Sedahan Beach

Borobudur, Prambanan, Keraton and Parangtritis beach. Are these the top things that pop up in your mind when you think about ‘Yogyakarta’? If yes, hey.. you definitely need to re-visit Yogyakarta at some point. Yogyakarta is not just about those places! This city has so many things to discover and explore. I could talk about Gunung Kidul, located not so far away from Yogyakarta, which is a really special place.There are so many beautiful beaches (just waiting for you to discover), amazing caves, pretty scenery, waterfalls in Gunung Kidul. The great thing about the area is that it’s not yet too touristy, which is very good right? With fresh fish and beautiful scenery Genung Kidul is the perfect escape. If you’re planning to rent a car in Yogyakarta or a scooter I’d highly recommend visiting some of these beaches (I’ll share my favourite beach at the end of the post).Gunung Kidul is located around 70 km down south from Yogyakarta and it takes around 2,5 hours drive. It is very very easy to find! As long as you have a GPS on your phone, you can just drive there by yourself or with friends and have a holiday gateway at the beach. If you don’t have it, you can just ask people that you meet on the street for directions, easy! Just never ever drive in the late evening / night, because the road is very empty so it’s easy to get lost. Oh, when I said a holiday gateway to the beach, don’t think that the beach will be like Parangtritis beach with so many people and black sand. The beaches around Gunung Kidul are mostly still clean and not so touristy, with clear white clear sand! I do like black sandy beach as well, but sometimes white is better. ? Here are some beaches in Gunung Kidul that you can visit and enjoy: