08.32

Kaliurang




Kaliurang In the early 19th century, a number of Dutch geologist who lives in Yogyakarta, the search for meaning for their family health. They are the areas north of the plateau. Sesampainya in Kaliurang located at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level, the "Meneer" is dazzled with the beauty and natural coolness at the foot of the mountain. They eventually build a bungalow, bungalows, and the area was decided as their health.


Pesona Kaliurang Natural History and Building

Travel to the direction of Kaliurang Jogja akan reminds us of the time on the paintings still in kindergarten. A mountain with a road in the middle and the green carpet extends on both sides of the house decorated, akan tired of painting in the frame of nature.

Be covered by cool breezes that blow, even in time mentari right in the head, it still feels cool. Dancing through the air and came down with the trees swaying, giving fresh feeling when body jump.

Landscape of Mount Merapi give distinctive sensation in this area. Like a village girl who deliberately close tabirnya when observed, this mountain will be closed when the fog as if ashamed deliberately come to view it.

Along the western Bukit Plawangan far 1100 meters, cross through a natural way, via the land diapit trees and lush hillside, row 22 caves heritage to become one of Japan's unique natural attractions Kaliurang.

In addition to the natural beauty, Kaliurang also has several historical buildings. Among them are Wisma Kaliurang and Pesangrahan Dalem Ngeksigondo Palace property was used as the place of the Commission of the Three Countries. Ullen Sentalu Museum or the part of the building is below ground. This museum reveals the mysteries of culture and values, history, and especially associated with the daughter of Yogyakarta and Surakarta Palace in the 19th century.

Family Recreation Area

Distance of 28 km from the city of Yogyakarta, Kaliurang now become an area of natural and cultural attractions that enchant, as well as a fun place for family recreation.

Relax with the family, parents can relax while supervising the children playing in the Park Recreation Kaliurang. In the garden area of 10,000 square meters children can play swing, perosotan, or swim in the swimming pool mini. In addition, in a garden decorated by a statue of jinn stories ala 1001 night and some this type of animal, children can also play mini-car or enter the mouth of a dragon sculpture that make up a small alley and ends at the ekornya.

About 300 meters to the northeast of the park there is a recreational Park Plawangan Turgo. Garden tour in the area there are pools of water Tlogo daughter comes from springs in the hill slopes Plawangan. Swinging or playing joke with the family playing in the park which is located in the garden tour, feeling tired akan dissolved in rimbunnya Perhutani garden.

Melangkahkan foot of the east side, some see the tails of monkeys swinging in berloncatan and limb, kicau enjoy the birds in the path berbatu bucket and ladder berundak on the road as far uphill 900 meters; may be a little tiring, but the scenery of Mount Merapi in the sunny time of Bukit Pronojiwo , will replace the tired feeling with admiration. On the way to the top of Pronojiwo, YogYES had fled compete with a foreign origin British tourist named Nick (47 years). Despite winning compete flee, but the feeling with the atmosphere ignites alamlah the most beatify. Drinking water is sold by the drink in a woman vendor can remove the top Pronojiwo while enjoying the feeling of thirst Merapi standing upright in the middle of a green carpet rimbunnya. Every holiday, Merapi can be seen through binoculars with the rent rate Rp.3000 for 30 minutes.

Sesampainya back garden to play in the location, at the moment bersantailah Tlogo Muncar. Ease weary while enjoying a dive in the water between the stones. Usually the water will flow with the downpours in the rainy season.

If you want to enjoy the Kaliurang, the visitor can get around using the train, known as rabbit sepoer term. This regular mangkal vehicle in front of the garden tour is filled with kiosks hawker food. Path that dilaluinya Kaliurang tour around the area from east to west. Passing through the depot view is located in the west, Merapi akan clearly visible when the weather sunny. Rates for a vehicle this Rp.3.000 per person if you ride at least seven people. To travel exclusive, travel Rp.20.000 akan make the withdrawal of a nobleman.

If you want to feel the fresh wind in the night and heningnya Kaliurang, many villas, bungalows, cottages or Pesanggrahan tourism can be an option. Charge also varies, ranging from 25 thousand to 200 thousand. Some of the lodging that you can enjoy, among others: Bukit Surya (most recommended), Puri Indah Inn (3 stars), Wisma Sejahtera, etc..

Before leaving make sure to bring a bit by the by-sold. Ranging from fruit production to local farmers' food that is typical tempe and tahu bacem and misbegotten (food made from rice sticky rice and grated coconut).

