Ngliyep Beach is also known as
Donomulyo Beach. The beach has an amazing panorama with combination of steep
cliffs and protected forest around. The most activities you can do when you
visit Ngliyep are sun-bathe, playing sand, strolling, and waiting the sunset.
You will enjoy your time as you come to the beach because the beach is
well-maintained. Besides that, you can visit a small island near the beach
which is named as Gunung Kombang.
Although Ngliyep
Beach has a charming scenery, but only few visitors come here. If you love to
surf, the beach is suitable for you because you will see strong waves. That is
why Ngliyep becomes an alternative tourist destination in Malang City. The myth
of ‘Nyai Roro Kidul’ or the Queen of South Beach in Java adds the atmosphere of
the beach become full of mystery.
You are suggested to
ride personal vehicles, either motorcycle or a car because there is no public
transportation here. But, the road is smooth and you will enjoy your journey
along the street.
Location
Ngliyep Beach is
located at Kedungsalam Village, Donomulyo sub-district, Malang Regency, East
Java, Indonesia, or around 62 km south of Malang. The position lies at the edge
of Hindia Ocean. This condition makes the beach has beautiful landscape and
amazing panorama. To enter the beach, you will be charged around IDR5,000 or US$.5
per person. The stretches of wide field with full of big tree will welcome you
as you come to the area of the beach.
Accommodations
Ngliyep Beach has
complete facilities. There, you can find parking area, cottages, mosque,
toilet, bungalows, lodges, camping area, souvenir shops, and food stalls. To stay
at the lodges, you need to pay around IDR75,000 or US$7.5 per night. The total area
of the beach is 10 hectares and you can do many things as you come to Ngliyep
Beach.
Activities
Ngliyep Beach offers
you many water activities. You can swim here with your friends. Because the
waves are powerful, you are not allowed to swim too far from the coastline. If you
want to surf, you also can do that here. The waves are good to guide you to
stand on the board.
If you come on Maulud
14th (Javanese calendar), you will see Labuhan Ceremony that is organized
by resident from Kedungsalam Village. Labuhan itself is kind of offering
ceremony and the residents will release it to the ocean. The ceremony becomes
the symbol of thankfulness and praying to ask prosperity to God. The ceremony will
be completed by the head of goat or cow. This is believed as offering to The
South Queen of Beach.
The guards will bring
all of the various offering with traditional instruments. They wear traditional
clothes and doing parade to Gunung Kombang for about 300 meters through the
bridge that connects the area of offering from the rest house of Ngliyep.
The panorama around
the beach is so amazing. If you come to Ngliyep Beach with your kids, you can
play at the playground near the beach. Besides that, you also can see a post to
view all of the area of the beach. Hunting the sunset becomes the most favorite
activity here. You will see combination of beautiful colors in the sky. Thus,
visiting Ngliyep Beach when you visit Malang City in East Java is worth.
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