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| Isla Jardin del Mar Beach Resort |
I left Davao early in the morning and took the Yellow Bus Line to General Santos City. It was a comfortable journey as there were only few passengers and the trip was non-stop. It took me two and half hours to reach General Santos City.
I alighted at Robinson’s Place and took a tricycle to the van terminal beside KCC Mall. The van was almost full when I reached the terminal so after few minutes, it already departed. I arrived in the town of Glan after an hour trip. Glan is a small town in Sarangani Province. There were already tricycles and motorcycles in the terminal waiting for passengers so it was quite easy to find one to take me to Gumasa where the white beaches are located.
I alighted at Robinson’s Place and took a tricycle to the van terminal beside KCC Mall. The van was almost full when I reached the terminal so after few minutes, it already departed. I arrived in the town of Glan after an hour trip. Glan is a small town in Sarangani Province. There were already tricycles and motorcycles in the terminal waiting for passengers so it was quite easy to find one to take me to Gumasa where the white beaches are located.
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| The Beach – view from the restaurant |
I asked the drivers where is the best place to visit and they all pointed me to Isla Jardin. So, I contracted a tricycle driver to drop me to Isla Jardin. It was around 20 minutes travel. I was already hungry when I reached the place so I immediately ordered for food.
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| Pork Ribs and Bihon Guisado |
After my late breakfast I went to the beach, took some photos and dipped into the water. It was impractical for me to rent a cottage since I was alone and I was not planning of staying there for a long time so I decided to go to the far end part of the beach, put my things in the big rock and started swimming.
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| My shoes, shirt and backpack! |
After an hour of swimming, I decided to take a shower and called the tricycle to fetch me. It was time to bid goodbye to Glan!
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| The sea shore |
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| Isla Jardin del Mar Beach Resort |
Rates and Contact Numbers of Isla Jardin del Mar, Gumasa, Sarangani
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| Isla Jardin Rates |
How to get there:
From Davao City: Take a bus (Yellow Bus or Holiday) from the Ecoland Bus Terminal. Alight at Robinson’s place in General Santos. Take a tricycle to the van terminal beside KCC mall. Take the van going to Glan, Sarangani. When in Glan, take a tricycle or motorcycle (habal-habal) going to Isla Jardin.
Itinerary & Expenses
From Davao City: Take a bus (Yellow Bus or Holiday) from the Ecoland Bus Terminal. Alight at Robinson’s place in General Santos. Take a tricycle to the van terminal beside KCC mall. Take the van going to Glan, Sarangani. When in Glan, take a tricycle or motorcycle (habal-habal) going to Isla Jardin.
Itinerary & Expenses
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Expenses (in Pesos) | ||
4:30 | Left home to Ecoland Bus Terminal (Trike/Jeep/Trike) | 25 |
5:00 | Bus to General Santos City (Yellow Bus Line Non- Stop) | 254 |
7:20 | Arrived in Gen San and tricycle to the van terminal | 8 |
7:30 | Van going to Glan | 80 |
8:30 | Tricycle to Isla Jardin | 120 |
Entrance Fee | 50 | |
8:50 | Breakfast | 164 |
9:20 | Photo Ops, Swimming | |
11:30 | Tricycle to Glan Terminal | 120 |
12:30 | Van to General Santos City | |
14:00 | Late Lunch at KCC food court | 140 |
Total Money Spent | 961 | |
Beautiful hidden beach in Saranggani, hope you post more pictures…
Thanks for dropping by Ian 🙂
Another place to resort for the coming vacation. Thanks for featuring Saranggani. The last time I went there was in 2004. Dang that was like 8 years ago.
maybe a lot of changes already. it was my first time to actually visit Sarangani and the experience was just awesome 🙂