PANTAI PARANGTRITIS, Excellent View for a Sunset Walk

Parangtritis is located 27 km south of Yogyakarta and easily accessible by public transportation that operate up to 17.00 pm as well as private vehicles. The afternoon before sunset is the best time to visit this most popular beach in Yogyakarta. 

In the north of the sea there is a high rock which always dropps water from the top rock, it calls Parang (rocks), Tritis (dropping water). The Name of Parangtritis comes on the nature phenomenon.

When the sun is above us at noon, sand dunes become another beautiful landscape of the beach. Coloring silver when the sun brightly shining in a day. The sand dunes beach is the only one sand beach in the world. It has unique ecosystem. Bendi or Andong, a tourism transportation run by horse, will take tourists around the beach, enjoying unique ecosystem of the beach. 

When the sun is leaning to the west and the weather is sunny, it is time for having fun. Enjoying the sunset while having fun conquering sand dune with ATV (All-terrain Vehicle) or walking along the beach with a carriage in the romantic evening.

There also natural water steam resources in another part of Parangtritis area. People believes tht the steam water can cure skin problem. Lot of people go to the Parangwedang, a big natural water steam. In the west, Depok Beach, a place where fisherman anchor their traditional boat also a place where can get cheap and fresh fish, squid or crib from the fisher. Walk on the north, a beautiful view of Parangtritis Beach can seeing at the top of Gembirowati Hill. In a direct access, Gupit Hill also being a started place of paralayang sports. 

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. She believes wearing green dress and lives in a castle deep of the south sea. The myth says people not allow to wear the green clothes or dress if comes to the sea. If it's infringement, the princess would take the soul of the visitor to her castle.

Besides of 'Ratu kidul' myth, Parangtritis beach also has another myth. In 1410, there were a big battle between two monk in the south, there were Syech Bela-belu, a Hinduism monk and Syech Maulana Maghribi, an Moslem trader from the Arabian. Belu-belu came to challenge Maghribi into a battle of fishing a fish in the south sea. Maghribi won and stayed in the south beach, then Bela-belu became his follower.   

   

PANTAI PARANGTRITIS
Location.
Parangtritis, Kretek, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Entrance Ticket.
International / Domestic, IDR 3.250
Note. Retribution for Motorcycle IDR 500, Car IDR 1000, Bus IDR 2.000



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RAFTING ELO RIVER, Joyfull Challenge With Beautiful Panorama

 With the exotic location, Elo river offers a challenge and beautiful panorama while your adrenalin rushes in fast in rafting along the river. Surely, rafting at Elo river will give you a sensational experience.

Elo River rafting is on grade II, means  that it is safe enough for beginners. With some challenges of the rapid current of the river along with some big rocks in it, the trip will take around 2.5 hours to finish a 12.5-km track. That's challenging enough to increase your adrenaline even if you have tried river rafting before.

The Elo River is situated close to Borobudur Temple and Mendut Temple in Magelang district. It is also known as Progo's creek  --tipped on the western slopes of Mount Merbabu-- . Elo river has clearer water than Progo river. It offers not only a challenging journey, but also beautiful - natural scenery such as trees and chirping  birds along the rafting river.

This trip starts from Blondo bridge and finishes at Mendut  or a point where Elo and Progo rivers meet. In the middle of the trip, participants will take a short break  and have their snack, served with fresh coconut water which will give them more energy to get back in the rafting game. Besides rafting, natural scenery and atmosphere around Elo river  also suit people who have  different interest such as outbond or hiking..

After 2.5 hours of challenging and joyful  rafting journey along the Elo River , participants still get their chances to visit one of the famous seven wonder in the world, Borobudur temple, along with Mendut Temple. It is easy to get there because its location is not far from the river.

Wanna join this trip ?  You'll need to spend only IDR 130.000 per person if there are six passengers on the boat. That includes standard safety rafting equipment, mineral water,snack, and meal. The trip operators arelocated in the roadside of Yogyakarta - Magelang road, it takes  only 40 minutes from Jogja if you catch a public bus from Jombor terminal and then get off in the Blondo bridge, Magelang.  It takes a normal time of 2.5 hours, if you catch a bus from another city like Semarang.

Rafting Elo River

Location. 

Mendut, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.

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BOROBUDUR

Borobudur is best seen at dawn, when the air is fresh and full of birdsong. As the mist begins to lift, the sun scales the surrounding volcanoes and terraced fields, and highlights the stone reliefs and the many faces of Buddha. Glimpsing Borobudur for the first time is often a deeply felt emotional experience.

This tour offers a different experience where you can see the amazing Borobudur early in the morning at approximately 04.30 am. A panoramic scenary and a very beautiful morning at Borobudur especially those moments when the sun would appear from the horizon. A truly enlightening experience!

