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.
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Vibes
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 5What 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
- TalikudIsland
- Monfort Bat SanctuaryCave
More photos
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.
Kahawig na vibe
Similar vibes
The 5 closest towns whose main vibe is also beach (straight-line distance).

