Natural Beaches in Yogyakarta - Indonesia

At the south of Yogyakarta, you will meet beaches. The closest beach is Parangtritis which offers the fun of riding along the beach by horse cart or ATV. There are also natural beaches in the Gunungkidul region; like Baron, Siung, Sadeng, and Sepanjang Beach. It kind a different with Northern Yogya which full of historical and cultural icon that already explain at last article, Travelling In Yogyakarta - City of Culture in Indonesia 

Although we cannot expect a mature beach resort like Bali or blue-blooded such as Thailand, the natural beaches in Gunung Kidul - Yogyakarta still worth a visit, especially for travelers with special interests.

Congot Beach and Glagah Beach 

Located in Kulon Progo district, approximately 40 km from the city of Yogyakarta. This beach can be reached by private car or by public transport buses – lines from Yogya to Purworejo until the intersection Glagah. From this intersection, visitors who do not bring their own vehicle can request services "motorcycle taxi" to deliver to that location. For hiking lovers, travel that distance by foot is a healthy and exciting journey. Local Government has built this beach area with various facilities such as recreational parks, fishing pond and campground. You also can enjoy river attraction at this place, sports fans can get a rowing facility. Congot beach is about 1.5 kilimeter from Glagah beach, both beach has been associated with paved roads.

Glagah Beach is a natural tourist attraction that has several features compared with other beaches in Yogyakarta, even in Indonesia. Sandy beach plus a breakwater to provide a beautiful panorama for tourists. Another specialty Glagah owned beach is the lagoon that divides the coastal area into two areas that are still covered by grasses and other marine plants and sandy areas that relate directly to the beach. Tourists can wander along the lagoon by boat tours available at the lagoon mouth. Also in the coastal region there is an agro tourism for dragon fruit, so that the tourists can see directly the process of cultivating and picking dragon fruit.

Glagah Beach also offers a variety of tourist attractions, both regular and temporary, like a kite festival, motocross, ceremonies, and performing arts area.

To enter the region Glagah Beach, visitors will be charged levies Rp 3,000 per person. In addition, visitors will also be subject to two kinds of parking fees, at a counter charges and the location of the parking lot. In the booth fees, visitors who use motor bike Rp 1,000; car Rp 3,000 and Rp 5,000 for buses. To levy parking, if you use two-wheeled vehicle, you can park in the area by paying a levy Glagah Beach parking Rp 2,000 and Rp 5,000 for four-wheel vehicles. As for the bus and truck parking fee of Rp 10,000.

Trisik Beach

This beach is located approximately 37 kilometers from the city of Yogyakarta and can be reached via Palbapang. From the intersection Palbapang is then turned in the direction to Srandakan, then proceed to Brosot area along Progo bridge around 600 meters. From Brosot area, travel along the 5 miles to the Trisik beach, can be achieved by local transport called ANDONG (cart drawn by a horse). Trisik Beach also can be reached by bus to the coast. Trisik Beach is an attractive tourist area, especially for the angler fish, because the Gunsario river (canal) located in areas inhabited by many big fish.

Parangtritis Beach

Parangtritis is the most popular beach in Yogyakarta. Good management makeParangtritis beach clean and beautiful while still always crowded visit. Not only beach scene just presented, but we also can see the landscape rocks, mountains, etc..

When we walked south toward the coast, we’ll see a wide stretch of ocean. If you want to see a different view, we could walk to the east, there would appear green grass covering the mountains on the east coast beaches. When the water receded, there is a stretch of rocky reefs. Parangtritis has its own myth. believed to have a unified trinity of Mount Merapi, Palace, and Parangtritis. There is a myth that Parangtritis coast became a meeting between the Panembahan Sunan Kalijaga when finished ascetic. Once satisfied with enjoying the natural scenery, you can go to the grave of Bela Belu sheh many pilgrims visited the kliwon Tuesday.

