This guide contains all the informative facts and Photos of activities about The Duka Reef Divers Tours Package at Duka Bay Resort in Medina, Misamis Oriental, on The Island of Mindanao in the Philippines in South-East Asia. It will guide you through all the activities from your arrival to your departure.

In Medina, Misamis Oriental, Philippines on the Island of Mindanao, ia a tranquil, pleasent place called Duka Bay Resort. Occupyiny a white sandy shore and part of a hill. Duka is asoothingly shaded by a cluster of large ancestrail trees. Duka means "sleepy in dialect, it means unspoiled and serene. Duka Bay Resort, an eagle's view captures the beauty of 7 beautiful spacious Vills in a mixture of Japanese & Muslim style architecture, the glass like clear blue Bohol Sea at a far distance with it's therapeutic sounds, and the expansive surrounding mountains. The rim of the Bay is edged with jett black volicanic boulders, having landing there like bullits following Camiguin Island's, Mt. Hibok Hibok's eruption in 1921. The Villas have glass sliding doors that open up to a 9 by 20 foot deck where you can just lay back & enjoy the  sea breeze and the most splended view of the beautiful blue Bohol Sea and the awsome sun rises & sunsets!  You will dive in the pristine waters enjoying the underwater journey of the beautiful corals, caves & marine life!  Duka Reef Divers Tour Packages

YOUR ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE INCLUDES

Air Conitioned Villa with room sharing up to a maximum of 4 persons for 5 nights & mountain air accomodation for 1 night. You wil recieve 3 meals a day for 7 days with all land transfers for your tour activities. For certified divers you will get Unlimited scuba diving activities, Non-divers will recieve Discover Scuba Diving Activities with PADI Professionals, Snorkeling packages, fun with kayaking, aqua bikes, canoeing, banka boat rides & enjoy the Glass Bottom Boat rides. On Your Camiguin Island tour you'll enjoy a full day of  on theIsland with unlimited scuba diving for certified divers, and for the non-divers the Island tour & swimming in the soothing Hot Springs at Ardent Springs. You will also enjoy White Water Rafting in Cagayan de Oro City or even tour the Bukidnon Pineapple Plantation. Then it's off to enjoy Mountain Sports like:Horse Back riding, Rapelling beside a waterfalls, canoeing, monkey bridge, zip lining & camping. Then to complete your tour, it's the City Tour of Cagayan de Oro City, "the City of Golden Friendship" visiting & shopping in their fantastic large modern Malls, then concluding your Tour with your afternoon departure from Lumbia Airport.      About Reef Divers at Duka Bay  

ARRIVAL TO CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY'S LUMBIA AIRPORT

Duka Reef Divers Packages

DAY 1

Upon your arrival from Manila to Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City, "The City of Golden Friendship", you will be greeted by your very own personal guide from Duka Bay Resort to begin your journey of the Duka Reef Divers Tour to Medina, Misamis Oriental at Duka Bay Resort where you will be Welcomed, briefed of all your activities & checked/settled in to your Beautiful Spacious Sea Side Villa. Then it's off to the Scuba Shack where for you the Certified Scuba Divers will enjoy a day of Unlimited Scuba Diving Activities. For the Non-Divers you will get to experience, "Discover Scuba Diving with their PADI Professional Divers all visiting their 3 Dive Sites feeding the fish & venturing the Corals & Caves.

DAY 2

At Duka Bay Resort certified scuba divers will enjoy another day of unlimited diving the dive sites and the non-scuba divers will have fun 7 enjoy aqua sports activities such as local banka boat rides, kayaking, riding the aqua bikes, swimming in the Bay, canoeing, riding in the glass bottom boat viewing the underwater marine life and corals, and snorkeling. You will also get to enjoy exploring the beautiful white beach line collecting corals that have washed up on shore & of course enjoying the relaxing picnic areas under the nepa huts.

DAY 3

You'll be transported just 30 minutes down the way from Duka Bay to catch your Ferry for your 1 1/2 hour journey across the Bay for your full day of activities on the Camiguin Island Tour where certified scuba divers will have a day of unlimited scuba diving activities. And for you non-scuba divers, you will venture the many places to visit on Camiguin with the Island Tour visiting the Sunken Cemetary, Nino Cold Water Springs, Cartaman Old Church Ruins that was destroyed by the Eruption of the only still active of 7 valocanos, Mt. Hibok Hibok in 1921.

