Dakak Beach Resort
On our MNL-DPL leg, our flight was delayed. Instead of leaving at 1045am, we managed to flew at around 1pm. Our original plan of eating at Dakak was spoiled. Instead, we eat at one of the food bars at NAIA terminal 3. There’s not much to do here so we just window-shop and fool around to kill those down time. It’s good that we planned touring Dakak on or first day, so we have plenty of spare time for mishaps like this. There were a lot of people complaining at the Cebpac crews… but hey, what can they do? Poor crews! Instead of complaining we joked around and asked if there were any free lunch.hehe.., too bad, there wasn’t.
Tip: Check in your tripods since Cebpac personnel will force you to check that in anyway.
When we arrived at the Dipolog airport, we were greeted by crews of the Dakak beach resort. They even hung orchid-necklaces to each of us. Other crews asked us for our bag tags and get our checked-in bags for us. We weren’t used to being welcomed like this…hehe During our last trip, I even carry a huge box while trying to run away from some haggling CDO taxi drivers. Hehehe
Using their van, we headed to Dakak. We ended up in the back row since we took some pictures of the airport and we wanted to make sure that none of our bags were missed out. When we arrived at the resort, we were given welcome drinks. The drinks were simply Tang multi-flavored juice, but it’s a great thirst-quencher anyways.
Our room was situated away from the pool and the beach. I think all rooms were designed like this. The room looked like a modern “bahay-kubo”. It was made of nipa and cement, and was spacious enough for 4 people. There was also a mini-living room inside, and veranda overlooking Dakak fields. We fought the urge to sleep and tour Dakak.
There weren’t much to do here. I think this resort is created for family and couple vacations. The ambiance is soooooo relaxing that we were on the verge of boredom. There are many water sports activities; however, they’re expensive, so we didn’t try them out.
View of Dakak from the Globe tower
Anyway, the sights were great so we ended up picture-taking before taking a dip at the beach. Even the beach was sooooo calm, there wasn’t a wave at all. At night, we tried the bowling and billiards for P30 each. Fun, at last! Hehehe. We were unable to use the free videoke machine since it closes at 11pm.
Things to do in Dakak:
- banana boat ride
- kayak, jet skis and such stuff
- swim (pool and beach)
- use the spinning Jacuzzi (upto 6pm only ? )
- play bowling
- play billiards
- sing your hearts out using the videoke machine
- relax/sleep
- enjoy the sights
- dine
- annoy the doves and frogs abundant in the area. hehehe
Here is our expense breakdown for day 1:
| Description | Total as a Group | Breakdown per person |
| Taxi from Makati to airport | 150 | 37.50 |
| Terminal fee @NAIA terminal 3 | 800 | 200 |
| Lunch @NAIA terminal 3 | 560 | 140 |
| Bowling and billiards @Dakak |
180 | 45 |
| Total | PHP 1690 | PHP 422.50 |
Fast facts we learned while in Dakak:
- Pres. GMA were supposed to visit DAKAK day after we checked-in
- Dakak is owned by Romeo Jalosjos
- Dakak is short for “the cock”. Dipolog and Dapitan are well-known for cockfighting
Other articles about Dakak:
Dakak Park Beach Resort, as seen from the commercial
Lunch @NAIA terminal 3 2800
HUWAT? Ano ito, buffet?!!!
naku sorry readers. nagkamali lng ng pag-aadd.. haha
Galing ni batangisip! binabasa talaga yung nilalagay namin! haha
Hi! we are planning to go to dakak (via cebupac) next feb, 3d/2n. gusto sana namin sa city magstay then sa dakak (vice versa). kindly advise naman
P.S. san kau nag book ng reservation sa dakak? thanks!
hello. gusto ko lang malaman. magkano po nabayaran niyo for your stay mismo sa dakak? thanks
we avail the barkada package at that time. P2800 po siya, good for 4
hi, we’re going to dakak this november. do they have package good for 2 below 3k? is it an island or connected to the mainland?
hhmmm do they also accept guests who will just swim in their resort and not take a room? I’ve heard their accommocation is kind of expensive so we will just to stay in dapitan. hope u can help me coz im preparing our itinerary for a very special occassion. thanks!
hi vance. I don’t know if they have a package for 2 that is below 3k. I’m quite sure they have day tours.
Dakak is connected to the mainland, it’s not an island. It is quite far though and you need a van to go there. There are vans in the Rizal Park in Dapitan.
hi,advise nman..my travel kme,,sa dipolog..plan ko tlga magdakak..since family ko ung kasama ko. ung barkadahan package nio 2,800 per person ba un?and ilang days/nights angcovered nun? my number kb or website ng dakak? ung ndi owned ng agency. mas mahal kc pag-agency.
thanks!
hi,advise nman..my travel kme,,sa dipolog..plan ko tlga magdakak..since family ko ung kasama ko. ung barkadahan package nio 2,800 per person ba un?and ilang days/nights angcovered nun? my number kb or website ng dakak? ung ndi owned ng agency. mas mahal kc pag-agency.please send me an email..kung amy ma-isugest ka din na ITI..kc 4 persons lng kme then 4d3n sa dipolog..thanks!
i went there last october. we availed of a package by what i think was their in house agency. it’s called fantasyland tours. this is their contact number (065)2136247