities you might need, like a chapel, a pavilion, a big enough golf course, a lot of beach area surrounding the island, plus the amazing villas, which by the way, were so very expensive! We had the opportunity to tour one of the villas, and indeed, the interior is worth its price. Every detail is loyal to its theme, everything you see there has been well-thought of. By the way, their pineapple juice is really nice and sweet, and i'm not even a pineapple person.

We had lunch at their restaurant which was situated just near the infinity pool. After lunch, it was time to head back (we took the long way back – land trip). We stopped by for a quick look at a friend's beach property in Samal, so i got to take some snapshots of some other views aside from the resort.