Krakal Beach is one of the three popular beaches in Yogyakarta apart from
Baron and Kukup. The beach is so popular that many tourist must never miss this
beautiful beach when they are in Yogyakarta. The beach has fine white sand
stretching along 5 kilometers of the beach.
The beach also has beautiful sunrise and sunset
views. When you visit this beach, you can feel the soft wind blowing and see
the perfect waves rolling and hitting the rocks along the beach. This is quite
refreshing. The beach is surrounded by cliffs of karst. Although this makes the
beautiful look dry, overall the cliffs add the beauty of the view.
Location
Krakal Beach is situated in
Ngestirejo Village, Tanjung Sari District, Gunung Kidul (Wonosari). It lies
about 37 kilometers to the south of Gunungkidul downtown. The beach is quite
far from the City of Yogyakarta. It lies about 70 kilometers from Yogyakarta.
It takes about two hours driving from Yogyakarta to the beach. Although it take
a long journey to the beach, the beauty of the beach is worth visiting.
Along the journey, you can enjoy
amazing panoramac, like limestone hill, interspersed with terrace and rock
terraces. This is actually the characteristic of Wonosari. When you visit
Krakal, you may be suggested to visit Baron and Kukup Beaches as well. It’s not
surprising as the two beaches are the chain of the three most popular beaches
in Yogyakarta.
Activities
When visiting Krakal
Beach, you will be able to enjoy various activities, ranging from water
activities to adventure. You can do water activities like fishing, swimming and
playing in the beach. Surfing and jetskiing are only allowed for professionals
as the waves are so powerful. Amateur surfers should not allow to do the
activity as it is too dangerous.
The most exciting and fun activity is doing
adventure around the beach. As the beach has karst and limestone hills and
cliffs, you can explore the geology condition of the beach. This will give you
great experience as you will see the forming of the nature around the beach.
Apart from this activity, you can enjoy the beauty of the beach in the edge of
the beach. Enjoying the beautiful panorama will refresh your mind.
Accommodations
If you decide to spend in
Krakal Beach, you don’t have to worry as you can spend the night in hotels or
lodges around the beach. The lodges offer complete facilities to visitors. The
important is that most of the lodges have amazing view. They are situated near
the beach, and that is why, you will be presented by the amazing panorama of
the beach. You can feel the calm and refreshing sea wind, as well as the
beautiful ocean view from the window of the lodge where you stay. This is so
refreshing.
That
is why, you should never Krakal Beach when visiting Yogyakarta. This is one of
the most beautiful beaches that will give you unforgettable memory. You can
then continue to visit Baron and Kukup Beaches after you have visited Krakal.
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