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MALIOBORO, The 24 Hours Street

One of the main tourist attractions in Yogyakarta is Malioboro street as it is an icon and also the busiest  business district in the area.  The street is alive 24 hours a day and extends for 3 km from North to South.  At the southern end there is a junction, known as Nol Kilometer (Zero Kilometers). Some people say that Malioboro comes from Marlborough, an English Governor General, who ruled in Yogyakarta during the colonial period. You can see the colonial buildings lining the street combined with a more modern building facade. One of the exciting facades known as Apotik Kimia Farma (Kimia Farma Facade), has a geometric structure and a classically  decorated interior.

Walking along Malioboro street is just like entering into a big craft market where crafts sellers sell handicraft to the visitors.  There are hand-made crafts and batiks, also sandals, sarongs, hats and bags all made from leather, dry plants, shellfish, coconuts, and rattan.  You can barter the price for crafts and batiks and can purchase them for quarter of the price and often half the original asking price so don't hesitate to  bargain!.   The holiday season during July - August is the busiest time in Malioboro street and it can get very crowded with international tourists as well as visitors from around Indonesia.

If you are feeling hungry on Malioboro street there are many options of restaurants and places to eat and drink and there are plenty of food vendors available in the night from 10pm-4am.  Local food is sold on the side of the road and includes gudeg, steak, onion sauce, tea, coffee and juice.  You can choose whatever food you like from the Lesehan Vendors, put it on a plate, then sit on the footpath and enjoy!

There are many places available to stay if you intend to visit overnight or for an extended period near Marlioboro street.  At the northern end of Malioboro street there are two main streets; Pasar Kembang and Sosrowijayan where several hotels and motels open 24 hours for guests. It's easy to get to Pasar Kembang and Sosrowijayan as you can walk to the north until near Tugu Railway Station. The hotels and motels are the most strategic places to stay as they are located in a central position and you can go anywhere from this point and there are many options for transportation available.

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CAVE TUBING GOA PINDUL, Enjoying the Beautiful Inside of Pindul Cave

It is located in Gunung Kidul. Pindul Cave offers a set of interesting natural scenery and unique traveling experience. This cave provides a different style of enjoying activity. Especially, when you are laying on a set of tubes, you can enjoy drifting along the Pindul River underground with its unique caves. It filled with a cluster of bats, the magnificient stalactites within. You are trying cave tubing now.

Cave tubing is a combination of rafting and caving by using a rubber tube. You enjoy the trips by lay inside a set of tubes and following the drift of the underground river. Cave tubing is perfect for those who love adventure traveling.

Cave Tubing can be done on a personal basis or in groups. The activity itself is relatively safe and can be enjoyed by anyone from any different age groups. Expert and experienced instructors are ready anytime to guide the participants through the journey, complete with safety equipments such as safety helmets, rubber tubes, head lamp, and safety jacket for one to wear.

The activity is one of tourist attraction which is located within Bejiharjo Village in Karangmojo, Gunung Kidul, about 50 kilometers from city of Yogyakarta. The distance takes about 1 to 1.5 hours journey by car, going through the mountains. You need a vehicle with strong engines in order to reach there. 

Before reaches base camp, you can see a beautiful village that different than another village in Gunung Kidul. Actually, you can see many trees on the way to go there. As you may see, it is a teak tree. It is like a small forest around your trip. This trip makes unforgettable moment. You never see this tree on Yogyakarta. You have to see this beautiful forest. It is unusual trip because it is only found in this journey. You may get a fresh sensation.

Cave tubing at Pindul cave manage by local community, to try this trip  you'll need to spend about IDR 35.000/pax for domestic & IDR 50,000/pax for foreigner. That cost include standard safety cave tubing equipment. 

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Rinjani, Nusa Tenggara Barat

        Rinjani has panaroma is arguably the best among the mountains in Indonesia . Each year ( June to August ) are frequently visited nature lovers ranging from local residents , students , nature lovers . The average air temperature of about 20 ° C ; Lowest 12 ° C . Strong winds in the usual peak occurred in August. Lucky end of this July , the wind is still quite weak and quite sunny weather , so the climb to the top can be done anytime .

 

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Sulawesi

With a great pleasure for us to present you the brief of our lovely home land of full surprises is Sulawesi, the part island of Indonesia archipelago. Sulawesi has total land area 227.000 squares kilometer and divided in to six provinces, such : South, Central, West, South East, North and Gorontalo as the add province.  Nowhere on this earth, you can find it is resemblance that its island of endless diversities. Remarkable about scenic beauties, rich of flora and fauna, inhabited by several ethnics group spread around this island with their specific custom, language, culture, lifestyle and different religious beliefs, yet…. Living in perfect harmony. For all, If you explore and contemplate, you will agree that sulawesi is indeed special. 

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