Island Buenavista, Davao - Your Private Island Gateaway

The Island Buenavista is an exclusive island resort in Samal, Davao, Philippines, enjoy the utmost privacy. A white sandy beach, as well as crystal clear waters of the Davao Gulf, envelops this four-hectare paradise. Several meters from the beach, you will find beautiful coral reefs and abundant marine life--making Buenavista a remarkable diving destination as well.

 You can enjoy the whole island and you get to choose whom to enjoy it with, because it is yours exclusively. There’s just you and our courteous staff, who are at your beck and call to give you personalized service.

All you have to do is relax, enjoy, do anything (or nothing at all) in the comfort of your private island getaway.

The Island Buenavista is an island in the southern part of the Philippines. It is located in the Davao Gulf, neighboring the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS). The jump-off point to the Island Buenavista is Davao City.

To Island Buenavista:
From Davao International Airport, the trip to the Island will take approximately an hour. A van will pick you up from the airport and take you to the Sasa Wharf, where a ferry or barge will take you to the Island Buenavista. (Transfers are included in the packages.)

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Davao City offers a lot of wonderful tourist destinations and world-class facilities for you to enjoy.

Davao City is approximately 588 statute miles southeast of Manila.

Traveling by sea, its location from Manila and Cebu is 971 and 593 nautical miles (1,098 km) respectively.

Presently, built-up areas used for residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial purposes represent about 10% of the total land area. Under the approved land use plan built-up and settlement area will cover 15% of the total area while agricultural will be maximized with 67.19%. The remaining 17.68 will be devoted to forestry and conservation.

Why Davao?

Davao is the third most popular city in the Philippines following Manila and Cebu. It is considered as the center of trade and business in the southern part of the Philippines. In terms of tourism, it offers a lot of wonderful tourist destinations and world-class facilities for you to enjoy.

 If you love traveling, Davao should be a part of your itinerary. When in Davao, you can visit wonderful places like the beautiful white-sand beach resorts in the nearby Samal Island, the Philippine Eagle Foundation, the Eden Nature Park, and many other tourist spots.

Getting To Davao

Davao serves as the gateway to the island of Mindanao, being serviced by several national as well as international air and sea carriers. The brand new Davao International Airport (the busiest on the island) now handles international flights to Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and the Republic of Palau (Micronesia). The seaport meanwhile handles a sizable traffic of goods bound for Japan, China, the USA and the Middle East. 

Domestic Flights

The Davao International Airport serves daily flights from the major cities of the Philippines. From Manila, Davao is only about 1 hour and 35 minutes. From Cebu, Davao is a 55-minute flight. There are also flights from the nearby cities of Cagayan (35 minutes) and Zamboanga (1 hour and 20 minutes).

Domestic Airline Companies fly to Davao City from the major cities of the Philippines. Checkout daily domestic flight schedules to and from Davao.

International Flights

Bi-weekly flights direct to and from Singapore and Manado, Indonesia are also available. From other countries, you can reach Davao via Cebu or Manila

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