Parangtritis Beach

Group 6 ( 8B)

Members:

•  Andre Septian
• Dede Kurniawan
• M.Syamsudin
• Tyas Intani

Parangtritis Beach

History

That said, there is an runaway from the kingdom of Majapahit named Dipokusumo are doing meditation in the region. When he was meditated, he saw there was water dripping from the crevices of the rock, the reef in the Java language can be specified with a "parang" and the water droplets can be called by the word "tumatitis", so the name was born as the area Parangtritis means the water that drips from the rock.

As well as a place of recreation, Parangtritis is also a sacred place. Many visitors who come to meditate. This beach is one place to do Labuhan ceremony of Sultan of Jogjakarta.

Location

Parangtritis tourist area is located in the village of Parangtritis, District Kretek, Bantul, Jogjakarta, around 27 miles south of the city of Jogjakarta with a relatively flat so it is easy to achieve. The pathway is a straight line Jogjakarta - Road Parangtritis - Kretek - Parangtritis. This pathway is the main route usually used tourists as well as the community at large.

Scenery

This beach has sand that is very abundant in large areas forming small hills with few trees, this unique only in Jogja Parangtritis and is recognized around the world.

we can also slightly up to a small hill located on the north side Parangtritis. There are many available small stalls that offer stunning beach views from the top of the hill. While enjoying a coconut and light snacks typical, we can feel a strong breeze blows while watching the scenery along Parangtritis seen all of the top of that hill.

Myth

The community believes that Parangtritis is part of the territory of the South queen known as Nyai Roro Kidul. according, a growing myth, the Nyai Roro Kidul loves the objects that have a green color, therefore for tourists visiting Yogyakarta Parangtritis, sometimes there is a talk or a suggestion as to not wear green clothes, because they worried when someone wearing a green shirt or clothes, they could be favored by the Nyai Roro Kidul and towed to sea to join the army soldiers of  Nyai.

Among the local people, events such as the loss of a mysterious deaths there is no cause, reinforce the myth that the sea authorities, commonly called Nyi Roro Kidul (Queen of the South Coast), like "eliminate" people who do not heed the rules of nature. From the scientific side, such incidents further strengthen the theory that the ocean trench south of Java is loaded undercurrent moving. Any item waves swept from the beach, dragged down and stranded in different locations.

Travel Tickets and Travel Facilities

• Travel Tickets Parangtritis Jogja

Entrance ticket a tourist area Parangtritis Jogja is only Rp. 3000, - per person plus insurance costs Rp. 250, - per person. Then levies for motorcycles Rp. 500, -, car Rp. 1000, - and tour buses Rp. 2000, -.

•  Travel Facilities Parangtritis Jogja

• The inn

• Craft Stores

• Grocery store

• Land parking area

• snack shop

• horse and buggy rental Rp. 20,000

• Car rental ATV Rp 50,000 - Rp 100,000

• Uniqueness Parangtritis Jogja Travel

Suggestion

Despite of all the myths that exist, tourists Parangtritis visitors should prepare and always be careful, because the waves on the beach is arguably very large, and the visitors are not allowed to take a bath in this beach because the beach landscape is very steep and very dangerous. Advised travelers to follow the warnings and rules by the coastguard because so far there has been any loss of life  ripped due to malignancy beach waves and non-compliance of the visitors.

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