Parangtritis Beach is a tourist beach on the southern coast of

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

, in the Bantul Regency within the

Special Region of Yogyakarta The Special Region of Yogyakarta is a province-level special region of Indonesia in southern Java. It is a semi-enclave that is surrounded by on the landward side by Central Java Province to the west, north, and east, but has a long coastline ...

, Indonesia. There is a road to the area which is about 30 km south of the city of Yogyakarta. This beach is located south of Parangkusumo Beach, which is also a mainstay of tourism in Bantul Regency. This beach is often visited by local and foreign tourists.

Facilities and attractions

Quite large crowds of mainly local tourists visit Parangtritis over weekends and at

holiday A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often ...

s. Larger tourist buses as well as various types of cheaper minibuses ply the route to the beach from

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by Hamengkubuwono, a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an importan ...

. There are local tourist facilities at Parangtritis including parking arrangements, modest

hotels A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refr ...

which provide visitors with places to change and

shower A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor. Most showers are set up to have adjustable temperature, spray pressure and showerhead nozzle angle. The si ...

, and small restaurants. Often small ponies or horse-drawn carts can be hired for rides along the beach. Tourists also visit some of the various

caves Caves or caverns are natural voids under the Earth's surface. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance underground (such as rock ...

and springs in the cliffs and hills near Parangtritis, such as the Tapan cave and the Beji spring, which are quite close to the beach.

Myths and folklore

Parangtritis is sometimes said to be a place to meet the legendary Nyai Loro Kidul (also known as ''Ratu Kidul'') or 'Queen of the South'. Local folklore warns visitors not to wear green clothes or the queen is likely to try to entice the wearer into the ocean to drown. The beach is not really a good swimming beach. Drownings are not uncommon at Parangtritis, partly because many Indonesians have never had the opportunity to learn proper swimming technique at beach and partly because channels, strong rips and sizable waves often occur off the beach.Huge waves continue to pound coast'
, ''The Jakarta Post'', 20 May 2007.

Gallery

File:Parangtritis Beach 2011 2.JPG, Horse carriage, as the identity of Parangtritis Beach. File:A beautiful sunset HDR (7120762005).jpg, Sunset at Parangtritis Beach, Bantul. File:Strand bij Parangtritis bij Jogjakarta KITLV 78112.tiff, Parangtritis Beach, circa 1925. File:Sandboarding di Gumuk Pasir Parangtritis, Yogyakrata.jpg, Sandboarding at Parangtritis Beach. File:Panorama of Parangtritis Beach on a cloudy afternoon (1).jpg, Panorama of Parangtritis Beach on a cloudy afternoon. File:View of the coast of Parangtritis Beach seen from Paralayang Peak.jpg, View of the coast of Parangtritis Beach seen from Paralayang Watugupit Peak.

References

{{coord, 8, 01, S, 110, 21, E, region:ID_type:city, display=title Populated places in the Special Region of Yogyakarta Bantul Regency Beaches of Indonesia

Facilities and attractions

Myths and folklore

Gallery

See also

References