It's been months since my Davao trip and I've only gotten around posting the photos now, haha! I'm really sorry. I know summer is over and this guide may be irrelevant, but I hope you can still refer to this in your future travels! As usual, we got our tickets from Cebu Pacific at discounted prices during one of their seat sales. We're the kind of couple that do not necessarily have a bucket list of places we'd like to travel to. We just pick our destinations based on the places we haven't been to, and the seat prices of course, lol. So during the seat sale, we both agreed that Davao it is!

We arrived in Mactan at around lunch time, and because we don't have a proper itinerary, we just searched for a hotel while we were at the airport. For accommodations, we're not picky because we won't be staying in anyway. We were just looking for an affordable air-conditioned room so we can leave our things and start exploring the city. We settled for Midland Inn and got a room for only P700! We had lunch at a nearby carinderia and decided to go our way. Initially, we thought we can visit around 3 tourist spots at the same day (like we did in Cebu), but apparently, Davao is such a vast city that some destinations are hours apart. We had the rest of the afternoon to spare but since time is a challenge when it comes to moving from one spot to another, we decided to visit just one destination for the afternoon and that's Davao Crocodile Park. 

The Place

Davao Crocodile Park was originally started by Philip Dizon, due to his fascination with Philippine saltwater and freshwater crocodiles. He did not think of it as a possibly lucrative business until he learned that crocodiles are raised in United States not just for public viewing but for production of leather as well. In November 1995, the government gave him the accreditation and permit to operate the 1st Davao Crocodile Park. 10 years later, on August 18, 2005, the world-class Davao Crocodile Park was opened with the help of consultant Dr. Gilbert Buenviaje. The Davao Crocodile Park Inc. is currently owned and operated by a group of businessmen headed by Mr. Sonny Dizon, a resident of Davao City. (via)