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📋FACTS:

✔The Municipality of CARAGA is the oldest town & a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental.

✔It is located 254 kilometers away from Davao City and 84 kilometers away from Davao Oriental’s Capital, Mati City.

✔It also lies along the eastern coast of Davao Oriental facing the Pacific Ocean.

📋THINGS TO DO & PLACES TO EXPLORE:

📌 SUNRISE WATCHING at Pusan Point Science Discovery Center & EcoPark in Brgy. Santiago 🌄

The site “Where The First Millenium Sun Shines First in the Philippines” & strategically located at the eastermost part of the country. 🌇

You can also found two lighthouses on this site, an old lighthouse on one side dated back to the 1900 & a new lighthouse on the other side. In the middle of the two lighthouses was a sundial used for timekeeping by the Spaniards. ⏰

Near also at the rock formations is a 16 feet Jubilee Cross that was made as a landmark for Millenium Sunrise event, “First Light, First Sight”. ➕

The Science & Discovery Center on the other hand, have a planetarium, a galaxy walk section, earth sciences section, etc. 🌍

📌 CHASING WATERFALLS 💦

💦Prinsesa Falls at Brgy. Santiago

💦Magpamangaw Falls at Brgy. Mercedes

💦Kapuka Falls at Brgy. Lamiawan

The trail going to the falls was not that easy but it is all worth it. 👌👍

Highly Recommended for Adventure Junkies! 👌👍

📌VISIT a Cultural Heritage Site ⛪

San Salvador Del Mundo Parish Church is known to be the 3rd oldest Catholic structure in Mindanao built on 1884 and the Oldest Village Church in the Philippines. It was made from seashells & corals. 👍

📌DIP & Refresh at L. Mabasa Pool Garden Resort in Brgy. Santiago 💧🏊

Has cold man made spring pool & natural mini falls. 💦

ENTRANCE FEE(s) :

*Php 20 for Adults &
*Php 10 for Kids below 10 years old

📌BEACH HOPPING 🏊

If you’re looking for raw, prestine & long stretch of fine sand beaches, then these beaches are best suited for you: 👌

🌊Pantad Beach in Brgy. Santiago
A white sand beach with crystal clear water. Has mini tidal pools too & rock formations.

🌊San Luis Surfing Beach in Brgy. San Luis
A 2.3 km long coastline of gray to black sand beach perfect for skim boarding, surfing, camping, bone fire & socials.

🌊Bango Beach in Brgy. Poblacion
Derived from it’s name Bango from a fruit bearing trees that possess a heavenly scent is an ideal beach near the town of Brgy. Poblacion.

📌 IMMERSE Yourself with Indigenous Culture of Mandaya Tribe

Learn more about the pride of Mandaya community at Sitio Lucatan, Brgy. Pichon showcasing their traditional dance, embroidering their native clothes, doing their jewelry and weaving DAGMAY (one town one product of Caraga) came from abaca fiber , Dagmay symbolize Peace. 👍

📌CAVE & SPELUNKING 🗿

Tubilon Cave in Sitio Tubilan, Brgy. Pichon offers magnificent stalactites & stalagmites formations & great for beginners as well. 👌👍

📌SAVOR local & native delectable delicacies like organic lechon, lul’lot, kakanin, grilled palaka etc. 😋🍴

GETTING HERE: ✈🚍🚘

-Major airlines fly daily to Davao from Manila or Cebu.
-From Davao City, Caraga, Davao Oriental is accessible via bus or van.
Travel time is around 4-5 hours.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: ♥

This trip was made possible with the help of LGU Caraga, Davao Oriental, Provincial Tourism Officer, Municipal Tourism, Biyaheros Travels & Tours, Biyaheros Hikers, Local Brgy. Officials, Caraga National High School Tour Guides, Laksaw Camo, fellow bloggers, vloggers & enthusiasts, van & habal habal drivers and the people of Caraga.

Salamatay for the warm welcome & hospitality! 🙏👌👍