Kalibiru Tourism

Kalibiru Tourism and Community Initiatives

This is the tourism that comes from community initiatives. A natural attractions built with the initiative of audiences around the forest with the intention that the State does not seem excessive. They tend to grow green, the forests have thick, cool and maintained its continuity. Tours are nature tourism Kalibiru, situated in the hills menorah Kulonprogo district of Yogyakarta.

Cool place that can be achieved with a distance of 40 km towards the west of the city of Yogyakarta, about 10 km from the city Wates, DIY Kulonprogo district capital. Mini-style tourism development seems to be an integral part of a long process an endeavor that actually came from the communities surrounding the forest. They sought to restore forest conditions that originally barren and baked.

Development of community forestry tour Kalibiru apparently can not be separated from the form of environmental services is based on the Community Forest license throughout 35 years. Starting from 14 February 2008. Permission was obtained forest management groups, to trust ever awarded by the government to audiences around the forest. The initiative came from there.

What's interesting about this Kalibiru natural attractions are its natural freshness of green that stretches and thus familiar to the desire to consume natural tranquility. Even more fulfilled when the tranquility of nature that intersect close to the friendliness of the surrounding villages that are still consistent caring sense of family, mutual cooperation, a wide variety of cultural arts. This is where visitors are matched with rural tourism, cultural tourism, tracking, outbound training natural therapies to the fun.

Sumber: Volume 04. Mutiara Kulon Progo

Parangtritis Beach

Parangtritis, the Famous Beach in Yogyakarta

Parangtritis is one beach that must be visited, not just because it is the most popular beach in Yogyakarta, but also has close linkages with various other attractions, such as the sultan's palace, Beach Parangkusumo and Merapi region. The beach is located 27 kilometers from the city center is also part of the power of Queen of South.

Parangtritis is a beach full of myth, believed to be a manifestation of the unity among which consists of Mount Merapi, the Kraton of Yogyakarta and Parangtritis. This beach is also believed to be a meeting place with Sunan Kalijaga Panembahan Senopati shortly after undergoing hermitage. During the meeting, Senopati reminded to stay humble ruler despite his supernatural powers.

Parangtritis has unique views that are not on other tourist attractions are in addition to large waves, also the mountain - the mountain of sand that frequency at the surrounding beaches, mountains of sand is usually called dunes. The object of this tour is managed by the local government of Bantul pretty well, ranging from lodging facilities and markets selling souvenirs parangtritis. In addition there are the so-called parang wedang baths in bath water is said to cure various diseases including skin diseases, water from the bath contains sulfur that comes from the mountains in the area. Another location is the beach at the beach Parangkusumo where there is a place supposedly for a meeting between the king of queens jogjakarta with the southern sea. On certain days (usually months suro) here is offering offerings (Labuhan) to Queen of the South Sea or in the Java language called Nyai Rara Kidul. Locals believe that a person may not use green colored clothes when they're on this coast. Parangtritis become a major tourist visits, especially on New Year's Eve Java (1 sacred / Suro). In Parangtritis there are also trains horses or horses that can be rented for up the coast from east to west.

Sumber: Visit Indonesia
website: www.visitingjogja.com

Parangkusumo Beach

Parangkusumo Beach

 

Parangkusumo Beach, Stone Love Experience an unforgettable spiritual experience Hashi masu Panembahan Senopati invites you remember meeting with South Queen please.

Parangkusumo surf beaches, sand dunes, lightning cempuri magic and fun vacation. 19. September 2010 at the weekend, the National Kite Festival 2010 18 for recreational activities from day to day, enjoy Parangkusumo, it is the size of the festival.  

Parangkusumo sky, flooding, offers various types of dragons from all over the archipelago illuminated kite club. In the Biennale a few days in class travel kite two-dimensional, three-dimensional, traditional and unique features in Japan, or Sutakkingukaito Rokaku. the beach was filled with creativity. Creativity is a form of dragon, monster, butterfly, which produces the diversity of small steps into dragon form, feel the sea breeze known as Van damaged by strong winds at all without this obstacle. Arts Festival at the end of the field, a beautiful stadium. This event is a success, as the benchmark comparisons in the festival next year.

