Duka Bay
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Recreation
Only a few meters from the shore is possibly the liveliest teeming coral community in Mindanao. Populated by colorful, tropical fish, and punctuated occasionally by a streak of turtles, the reef can be observed from Duka’s glass bottom boats, which have become popular vehicles of marine education and entertainment. An underwater spring (alibuag) and caves provide excitement to divers.
Along the western side of the bay, partially submerged, is a gathering of large rocks. Ejected years ago from the fiery crater of Mt. Hibok Hibok in Camiguin Island, the boulders now sit in quiet meditation with the waves, so much like visitors of Duka Bay Resort, who have found in the place a wellspring that refreshes the body and the spirit.
Offers:
- Villas
- Scuba Courses
- Scuba Tours
- Stream Fishing
Using hook and line, visitors can experience the excitement of getting fish right from the stream. And for sports buffs, there are kayaks, bancas, water bikes, and gears for scuba diving.
Dive in the pristine waters off Medina and Camiguin Island. Experience one of the most beautiful marine sanctuaries of Mindanao.
Enjoy your underwater journey around spectacular coral reefs and caves populated with exotic marine life.
Dining
A freshwater stream winds its way from behind the open-air restaurant, where one can savor an abundant variety of local and foreign cuisine.
Transportation
If you are outside the Philippines, board a plane to Manila or Cebu City, then to Cagayan de Oro. From here, take a bus or taxi on the way to Duka Beach Resort, which is only 95 kilometers away. The road to Duka is cemented, smooth, and offers an interesting view of native coastal communities and natural vegetation.
Duka Bay’s Acantasia project
Duka Bay’s Acantasia project is aimed at restoring the glorious coral cover of the Gingoog Bay using a technology known as coral transplanting which is done by obtaining coral fragments as planting materials from the old coral growths.
Coral transplanting also helps in bringing a balance between soft and hard corals so that they would not eat up into each other’s areas thereby causing a depletion of one in the process
