Parangtritis Beach is a tourist object located in Bantul district, Yogyakarta. From Yogakarta’s Umbulharjo terminal, you can take a bus to the beach. There are two route alternatives that you can choose. Alternative 1: Yogyakarta – Imogiri – Siluk – Parangtritis. The distance is about 30 kilometers. By taking this route, you can see a cemetery of royal people. One attraction of this route is that it enables you to enjoy the beautiful view along the route, where there are many limestone hills with their unique shapes. Alternative 2: Yogyakarta – Kretek – Parangtritis. All kinds of transports take this route because it is an easy access to the beach.
Parangtritis is famous for its very beautiful beach where you can see a sand hill meets a stone cliff. You can relax along the beach while admiring its beauty and romantic atmosphere. You can certainly go swimming at the beach but you have to be careful not to go too far from the beach line because you can get caught in the sea water current and the nasty coral reefs there. Other than swimming in the sea, you can also enjoy one of the swimming pools that are available for the tourists in the area. Besides that, you can go around the beach by using a horse-driven cart called “andong” costing Rp 20,000 for one short trip. In the late afternoon, you can see and enjoy the beautiful view of the sunset. To many people, Parangtritis beach gives a kind of scary and mystical impression, but all that impression cannot hide the real beauty of the beach. At night time, you can enjoy eating various kinds of food sold along the beach by the local people.
To enter the beach location you just need to pay Rp 3,300. Hotels and inns near the parangtritis beach are well available and not very expensive. For a relatively good convenient room in a hotel or inn, the rate per night ranges from Rp 30,000 to 100,000.
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Sukabumi is a district and city in West Java province. About 120 kilometers from the city lies an interesting tourist object called Ujung Genteng. Its beach is still very clean and natural, and it has a unique attraction for tourists to visit it.
In some parts of the Ujung Genteng beach there are some areas which are very good to play around and relax underwater. This is because the water is not deep, even when it is during high tide. Besides, there are no big waves. To the east of Ujung Genteng, there is a place used as a fish market. The market is always busy between 5 and 9 am. Fish are sold at lower prices and they are fresh from the sea, caught by the local fishermen. Part of Ujung Genteng is a place called Pangumbahan. It is a unique place for tourists to visit because you can see many sea turtles laying eggs at the beach. They are the green turtles from the sea that can live more than 100 years and grow to be as heavy as 200 kilograms and as long as 1 meter. Each green turtle can lay up to 200 eggs.
Fifteen kilometers from Pangumbahan is a place called Ombak Tujuh (the Seven Waves). This is a good place for tourists to surf. Muara Cipanarikan is another interesting place to visit at Ujung Genteng. It is the place where Cipanarikan river meets the sea. The meeting spot turns into an interesting area of sand. The area is wide and of fine sand, perfect for children to play and make sand castles. Last but not least is a part of Ujung Genteng beach called Cibuaya that is good for swimming and relaxing underwater. Rates of inn and hotel rooms at Ujung Genteng vary from Rp 75,000 to Rp 350,000.