As a natural tourism area, Parangtritis has equipped itself with the lodging-inns and restaurants, as well as various recreational facilities such as swimming baths, camping grounds and others. Attractions that can be visited include:

·          Wedang Beach: A mineralized hot springs that never dry all year, which is often used to cure skin diseases.

·          Parang Kusuma: Facilities that have been many such inns, mosques, restaurants and toilets.

·          Gambirowati Highlands : it is one plat that has spectacular views over complex Parangtritis beach and into the surrounding sea. This place can be reached along the road from the direction of Parangtritis to Panggang and Langse Cave which is an uphill road to the hills. Gupit hill that is on this road, often used as a place to start / jumping of hang gliding sports lovers.

Ngrenehan Beach

Located in the Kanigoro village in Saptosari district, approximately 30 km south of the Wonosari city. A shore of the bay surrounded by limestone hills stretch and has a spectacular panoramic view with white sand. Tourists can watch the activities of fishermen and enjoy sea food or take a souvenir of fresh fish.

Pantai Baron

Baron beach is quite unique and has many food vendors are available, making it suitable to take a break while enjoying a seafood meal that we can buy directly in the local fish auction place. Baron become centers of local fishermen, because of the uniqueness of this Baron beach at fence two karst cliff on the left and right into the bay. Most of the fisherman have completed their boat with engine so it can reach a wider sea. The uniqueness of others, there is a path from a stream originating from underground springs that are attached to the shoreline, so there are areas blend of fresh and salt water. Among teenagers and scouts often camping activities in this place, besides cross-country activities into the hills surrounding the bay beaches.

Kukup Beach 

Is located in the Kemadang Village in Tanjungsari District, about 1 km east of Baron beach. Sloping white sandy beaches and there are trails that cut through the hills until the Coastal Baron and a Coral Island connected by bridge. From the top of Coral Island, we can see a wide stretch of beach and very beautiful with ornamental fish in the sea water which many found in this area and very attractive tourist

Drini Beach

Drini Beach, another object, is still characterized by the same coral beach with clear sea water, in this place we used to play down the hill there is lots of coral there, looking for marine animals that are trapped in shore reefs, or reefs along the hallway that seemed to be a shield from the fierce waves south sea. Called Drini because in coastal locations there were grows Drini tree which believed  that the wood work for an antidote to venomous snakes. Apparently there is Sepanjang beaches that rarely visited, and at a certain time become a place of sea turtles landed to lay eggs, making this area as a conservation of sea turtles.

Krakal Beach

Krakal Coast is the region's most beautiful beaches, among the entire stretch of beach along the island of Java. This beach will be built into the coastal and tourist settlements, especially foreign tourists, similar with Nusa Dua Resort in Bali island.

Sundak Beach

Sundak mean Asu (dog) and Landak (hedgehogs). Sundak named because, in this region there is a spring inside a cave in a limestone cleft. The discovery of fresh water used by the locals this is due to a dog fight is chasing a porcupine that go into this cave, so that the origin of the name Sundak beach.

Wedi Ombo Beach

Another beach that we visited. But the location was separated with aboves others beach. Wedi Ombo or in the Indonesian is Pantai Pasir yang Luas, wedi is Pantai Pasir (sand) and  ombo mean Luas (wide). Bay beach of white sand area, which is visible from a far mowing. I think this beach is not inferior to the beach in Bali, very exotics when sunset or before sunrise. Around the coast there are Gremeng beach, Jungwok beach and Kalong Island, the island with thousands of bats that nest on the island. 

Way back to Yogyakarta after the morning visiting various coastal location, does not let go the opportunity to stop at a location before the bend of Semar butt, namely Bukit Hargodumilah or Bukit Bintang (star hills). Locations that have a view of the city of Yogyakarta, a very beautiful time of the sunset, see the fairy light flickering in the distance the city of Yogyakarta.  If during the day from this place can be seen Sindorodan Cleft Mountain, also of Mount Merbabu and Merapi.