Villa Amaparo Garden Beach Resort

          
 Having a casual cool breeze, 

spectacular landscape,

refreshing scenery 

with a silent and peaceful ambiance; 

Villa Amparo Garden 

 Beach Resort 

is another one desirable 

resort ideal for tired and restless soul, 

absolutely perfect for relaxing

 and any kind of gathering…

Location:

  Located at Sitio Dasag, Barangay Camudmud in the beautiful Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS), Davao del Norte.         
     You can get there either by private or public transportation via a 15-minute ferry boat service(available from 5AM to 11PM) at the Sasa Wharf in Davao City that goes to the Babak Wharf. You will reach the resort from Babak for about 15-20 minutes.

Resort’s Special Attraction:

     The resort spreads across two hectares of beachfront property with an estimated 100-meter stretch of white sand gradually tilting towards the ocean, making it a safe place for everyone. The area is abundant of marine life, such as live corals and wide verities of aquatic fishes therefore it was declared as “Fish Sanctuary” thus a good place for swimming, snorkeling, diving, and other fun water sport activities safe.                 

          Another quiet and serene experience, unique and unforgettable that will forever be etched in our memories...

FACILITIES AND AMENITIES:

The Boardwalk(12-15 person capacity)                 Islet Gazebo(4 person capacity)

Bar & Restaurant                                                    Little Samal

Snacks & Refreshments Kiosk                               Japanese Garden

View Deck                                                              Boat Dock

The Pavillion                                                           Kids’ Sand Box

Videoke                                                                   Billiard Hall / Darts

Outdoor Fun Station                                              Spa (upon special arrangement)

Grill Area                                                               Fishing

Water Sports                                                          Fitness Area

ENTRANCE FEE:

Day Tour : 6:00am – 5:00pm

• 4 yrs. old & below     –  FREE ADMISSION
• Kids 5 – 12 yrs. old    -  Php 70.00
• Adult 13 yrs. old above – Php 100.00
• Overnight (excess pax per room)              

  Overnight Stay: Check-in: 2:00 pm and Check-out : 12 nn

• 4 yrs. old & below     –  FREE ADMISSION
• Kids 5 – 12 yrs. old    -  Php 140.00
• Adult 13 yrs. old above - Php 200.00

There are several air-conditioned and none air-conditioned guestrooms available for overnight stay providing guests an utmost comfort and conveniences depending on what type of accommodation.

For more information just log on to http://www.villaamparoresort.com  for latest updates on their accommodations and rates or visit their Facebook page-Villa Amparo for more inquiries.

Wishing Island Of IGACOS

Island hopping is one of the most entertaining things to do in a country blessed with 7, 107 islands.  It is the best way to explore and perceive the beauty of an island for me. I experience it as a pleasant, carefree and enjoyable adventure that  has never been so amusing and  simply is the best thing to do.

Ever since I was a child, Island Getaway have been a part of my life. Occasionally my family would go and spend a whole day, sometimes even  a couple of days in a resort to celebrate or plainly just to reunite to renew and edify family bonds. Needless to say that these are the  times that a new passion unfolds within me and conceives a typical dream.  A dream of owning an isolated island wherein I could  spend the day in a beautiful balcony along beside the sea, lazily swinging in a hammock while musing over the grandiose beauty of sunrise and sunset everyday. Unfortunate enough, not everything in life goes about the sea. Nonetheless the magic of an island is undeniably insatiable.

                

            Generally every island has its own beauty,  variety and  its own kind of splendor. So I believe that not only exploring  the flora and fauna of every island is spectacularly impressive but also its verdant forest and every species therein . Evidently every island has its own peculiar and unique stories to express and this is what it’s all about, a story of my islands hopping spree.

                It was March 2004, almost at the end of  the school year, the class agreed with each other to island hop as a farewell celebration. At about 7 o’clock in the morning, I  headed quickly to Magsaysay Port fearing that I would be too late and miss the merry go round. As I got there, everyone was busy preparing all things that we needed for the day.  After about half an hour our rented boat was all set, so excitedly we all get into the boat and slowly started our journey, marvelously exploring the cluster islands of the Garden City of Samal.        

 

The Island Garden City of Samal, also known as IGACOS is situated on the border of Asia Pacific and  is nestled in the southern part of Philippines. IGACOS is just minutes away from Davao city regarded to be one of the biggest cities in the Philippines with large economic base. Samal Island is one of the best islands in Philippines, the most visited island in Davao and one of the most famous in Mindanao.

As we circumnavigated the island, we saw numerous awesome havens and diverse kind of resorts from ordinary to extraordinary, each featuring different kinds of clean and white sand shorelines. The island itself offers various marine reefs, tranquil waters and numerous  sea creatures.  Normally we got the urge to stop by to muse on something or a place that captured our interest.

As the sailing  went on, our curiosity was culminated upon unexpectedly stumbling over a lonely mysterious island, invitingly lured us to stop by. It was encircled with clear waters, cluttered mangroves  and littered with different kind of weeds.  Out of our inquiring minds the boatmen told us that the islet's  name is “Wishing Island” but local dwellers called it as “Enchanted Island”. Hearing about it adds up to our eagerness to see why it was called  like this. Without double minds, we all climbed into the islet with a high level of excitement, eventually turned into bewilderment and sadness the moment we laid our eyes on the place. The environment was enveloped with silence dressed with melancholy. There was a neglected, stale, pompous vacation house there with two big long defective slides coming directly straight out into the ocean, which were for me  really dangerous slides and not a good idea to enjoy too. The scene has a picturesque  image  with fun and happiness of the past that was silently telling us a tragic tale. Probably that’s the reason why it was being abandoned.  Wondering about what happened to that place, the boatmen voluntarily talked rumors  about it. They said that the vacation house was owned by a wealthy family and deserted it after a tragic death of their child while gliding on the slide. Another story  had something to do  with the island visibility only during low tide. Since the island is only visible during low tides, visitors who go there are always advised not to tarry long, but a group of friends did not mind the warning and went partying on the island. They got drunk, became wild and to their surprise a storm came on a hot midday causing them to panic wondering how to escape from the island. Unluckily no one was able to get away from the island and all were horribly drowned in its shallow waters. I don’t know if the stories were true or not, nor can ever find any proof or person for the tales authenticity, but one thing I know, visiting that island was really wonderful.  Wishing Island may have a shadow of a gory and a forlorn aura but it was interesting enough and indeed enchanting. Visiting that island was really unforgettable, it did culminate our curiosity and undoubtedly complemented our day.

 Now Wishing Island has become a favorite landmark of IGACOS...