Malagos Garden Resort
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| Type | Agri-ecotourism site |
| Location | Davao City |
| Coordinates | 7°11′28″N 125°25′41″E / 7.19110°N 125.42805°E |
| Designation | Farm tourism site (Department of Tourism) |
| Website | www |
The Malagos Garden Resort is an agri-ecotourism site in Davao City, Philippines.
History[edit]
The Malagos Garden Resort is owned by the Puentespina family which would introduce chocolate making in Davao City in 2012 through Malagos Chocolate.[1]
The first chocolate museum in the Philippines was opened within the resort in November 2016.[2]
In June 2018, the Malagos Chocolate Spa opened within the resort, which uses cacao husks, a byproduct of chocolate making, produced by the garden resort.[3][4]
The garden resort stopped admitting tourists in mid-March 2020 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The facility's farming operations continued.[6]
Facilities and attractions[edit]
The Malagos Garden Resort covers an area of 12 hectares (30 acres) for ecotourism activities.[7] It is accredited as a farm tourism site by the government's Department of Tourism.[8] It is known for its Chocolate Museum, orchid farm, and chocolate spa. It also hosts a bird feeding dome, butterfly sanctuary and museum, a playground, a skate park, and a moonlight theater. A long-time attraction is the Malagos Bird Show which was hosted by Bo Puentespina which was held on weekends from the early 2000s to 2019.[7] It operates a 70 hectares (170 acres) cacao farm.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ de Veyra, Jeeves (April 16, 2018). "Meet Davao's Willy Wonka who put PH chocolate on the world map". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "First Chocolate Museum opens in Malagos". Sunstar. November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Perez, Ace June Rell S. (June 17, 2019). "Perez: Chocolate on my skin". Sunstar. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Spa using cacao to open at Malagos Garden Resort". Sunstar. March 23, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Malagos diversifies, innovates in the time of coronavirus". BusinessWorld. June 24, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Adel, Rosette (July 18, 2020). "Davao garden resort turns to farming amid COVID-19 economic blow". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Malagos bird show advocates for environmental protection". Philippine News Agency. August 20, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Colina, Antonio IV (February 8, 2018). "DOT to strengthen farm tourism". MindaNews.