It was a skim and surf weekend for me and my classmates as we traveled to Dahican in Mati City. We got there via a 3-hour travel by van from Davao City to Mati City, courtesy of our driver, Kuya Abel, and another 10-minute travel from the Mati City proper to Amihan, Dahican.
Dahican is a 7-kilometer stretch of white sand beach and though not developed, it still remains as my most favorite beach spot in the whole Philippines.
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Photo taken by Kara
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Amihan sa Dahican is home of the Amihan Team, a team of young skimboarders and surfers and founded by George G. Plaza, a.k.a. Kuya Jun. If you want to know more about Kuya Jun, he was featured in Everyday Heroes section of the Reader's Digest October 2010 issue. Read the RD issue here. To know more about the Amihan Team, read here and here.
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| Some of the boys from the Amihan Team |
Amihan sa Dahican does not have any closed overnight accommodations but you can set up your tent or rent their duyan (hammock). There are no nearby stores so it's a must for you to bring food for the duration of your stay. You can cook your food on site at their kitchen. There are no extra charges if you want to use their kitchen but make sure to bring your own supplies such as uling (charcoal). Our group brought a burner so we need not wait for the other guests and locals to finish cooking before we could use the kitchen. If you do not want to set up your own tent, there are other resorts in Dahican, such as the Botona Beach Resort, Kubo sa Dahican, and Kanakbai. These are all along the Dahican coast.
In Amihan sa Dahican, you can do both skimboarding and surfing. You need not bring your own boards, specially if you don't have one, because there are skimboards and surfboards available on site for rent. You'll be amazed at how young boys and girls are so good at these watersports. You'll be challenged to learn how to skim and surf once you see them catching and riding waves so effortlessly!
On April, there will be a skimboarding competition at Amihan sa Dahican. I hope that I could go back to Mati in time for the upcoming event.
Rates:
Van
Back and forth from Davao to Mati P6,000.00
The van can accomodate up to 18 passengers.
Accomodation
Fees at the camping site: P50.00 per tent
Hammock P50/hour
Van
Back and forth from Davao to Mati P6,000.00
The van can accomodate up to 18 passengers.
Accomodation
Fees at the camping site: P50.00 per tent
Hammock P50/hour
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