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    Famous Climbing Arena in Siung Beach, Gunungkidul - Yogyakarta



    This is the series beaches in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta. Situated in Tepus District, nearly 100 km from Yogyakarta, the beach offers challenging climbing track and a breathtaking oceanic scenery at the same time. Therefore, many rocks climber come to conquer the steep rocky hills in Siung beach. Not only local and national climbers, there are foreign climbers coming there.

    Before famous for being a rock climbing arena, Siung Beach was an abandoned, difficult to reach, quiet beach. It is no wonder that even now the beach remains unknown for many people. However, since it was opened as a rock climbing arena in 2000, one by one tourist started to visit this beach. Inaugurated by Yogyakarta Regional Government in September 2005, Siung Beach started to do some preparations and renovations. Siung Beach then grew more famous after chosen as the venue for Asian Climbing Gathering 2005 which was attended by 250 rock-climbers for 6 countries (Singapore, Germany, French, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia).

    Mounds of karst and banyan trees present the unique scenery along your trip to the beach. Bumpy and windy road is the first thing you have to cope it. It is surely exhausting but it will vanish as you set foot on the white sand of the beach. The visitors can do many things such as playing with waves and sand, fishing, or playing beach volleyball. Then enjoying meal there with the accompaniment of light breeze and sounds of the waves is a special moment for everyone. If you do not bring food from home, there are stalls that sell seafood at relatively low prices.

    After playing at the shoreline, you can hike to the steep karst cliffs in the west of the beach. These cliffs are where the rock climbers do their thing. In the middle of the cliffs, there is space that can be used for camping ground where people usually put their campfire on. From above, you can see Siung beach entirely from one end to another. It is such a beautiful view up there.

    The location of Siung Beach is situated in Wates, Purwodadi Village, Tepus District, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
    Last edited by d'blitz; 10-02-2015 at 11:57.

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    How to get there?

    The access to go there is 98 km away from Yogyakarta is through the main route of Yogyakarta-Wonosari-Tepus-Purwodadi-Siung. If you are not taking your private car, you can start your trip from Giwangan Bus Station. Take a bus to Wonosari and as you get off at Wonosari Bus Station, take a minibus to Tepus Bus Station. From there, continue your trip by ojek (motorcycle taxi). Aside from this, there is another route, from Wonosari Bus Station, head for Jepitu Village by minibus and stop at Siung Fork. You can get to the beach by ojek from there.







    Last edited by d'blitz; 10-02-2015 at 12:01.

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