| Malagos Garden Resort | |
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| Type | Agri-ecotourism site |
| Location | Davao City |
| Coordinates | 7°11′28″N125°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.
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]
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]
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