Petilasan Parangkusumo
Physically, it ruins the form of the composition of some Black Stone (Watu Gilang) is located on flat land. Complex high by 1.50 m walls, surrounded with input from the south. The same thing with beach Parangkusumo, these ruins are the most important port of the ceremony takes place every year and the main attractions Parangtritis. The ruins were used as a place of pilgrimage.
Petilasan Parangkusumo located in coastal areas of Bantul regency, are believed to be a meeting place between the founder of the Islamic Mataram Kingdom, Panembahan Senopati, with Nyi Roro Kidul (South Sea mystic ruler). In a place called by the name Cepuri there are ruins of stone. Which is considered sacred stone is believed to be the location of a meeting between Panembahan Senopati, which was followed by the Kings next Islamic Mataram Sultanate including Kings Ngayogyakarta with the Queen of the South Coast. Today, the location Petilasan Cepuri Parangkusumo is an important place for events that are customary or spiritual. This place is often used for tirakatan or pilgrimage. Also Petilasan Cepuri also often used as the location utuk Ageng Labuhan ceremony of Sultan Palace, or other harbor rituals that are usually held by the various streams of trust. Although open every day and has become one tourist destination, but there are certain times when visitors are most crowded, on Kliwon Tuesday night and Kliwon Friday night.
 


Sumber: Yogyakarta Provincial Tourism Authority
http://www.visitingjogja.com

Agrotourism

Searching for Dragon Fruit Regions

Who said the coast was always empty and barren!!. of coastal land that could blend her green leaves with red fruit that produced the dragon fruit plants, and therefore color the Glagah Beautiful beaches located in the district Glagah, Kulonprogo regency of Yogyakarta. A sincere effort and fail than Romo Paul aeorang agro region with a specific charm that can be known to many people.

Dragon Fruit or familiarly called the fruit of this god inhabits an area of 2.5 ha. Wanadri region is home to the 2 types of fruit gods. The red and white fleshy called Hylocereus undatus, medium pink with red flesh that has a name Hylocereus polyrrhizus. Who would have guessed the dragon fruit is the result of local land have been traveling to across the country. This is of course not separated from the number of properties which he saved among others, to maintain stamina, increase ketajan eye, balancing blood sugar and much more.
Being an interesting experience to visit this agro because it turned out but can see how the form pohonya, visitors can also make a number of other activities that are not less challenging. Test the stamina via canoe, play beach volleyball, futsal until the flying fox.
Travel as far as 40 km towards the southwest of Yogyakarta, it may mean a trip worth it to find comfort in agrotourism, located in the district Kulonprogo it. Indeed, agro-tourism was not alone, there are culinary biuah colored dragon as a tourist destination penompang fresh.

  

Sumber: Volume 04 Mutiara Gunungkidul & Kulon Progo. Exploring Jogja

website: www.visitingjogja.com

Kuwaru Beach

Cool Beach Kuwaru
A dense forest of pine trees that lined the sea along the coast with waves that roar race every day to reach the edge of the beach, and beach paitai kuwaru. a more tranquil beach lined up along the south coast of Yogyakarta Special Region. The beach is not blistering Sun cooked and are also protected by a thick pine forest in the sea.

Located near the east coast Pandansimo, Village Poncosari, Srandakan district, Bantul, Yogyakarta, the beach is relatively new Kuwaru beach, 29 km south of Yogyakarta city, quarter past the city and along the east coast of the southern Srandakan Progo river. very small, almost rare, the beach is shady and cool in the coastal area south of Yogyakarta. But in people Kuwaru may contain mats and eat with comfort, without the scorching heat of sun or wind gusts of sea disturbed by wild desert pine trees greening Kuwaru damped by local residents about 6 years ago. Bantul, it seems, to develop the potential of nature tourism without simple.
Effort involving the community to raise awareness have a permanent set of Kuwaru "Green Kuwaru" "Pacific Kuwaru" and when it resorts Kuwaru time to have fun, looking for rental ATV, All Terrain Vehicle, or culinary-based catch fresh fish from local fishermen, is the result of public involvement efforts.
 








Sumber: 03 / 2010. exploring Jogja.