Green carpet at the foot of the mountain, the air cool and all natural luxury package, all akan ease fatigue and provide fresh from the urban hurly pikuknya.

08.27

Parangtritis Beach



Parangtritis Beach Located around 27 km from the city of Yogyakarta, Parangtritis is one of the beaches in Yogyakarta. This beach can be reached through the village Kretek or a longer route, but the scenery more beautiful through the village and Imogiri Siluk.


The beach is a sloping beach, with berbatu hill, coastal and sandy white. Besides popular as a recreational, Parangtritis also a sacred place. Many visitors who come to bermeditasi. This beach is one place to perform the ceremony of Labuhan Kraton Yogyakarta.

The complex consists of Parangtritis Beach, Parangkusumo, and The Highest Gembirowati. Parangkusumo there are swimming in the hot water bathing (sulfur), which is believed to cure various diseases in. Swimming is found and kept by the Sultan Hamengku Buwono VII. There is a complex craft shells, hotel International (Queen of South), and a gig tour in Parangtritis participate enliven tourism in the region.

Complex, which includes this area, namely: Petilasan Parangkusumo, The Parangwedang, The sheik Maulana; western, The sheik Bela Belu, Makam Ki Ageng Selohening, Place Fish Auction (TPI) Depok, Gumuk Sand (barchan).

08.23

Pandansimo Beach



Pandansimo Beach is located in the Village Poncosari, Srandakan District, approximately 20 kilometers southwest of Bantul. Located adjacent to the Progo River Estuary, and is the most west coast of the South Coast of the row into the region of Bantul Regency.


Deburan the big waves and the wild, mystical atmosphere that is still thick with the many sacred petilasan, hurly-burly fishermen fight against the waves ganasnya style attraction for tourists. Besides the beautiful beach panorama, Pandansimo on the beach, there are objects such as Pandanpayung pilgrimage tour and Pandansari. Interesting things you can do here is shop fish from local fishermen directly.


Pandansimo own name comes from the word "pandan (pandanus trees) and" Simo "(tiger). Here also there are various cultural events such as ceremonial tradition Merti Hamlet, Labuhan charity sea, and the boards of art and culture. Thus some small comfort in the middle of the pulse of life in the fishing beach Pandansimo. Self mambayar ticket entrance sign that average below Rp 2,000 per head, you can feel the pulse of life of fishermen simplicity.

08.20

Trisik beach

Trisik beach is a beach in Kulon Progo Regency akan found that when you go through the track Bantul - Purworejo, and pass Palbapang Srandakan. Located in the region Brosot, Kulon Progo Regency, around 37 kilometers from the center of Yogyakarta. Trisik Beach is located very close to the road so very easy to use personal vehicles.
Travel to Beach Trisik will feel comfortable and not so tiring though distance is far enough. The road to this beach is very fine and minimal rise, there are food stalls on the right path that is left can be a place of rest when tired. Beyond a path Palbapang and Srandakan, you can also enjoy the Progo river when passing bridges and Bantul Kulon Progo Regency.
Beach Trisik has uniqueness compared to other beaches in Kulon Progo, the rural atmosphere so that coastal feel. Beaches, houses of, gubug-gubug selling food and the way the village with the town located close together. Various activities that take advantage of the coastal and marine areas as a source of livelihood also meperkuat the coastal village atmosphere.
Place the fish auction is one place that will be found when entering the beach area this. This place is a heart for people Trisik who work as fishermen, because situlah activity in the sale and purchase of fish is on. Usually, this place is crowded right when fisherman since finished searching for sea fish
Eksotisme rural coastal fisheries as the world's daily akan found that up to you on the beach. Jejeran motor boats used to search for residents found can. Not far away, there are several nets into the show just finished used. Sejuymlah residents to open small stalls and stalls from gedheg-bagia few tourists who visit, selling drinks sekedarnya.
At a certain time, you can menyasikan boast a variety of birds in the air this beach. Believed, Trisik Beach is one of the port of migrant birds from various regions. Migrant birds, which can be viewed, among other trinil swamps, coastal trinil, trinil bushes, sandpiper red neck, wrinkle pot, kettle and a small necklace kite asia. Meanwhile, there are also birds such as non-migrant heron buffaloes, cows and swallow blue shrimp.
When you walk to the west following the direction of the asphalt road Glagah Beach, you will find other activities Trisik coastal villagers. On both sides of the road, you can see villagers using the hot sun in the beach area to drain the water hyacinth from the local residents Ambarawa.
Water hyacinth that has been dried is paid to the craftsmen made bags, slippers and a box. Results of normally distributed or paid to the city on the craft in the various regions to be processed more lanjuut. The craftsmen in the city usually do with the finishing process to add variety to enhance aksosoris. Although small in scale, the activity season water hyacinth is capable of giving the citizens.
With the feel of a rural coastal area so thick, of Beach Trisik very reasonable to include in your travel agenda. Not many have the feel of a beach that is still beautiful and simple as Trisik Beach

