Said to have the best of natural wonders, Davao Oriental receives thousands of visitors every year who have come to marvel at this tropical paradise and be pleasure in its breathtakingly view that will leave everyone happy and satisfied and coming back for more.

Dahican Beach

Dahican Beach is popular for its tranquil white sand beach and gently blowing breeze from the Pacific Ocean. The beach is one of the perfect getaway and ideal for wind surfing and skim boarding.

Pygmy Forest – Bonsai Forest

Truly one of Mother Nature's gifts to the Filipino people, the Bonsai fields of Mt. Hamguitan, which is situated no less than 5,345 feet above sea level, consists of more than 1,000 hectares of forest life filled with wild and exciting flora and fauna. As the name suggests, Bonsai trees span most of the given area.

Mayo Beach


Located at Barangay Mayo and can be reach by 30-minutes travel from Mati Poblacion by any means of land transport. It has deep blue lagoon and cold spring water. The place has cottages ideal for picnic and small gatherings. The wind coming from the ocean could sooth ones tired mind and body.

Masao Beach
Masau beach is located at the eastern part of Mati, Davao Oriental. The beach is simply stunning with its pure powder-like white sand and pristine blue waters. The area is perfect for summer outing and family reunions. It’s a perfect place to unwind and to release all your stress to forget the hassle and bustle in the crowded city.

Tagtalisay Beach and Botona Beach Resort are other proudest beaches of the province.

Aliwagwag Falls


The falls is the most beautiful waterfalls in the country. It has a series of 84 cascading falls and located in amid of a forest in Barangay Aliwagwag in Cateel.

Pusan Point

Do you want to know where the sun shines first? Located at the easternmost part of the Philippines, Pusan Point in Caraga is where the first sunrise of millennium occurred – it is where the sun shines first.

17th Century Caraga Church

Seventy meters from the edge of a built-in port made of ancient rocks overlooking the Pacific Ocean, 17th Century Caraga Church is considered as one of the oldest churches in Mindanao located in the town proper of Caraga. The church houses the 1802 Church Bell brought by the friars from Spain along with the antique image of San Isidro Labrador and other ancient files and archives. Baptismal registry from year 1835 up to present is still intact. These documents proved that from 1835 up to 1846 it was formerly used by the Spaniards as a prison cell during their era.

Langyawan Cave

Langyawan Cave is one of the 42 caves in Cateel. The meeting of stalagmites and stalactites is an indication that the cave was in existence centuries ago.

Sleeping Dinosaur


This amazing and wonderful island in Davao Oriental has become popular to all tourists because it is shaped like a sleeping dinosaur from afar. A popular tourist destination in Pujada Bay, the island's elevated and hilly land resembles a dinosaur's back while the narrow flatland on the left side looks like the head. The island's color is vivid green – the hue of nature that is thriving with vegetation and pulsing with life. Most of the area is composed of forests, coconut farms, and ricefields.

Saoquegue Cave

Saoquegue Cave is located at Caraga, Davao Oriental, Mindanao. Ancient artifacts were found such as jars, porcelain and potteries iside the cave.

How to get there

Mati, the provincial capital of Davao Oriental, can be reached from Manila by taking any of the daily scheduled airline flights to Davao City or regularly scheduled inter-island vessels which ply the Manila-Davao City route. From, Davao City, Mati is accessible by 25-minute chartered plane or via 3-hour private car ride or a 4-hour public utility bus ride on a fully concreted and/or asphalted highways.