Regency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Gunung Kidul is a regency in Central Java, part of the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia.
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Pantai Parangendog
Pantai Watugupit
Pantai Klampok
Pantai Bekah
Pantai Ngunggah
Pantai Grigak
Pantai Celeng Tibo
Pantai Kesirat
Pantai Ngreslangu
Pantai Clungup
Pantai Wohkudu
Pantai Nungguran
Pantai Kepek
Pantai Ngobaran
This is a pure beach with a number of marine attractions to explore. When the tide is low in the morning the visitors can join the local fishermen to collect seaweed or go fishing for stranded fish between the reefs at the beach. Some believe that somewhere in the beach lie the remains of King Brawijaya's fort and his men “Sabdo Palon Ngoyogenggong”. This beach includes a cave, which leads its explorers to a striking underground stream. If you go to Ngrenehan Beach for the grilled fish just drop by Ngobaran Beach, it has a high cliff and is around 2 km from Ngrenehan Beach. Many sea animal species are present in the coral reef and inter-tidal zones, ranging from sea urchin, starfish, to various types of cockleshells.
Pantai Ngrenehan
A small bay surrounded by rocky hills that has fascinating panorama and swirling waves hitting white sandy beach and rocky edge of the hills. The local fishermen can prepare fresh or grilled fish for visitors.
Pantai Baron
The beach is flanked by two cliffs and there is a fisherman's village.
Pantai Kukup
Pantai Sepanjang
Pantai Drini
Pantai Krakal
Krakal has sandy beaches, which attracts with white beaches, jagged rocks and high waves. But, you have to cut back on the facilities and the swimming facilities, since the full force of the Indian Ocean usually does not allow more than splashing around on the beaches.
Pantai Sundak
Pantai Indrayanti
Pantai Pok Tunggal
Pantai Jogan
Oceanfront destination featuring a viewing platform by a waterfall flowing onto a rocky shoreline.
Pantai Siung
Goa Tanding
Cave known for striking rock formations, with raft rides available on an underground river.
Goa Pindul
Pindul Cave is a cave formed by karst with an underground river located about 7 kilometres south of the city centre Wonosari, Gunung Kidul. It is known for the cave tubing that visitors can do and is done with tires that float above the underground river inside the cave, this activity is known as cave tubing.
Tube ride through caves & a karst canyon.
Goa Jomblang
Jomblang Cave is a vertical collapse doline-type cave.
Timang Beach
Crossing the sea to a rock where the local fisherman looks for the lobster.
Kicikan.
Puli tempe.
Red rice with jangan lombok ijo.
Kedai Lobster Pak Sis
Lobster and other seafood.
Right on the Idrayanti beach with a sea view.
One of the better places in the area.
Wooden cottage with a swimming pool on the cliff.
There is a swimming pool facing the coastline.
Homestay located between Sundak and Indrayanti, clean and spacious rooms.
Ideally you come with a scooter or a car, as the beaches are far apart.
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