Samal Island
Photo: Lachlan Fearnley · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Region XI (Davao Region) Davao del Norte

Samal

Davao del Norte

  • Beach & islands · primary vibe
  • Well known · 4 of 5
  • Dagat ✓

Ano'ng meron?

What's here

Samal is known for the beach, waterfalls and festivals; good for diving and caves.

  • BeachStrong
  • WaterfallsStrong
  • FestivalsStrong
  • DivingGood
  • CavesGood
Why these tags

Waterfalls

From the sources

“Most visited places include Maxima Aqua Fun, for their water giant slide, Hagimit Falls and Monfort Bat Sanctuary.”

Festivals

From the sources

“Hugyaw Madayaw Festival, a spin-off of Davao's Kadayawan Festival which is also held annually in August, and also an attempt to preserve the diminishing Sama culture in the island.”

Sentences are from this town's Wikipedia and Wikivoyage articles, found by code because they mention the vibe; they are not necessarily the ones the model relied on.

See all vibes and the model's confidence

Vibes

Yes · 75%+Maybe · 50–75%No
BeachStrong · 98%
WaterfallsStrong · 94%
FestivalsStrong · 92%
DivingGood · 87%
CavesGood · 83%
Mountains48%
Island hopping33%
Countryside10%
Heritage9%
Hot springs6%
Surfing4%
Food4%
Cool climate4%

Percentages are the model's confidence in what the Wikipedia and Wikivoyage text says (for sea vibes, also the town's Commons photo titles), not a measurement. "Not enough info" means too little was written to say.

How touristy

Well known · 4 of 5
Hidden gemFamous

What the map shows

Map shows 20 beaches, 2 waterfalls (Hagimit Falls, Magongawon Falls), 8 cave entrances, 6 named peaks up to 510 m, 2 reefs, 3 dive sites, 6 named islands.

Named peaks: Puting Bato, Anggas Peak, Fernandez Peak and Kumaan Hill.

Elevation about 32 m (Wikidata).

Counted from OpenStreetMap inside the town's boundary. This is context only; it doesn't change the vibes. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Mga pasyalan

Places in town

From Wikidata; links go to the Wikipedia article.

More photos

Babakbaywalk
Choy4311 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
2013-01-06 Playa Azalea Samal Island Davao Infinity Pool
Nsaa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Monfort Bat Cave Number Three 001
Monfort Bat Sanctuary: RoyKabanlit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

How this was judged

Vibes read from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (links go to the exact revisions) and judged by the Jev model. Map facts come from OpenStreetMap.

The model also read the Wikipedia article of one place located here.

For the sea vibes, the model also read the titles and descriptions of the town's photos on Wikimedia Commons.

How the tags were madeAll sources and credits