Whew! That's a long title. But not as long as the road that we took just to get to this paradise.

Situated more than 40kms away from Babak, Samal, the Island Garden Resort in Pangubatan is not known to many (at least for me). I've never heard about this resort until Jan's office mates decided to have their quarterly event here. But for some reason, the event didn't push through - which could only mean, Jan and I ended up having the whole weekend all to ourselves!



And we definitely had a great time! This vlog will tell you so:


Anyway, here are some of our pictures because I am too lazy to put into writing every detail of our getaway (but if you watched the vlog, you will see almost everything about the resort and my feedback):

We can spend the whole day just chilling here on the hammock that's just under our tree house.

Hanging bridge

Our home for the weekend. A treehouse!

How to get there:

via Sta. Ana Wharf
- embark a boat to Kaputian (fare Php 60). The boat usually leaves on or before 12nn. So it is best if you get there before 12.
- ride a habal-habal from Kaputian port (fare Php 75/head)

if you plan to go back to Davao via Kaputian, please note that all boat rides going back to Davao is scheduled to depart at 8AM only.

via Sasa Wharf
- you can ride a jeepney going to the Sasa Wharf and embark at the barge (fare Php 10) going to Babak.
- from Babak, ride a habal-habal straight to the resort at Kaputian for Php 200/head.

via Bus
- you can ride a bus at Magsaysay (near Sta. Ana wharf) and alight at Peñapalata.
- from Peñaplata, ride a habal-habal going to the resort for Php 150/head.

or you can avail the resort's transportation services. You may contact them at:

ISLAND GARDEN RESORT IN PANGUBATAN
Purok 1, Barangay Pangubatan, Kaputian District
Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte
Contact No: (082) 284-0168 / (082) 298-5582
                    0906-563-0057 / 0922-725-6163
Email: igrpangubatan@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/islandgardenresortinpangubatan

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