"Peaceful City" Top 5 Page for this destination Davao City by shi612

Davao City Travel Guide: 535 reviews and 1,786 photos

Rizal Park at Sunday twilight

First and foremost, Davao is a peaceful city. Though it has a million population, there are no traffic signals nor ordinary buses. I felt time passes slower than Manila.

Church is essential part of their life

San Pedro Cathedral on Palm Sunday

It was Palm Sunday when I visited in 2005. The San Pedro Cathedral, open to San Pedro Street, was jam-packed with people all the day. Outside the church there were fair stall to sell crosses made of palm.

Hoy, I found a traffic signal --- but out of order

Jeepnies are the most popular public transportation vehicle here. During the trip I was impressed that this large city did not have any traffic signals. But later on this picture, I found one. The fact is that there are some traffic signals but none of them are working. Driving in Philippines is simple in a way. You find a space; you go into it; repeat. It seems no one think the traffic signals necessary. They say "Davao has no trafic signals but traffic".

Pros and Cons

Pros:Peaceful, friendly, clean, cheap
Cons:Poor international access, industry
In a nutshell:The land of promise and unbroken dreams

Last visit to Davao City: Apr 2006
Intro Updated May 10, 2006
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Reviews (11)

Agdao Public Market Off The Beaten Path (1)

Agdao Public Market is very busy place. You can find anything here, from foods to used cloths. Live chickens and goats... more travel advice

T'Boli Weaving Center Things to Do (6)

T'Boli Weaving Center is inside of the Waterfront Insular Hotel. This is not a large facility, but a bower where a woman... more travel advice

Philippine-Japan Museum Things to Do (6)

This is a museum of Japanese who came to Davao to work in abaca plantations. There were about 20 thousand Japaneses in... more travel advice

Better than Waterfront Insular - Davao City

Better than Waterfront Insular Hotels (2)

I stayed in a Premier room on 11th floor. I could view the Davao downtown and great Mt. Apo from the window. (I attach... more travel advice

Transportation (2)
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TimmyCostelloe Mar 26, 2008 at 4:51 AM

Why a much bigger price for foreigners? Is it because they look more? Seems like anti-tourist discrimination to me. Or is it foreigners can be ripped off?
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black_mimi99 Apr 27, 2005 at 4:19 AM

Wish You a wonderful B-day!!!