DAY 4

Another day on Camiguin Island, Certified Scuba Divers will enjoy more of Unlimited Scuba Diving Activities diving the pristine waters off of Camiguin Island venturing to the Beautiful Corals exploring the beautiful blue underwater world of the Bohol sea. Then you will venture on your journey on a 15 minute boat ride by a local banka boat to Camiguin's Famous "White Island" where you will enjoy playing in the sparkling pure white sand, collecting shells & pieces of Coral, swimming & body surfing the Bohol Sea's waves. And Most of all, you'll enjoy the beautiful & breath-taking  view of Camiguin Island, shoreline, fishing villages & the rolling mountains & volcanos, a sight you'll NEVER forget!

DAY 5

Then it's off to Cagayan de Oro City, "The City of Golden Friendship", for your White Water River Rafting on the Cagayan River. For those seeking adventure, white water river rafting at Macahambus just outside of Cagayan, is an adventure of it's own taking 3 hours to get through the 14 white water rapids a Level 3 difficulty, challenging enough for veterans, and manageable even for the novice. You'll secure your helmets & life vest, be briefed on what to expect, taught basic paddle techniques, then your off on your journey. The river is green in color because of the rainpour but is normally capuccino-colored. At the middle of your trip, you'll stop by shallow water to take your snacks & drinks, then it's off again! It's a wholesome adventure for outdoor enthuisat & explorers that's full of fun and excitement.

      DAY 6

It's off to Mapawa Nature Park also just outside of Cagayan on the northern side.. There lays a haven from the chaotic traffic and murky air looming the city skyline. It's a habitat for different Tropical breeds of flora & fauna. Tranquility besets its atmosphere, giving any soul a relaxation that is far beyond compare. To keep sanity, one needs the intervention of the greatness of nature & just enjoy the simple blessing that God gave us. It's truely serenity with small waterfalls for swimming, picnic tables under giganic trees. This is where you will totally enjoy this part of your tour experiencing Horse Back Riding, Rapelling beside one of the waterfalls, experience the Zip Line fun, crossing on the Monkey Bridge, Canoeing & Camping in pure natural Nature, an experience to behold!

DAY 7

Finally, on this day you will throughly enjoy the City Tour of "The City of Golden Friendship", Cagayan de Oro City where you will get to meet the most hospitable people in the world, enjoy the unique surroundings of this beautiful city.Cagayan de Oro City is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, center to their Education. The number of Malls, department stores, & supermarkets have increased in the city since the year 2000. Among the biggest malls in Cagayan is the LimKetKai Center. It was established over a decade ago & has recently been renovated. Also in the center is a strip of coffee shopes, bars & restaurants, the Maliberry Suites Hotel & the Grand Caprice Restaurant & Convention Center. Next is the Gaisano Mall a multi-level mall with 2 big buildings connected by a Sky Bridge. Then there is the newly huge SM City Mall just North of Cagayan near Lumbia Airport. All of these located in the heart of Cagayan & is the Ideal shopping detination where you'll spend the afternoon picking up those last minute souveniers. After your shopping experience, you will conclude your "Duka Reef Divers Tour" with your personal Guide taking you back to lumbia Airport for your departure back home full of your memories of your experience & the friends you made forever! 

I wrote this guide to inform all of the total experience you will have if you take this enjoyable Adventure Tour with "Duka Reef Divers Tour Package" on the Island of Mindanao in Misamis Oriental, Philippines. I came to Cagayan de Oro City to Marry My Filipna Wife Juliet (TaTa), and we Experienced this Adventure Tour, and I MUST say, 'It has given me an experience of a lifetime that I will never forget & have met some of the best people in the world & I have Traveled to MANY in my life including all of Europe. This Tropical Rustic Country of the Philippines I have seen is So Beautiful & fun Loving I now live here with my wife! I sincerely hope this Guide has been useful & informative for you, if it has please take a few moments to rate it. Thanks! Hope to see you here in the Philippines! 

Deac\' & TaTa\'s Travel

WRITTEN BY:      R. "Shane" Deac' Adcock

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