08.19

Cave Selarong


Cave Selarong is Area tourism object has a beautiful natural scenery and is suitable for use as Earth Perkemahan (Camping Ground). In the past, this cave is used as a guerrilla headquarters Pangeran Diponegoro in perjuangannya against Dutch colonialism in the year 18251830.

Prince Diponegoro to move to Cave Selarong after her home in Tegalrejo attacked and burned out by the Dutch.
Selarong cave is located about 14 km north of Yogyakarta precisely the direction in the district Pajangan and is in the top of the hill that much ditumbuhi guava tree, which is characteristic of the object.

Selarong in the vicinity of the cave there are centers that produce wooden handicraft statues, masks, and others. Government of Bantul Regency is developing the area as the object Cave Selarong with agro klengkengnya plants.

08.05

Breezy in the wind Losari Coffee Plantation

TIME Losari seemingly stop at Coffee Plantation, the former coffee plantation area of more than 22 hectares in Losari Village, Magelang, Central Java, which is converted into resort and spa at the end of 2003. Drive from Semarang direction to pass Ambarawa Magelang, in a place, turn the car to the left. Entering the lush countryside of the trees, suddenly feel like we are in a desolate place. Indeed different from the previous scene, the road almost all the time many large and small vehicles.

After passing through the wall along the white road, the gate tibalah Losari Coffee Plantation, located at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. While the mountain breezes blow heartwarming breezy, with a natural background of Mount Merapi and vegetation greenness as if giving a "welcome".

Ancient buildings that have been renovated and is styled to be nyamannya such as lodging places tourists. So, what else should I say? Better not silence, enjoying the scenery, while menyeruput a cup of tea or coffee and warm titbit available there.

When you first go to places that are more than just lodging for the tourists - they may be more suitable place called berhening, restore the body's fitness after the tired didera busy working throughout the year - the guests will enter a building to which the Reception desk and lobby. Building a similar train station (KA) is a small building that was the train station from Mayong year 1878 that has been renovated again.

Guests will then be brought to the Club House, an ancient building that has also been renovated. Say, the building that was founded in 1828 by a Dutch architect, Van der Swan. Home furnishings with a wide tempo typical first make guests serasa in the past. In the library there are also small, which can be used to fill the front with a relaxing time while reading. Moreover, in addition to tables and chairs, where there is also a kind of bale-bale, which can be used to read the guests while back.

Near the Club House, there is the Plantation Bar. This building was a coffee warehouse storage after harvest. Now, in addition to the bar, where pool tables are available. Guests who stay there can take advantage to play billiards with friends.

There are more Joglo shaped building which is located somewhat in the middle Losari Coffee Plantation. The building, called the Java Red is a restaurant that serves Mediterranean cuisine and traditional cuisine, best cuisine from Indonesia. For those who want to enjoy fresh food prepared with spices from the garden in Losari Coffee Plantation, you can try Java Green in the pool is located.

Then, where guests stay overnight? Available not less than 26 villa / bungalows designed with architecture and interior design typical Java. In it there is a bed and other furniture which is a mix of antiques and contemporary art. Each villa has a balcony and the pages apart, bathrooms designed unique, and beautiful scenery to the plantation and the surrounding area.

That there is a swimming pool there are also unique. Octagon-shaped, water flowed from the river bottom land. No less interesting is the Hamam, a spa and bathing steaming hot Turkish style. The separate between men and women also provide a place for relaxation. Traditional Javanese massage with various spices as a spreader skin with a prescription that was believed to be thousands of years, also provided there. For the guests, also offered exercise and fitness through yoga holistic approach.

