Family thank-you · for the Flores family

Davao &
the Gulf

General Santos→ Davao (base · 5 nights)→ Samal→ Eden highlands→ home
Length
6 days
Nights
5 · 1 base
Travel
Van · no flights
Longest leg
3.5 hrs
Group
6–7 · 3 gens
Window
Jul–Aug
Field guide → Open the control page Operators, hotels, ferry rates, attractions, safety calls — every number you'll dial.
1

Pick your tier

Tap one — it sets the budget below. All three keep the family modest and you a step nicer.

Lean floor
₱120k · ₱115–125k
The cheapest version that still has dignity. Trades the one thing worth protecting: everyone under one roof.
  • Family in a clean A/C dorm (Green Windows), you at Red Planet
  • Skip the rafting; lean on Samal, gardens, the eagle center
  • Casual food, tight contingency
Recommended
Same roof
₱150k · ₱148–152k
Everyone at Blue Lotus — your nicer room, their modest family rooms, no one split across town. Your values, still budget-minded.
  • Blue Lotus: 2 family rooms + your Superior, all disability-access
  • Activities trimmed (rafting optional, not baked in)
  • Comfortable food + sensible buffer
Comfortable
₱176k · ₱170–185k
Same roof, plus every activity and real margin. The most generous version without tipping into flashy.
  • Blue Lotus same-roof plan
  • Rafting for the able + all entrances covered
  • Better restaurants + full contingency
2

Your base — all 5 nights

One hotel the whole trip. No packing each morning — a real kindness to the elders.

Blue Lotus Hotel, Davao

Same building for everyone · all rooms built with disability access · central Davao

Modest · the family
Family Room ×2 2 king beds, sleeps ~4 each · 6 people = 2 rooms₱7,800/nt
Lean swap → Green Windows A/C dorm Dorm 10, one shared room (off-site)₱3,858/nt
Nicer · you
Superior room or Deluxe ₱3,400 / Junior Suite ₱5,400₱2,900/nt
Lean swap → Red Planet Davao clean budget, separate hotel₱2,247/nt

⚑ Call before booking: "Was this building inspected and cleared after the June 8 quake — date and inspecting office?" Davao shook on the 8th; no hotel has posted clearance publicly.

3

Day by day

Six days, every drive ≤ 3.5 hrs, return to the same bed each night.

Day 1 · Mon

GenSan → Davao

~3.5 hr drivesettle in
Day 2 · Tue

Samal Island

ferry 15–20 mingulf beach · day trip
Day 3 · Wed

Eagles & cacao

~40 min outgentle day
Day 4 · Thu

Adventure (optional)

⚠ rafting is Class 3–4split day
Day 5 · Fri

Eden highlands

~1–1.5 hrcool air · gardens
Day 6 · Sat

Davao → GenSan

~3.5 hr drivehome
4

Booking tracker

Tap a status to cycle it: To do → Held → Confirmed.

Private van + driver
Longest lead — book first
Blue Lotus — family rooms ×2
5 nights · post-quake clearance asked
Blue Lotus — your room
5 nights · Superior/Deluxe
Samal day tour — Costa Marina
Day 2 · confirm boat + senior boarding
Malagos + Eagle Center
Day 3 · rates + open status
Eden Nature Park
Day 5 · day package
Rafting (optional)
Day 4 · able group only
Day-before road check
Each long leg · DPWH / LGU

⚑ Lock the van quote in writing: fuel, driver meals/lodging, overtime after 10 hrs, ferry/parking, paved-route-only, no night mountain driving, free rebooking on aftershock or road closure.

5

Budget

Estimate follows the tier you picked. Type real numbers in Actual as you book.

Item
Est
Actual ₱
Transport van + fuel + driver + ferry
—
₱
Lodging 5 nights, your tier
—
₱
Activities Samal, eagles, Eden, rafting
—
₱
Food meals + snacks
—
₱
Pasalubong cacao · durian · tuna
—
₱
Contingency weather · aftershock · rest day
—
₱
TotalSame-roof tier
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₱0
Actual vs tier target0%

No-fly, Davao-anchored. Your original ₱80–120k target now lands as the Lean floor — a real trip, not a stripped one. Same roof (~₱150k) is the recommended generosity without flash.

6

Before you book

Live flags · dated June 23, 2026 · re-verify ~10 days out.

7

The reel

Low-cost frames for the fundraiser cut — shoot rest, togetherness, resilience, never visible hardship.