Beautiful Beach in Yogyakarta
If you have a vacation in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta. You must visit the beach area.
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| Beautiful Beach in Yogyakarta |
“A day at the beach” means
different things to different people. Many foreigners immediately think of
basking in the sun's rays, working on their holiday tans, and rollicking in the
surf. The Javanese are more likely to think of Java's southern beaches as a
place to meditate, give offerings and perform ceremonies. To fishermen and
their families, the sea is their workplace.
Regardless of which type you are,
the shoreline south of Jogja has a beach for every taste. Only Baron has a safe
swimming lagoon and most of the beaches have black or gray lava sand instead of
the tropical pristine white. But many offer freshly caught fish and food stalls
standing by to cook them to suit your tastes.
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| The Glagah Beach, from Lagoon Scenery to Agro Tourism |
The Glagah Beach, from Lagoon Scenery to Agro Tourism
The first location to get best
view of the coastal area is the one that is planned to become a harbor in the
future. You will find the place when you follow a 'PP' sign at the fist turn
after the ticket post. The full-of-harmony meeting point between the river
stream and the ocean waves can be seen by climbing to the view post in the
location.
From the first location to some
hundreds meters westwards, you can find a loog with the water flowing to the
river estuary. This lagoon divides the coastal area into two, the one with
coastal plants and weeds and the other place with the sand dune that directly
borders on the sea. You can cross to the sand dune area through a connecting
bridge that is located close to the river estuary.
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| Ngobaran Beach, from Temple to Fried Sea Urchin |
Ngobaran Beach, from Temple to Fried Sea Urchin
What you will not find in other
beaches is the cultural enchantment, ranging from the building to the local
food. One interesting place is four praying places that stand side by side. Is
it form of multiculturalism? Who knows.
The most prominent one is a
building that looks like a temple with ornaments of god statues in white color.
The building was built in 2003 to commemorate the arrival of Brawijaya V, one
of Majapahit's king, in Ngobaran. The people who use the place are of Kejawan
belief. The name 'Kejawan' originates from the nickname of Brawijaya V's son,
namely Bondhan Kejawan. The person who built the building acknowledge to be the
descendant of Brawijaya V and appointed one person in the community to keep
this place.
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| Parangtritis Beach, The Most Popular Beach in Yogyakarta |
Parangtritis Beach, The Most Popular Beach in Yogyakarta
Parangtritis Beach is very
closely related to the legend of Ratu Kidul (Queen of South). Many Javanese
people believe that Parangtritis Beach is the gate of Ratu Kidul’s magical
kingdom who controls the southern sea. Hotel Queen of the South is a luxurious resort
that is named according to this the legend. Unfortunately the resort is now
rarely, whereas it used to have a view that could make us breathless.
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| Sepanjang, The Old Kuta Beach |
Sepanjang, The Old Kuta Beach
The natural atmosphere makes
Sepanjang Beach superior to Kuta Beach. Sepanjang does not offer such cliché
things as beach café and luxurious cottages, but closeness to nature. You can
still dig out coral reef to find mollusk and starfish (Echinodermata). You can
also pull out seaweed from the coral. However, you must be careful in order not
to stick the sea urchin's spines. You will not find those all in Kuta, will
you?
The community sticks firmly to
the coastal culture. No permanent buildings alongside the beach, only some huts
where local people are living. Still on the coastal area, there is field where
people plant soy bean. The slope beach that is directly dashed by waves
prevents people from going to sea. Looking at the back, there are two hills on
which valley where people plant corn as their main food. The land on top of the
hill has been bought by an investor to make villa where visitors can stay.
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| Parangkusumo, the Love Beach in Yogyakarta |
Parangkusumo, the Love Beach in Yogyakarta
The meeting between the two
authorities had influence on the relationship between Yogyakarta Kingdom and
Bale Sokodhomas Kingdom. It began when Senopati was perfecting his supernatural
powers by doing the ritual of tapa ngeli or carrying himself away in the river.
Arriving at a certain phase of his meditation, suddenly there was storm on the
beach, trees were yanked out by its roots, the seawater was boiling and fish
were thrown to the land.
The occurrence compelled the
Queen of the South to show up on the surface of the ocean to see Senopati.
Senopati expressed his ideal to govern Mataram and asked the Queen of South for
her help. The Queen promised him the help with the conditions that Senopati and
his descendants would be willing to become her husbands. Senopati took the
conditions with the request that the marriage should not bear children.
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| Indrayanti Beach, A Clean Beach with Cafe Restaurants |
Indrayanti Beach, A Clean Beach with Cafe Restaurants
Mentioning the name of Indrayanti
Beach ealier got a lot of controversy. Indrayanti is not the name of the beach,
but the name of the cafe and restaurant owner. Since the name Indrayanti was
displayed on the board of this beach cafe and restaurant, eventually people
called this beach by the name of Indrayanti Beach. While the government named
this beach as Pulang Syawal Beach. But the name of Indrayanti is more popular
and more commonly known than Pulang Syawal. The involvement of private parties
in the management of Indrayanti Beach apparently helped bring a positive
impact. Unlike the other beaches that are rather dirty, the shoreline along
Indrayanti Beach looks clean and free from rubbish. This is because the manager
does not hesitate to impose a fine of Rp. 10,000 for each waste disposed by
tourists carelessly. Therefore Indrayanti Beach becomes a comfortable place to
visit.
Video Ride a Horse at Parangtritis Beach
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