Of course, guests can not just stay, relax, and enjoy a variety of fitness programs available. Losari Plantation Coffee also offers package tours to different tourist objects near that place. For example, traveling by train to the ancient use of fuel coal. The locomotive was named Queen of the Mountain was made in 1902, will take guests to see beautiful scenery along the journey. Do not fear, for travel akan dihidangkan also food and drink. Travel begins from the train station to the Museum Bendono Ambarawa KA. At the museum, there are a variety of locomotive and train ancient gate that is still well maintained. Here, guests can also taste the pancake called a "pancake best" in Central Java.


bedroom villa in one of the

Package tour is a visit to Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world. Two other Buddhist temple that a straight line with the Borobudur, the temple and Mendut Pawon, will also be visited. In closing, invited tourists to visit the handicraft villages. Another way to enjoy the Borobudur Temple is at sunrise or when buried. Travelers can also try the elephant ride around the complex of Borobudur temple for two hours a day.

Still a matter of temples, a tour package is the next Gedong Songo temple complex in the area of tourism Bandungan, Ambarawa. There are also tours to visit the complex monument Dieng Plateau, which they say is built around 9th century BC. Of course, should not forget to visit Prambanan Temple, the largest Hindu temple in Java.

For those who like adventure in the open, the package provided a hiking tour to Air Terjun Sekar sky. Diverse flora and fauna typical of Central Java can be found here, even tourists can also try to swim in the river that have lasted for hiking.

No less interesting, tourists who stay overnight will be introduced to ways of making herbal medicine and enjoy a glass of fresh herbal medicine in the morning. In addition, there is a bid to see the coffee plantations that are still remaining in that place. Truly impressive.

07.05

G-Land / Plengkung

G-Land taken from the waves lake G, but the native called this place Plengkung. G-Land or Plengkung located in south east of Banyuwangi. Famous surfing camp is the G-Land. Plengkung beach is a popular place for surfers. Big wave from the Indian Ocean attract many surfer from around the world to this remote place - the best five surfing place in the world. Check the website for more information. Plengkung beach is in the area of Alas Purwo National Park. There are some cottages and camping ground, if you would like to stay over night.

G-Land is a most beautiful wave, fantastic jungle and extraordinary chalenge. A very special surfing destination of primitive beauty and perfect waves. This remote little camp on the edge of Plengkung Jungle in the eastern Java has earned a big reputation among nomadic surfers the world over. Like the primitive magical sound of its name, the mention of Plengkung is an Indonesian incantation that causes surfers everywhere to gaze off at the horizon. The long lines are unmistakably perfect and is regarded as the world's best left hander.

Plengkung, the pure white sand beach bordered on impenetrable jungle for as far as the eye could see, will give you the feeling of far from the civilized world. Plengkung is known as one of the best surfing beaches in the world, is said to be the paradise of the surfers because of its breathaking scenery and natural beauty. Plengkung usually call Surfer's Heaven, where surging challenges the big sound and famous rolling ocean wave which is 20 feet in height, 2 miles in length, and 5 minutes break in interval. The wave which is one of the best five in the world combine with beautiful sandy beach, cottages, tower and camping ground will be the best choice for a vacation. It is located about 88 km to the southern of Banyuwangi.

The only accommodation for miles around are the simple, elevated jungle huts used by the small community of surfers, who take advantage of the season which lasts from April through to October. Storms generated far out in the Indian Ocean give rise to perfect, kilometer long waves that reach four meters in height; every surfer's dream. The huts are equipped to accommodate about 20 people. You can spend the last hours of daylight exploring the beach and, as the tide receded, the exposed reef revealing rock pools filled with all manner of marine life. Soon you will find that you aren't the only one attracted and are soon joined by a flock of large sea birds, for which the reef is obviously a regular feeding ground. You, for sure will experience spectacular sunset over the bay.

Overland access to Plengkung is difficult and the normal route taken is via Grajagan from where visitors take the last stage of the journey by motorboat.

How to G-Land /Plengkung :

There are some simple cottages and a jungle camp available by the beach.
Recreational facilities
Plengkung is located on the south coast of Banyuwngi the eastest of Fast Java. The visitor can visit Plengkung overland. To reach Plengkung can be taken in two ways:

Overland. Banyuwangi-Kalipahit (59km)by bus Kalipahit Pasaranyar (3km) by ojek or rent a car, Pasaranyar-Trianggulasi (12km), Trianggulasi-Pancur-Plengkung/G-Land.

Overland-sea. Banyuwangi-Benculuk (35km) by bus, Benculuk Grajagan (18km) by bus or public transportation, Grajagan-Plengkung by speedboat,

Both ways to Plengkung are OK, if the visitors choose the second way, they can spend the night at Grajagan and enjoy the view before continue the journey to Plengkung.