Short Trip to The Sky

Who doesn’t know Parangtritis? Yes, Parangtritis is the one of most beautiful beach in Yogyakarta. The fame of this beach has no doubt, even to foreign countries. But did you know that there are interesting attractions in the area Parangtritis? Yup!! Paragliding hill.

As the name implies, Paragliding hill is a hill that is often used for paragdiling, especially the paragliding community in Yogyakarta. It lies at a height or on the beach makes the panorama around the hill is very beautiful. As far as the eye can see, the green hills view combined with a stretch of beach and blue sky will spoil our eyes. On the left, there is a view of the blue sea and the vast southern boom of the waves. On the right side, you can see the view of the city of Yogyakarta, while in the middle there is a sand beach the beautiful. At dusk exceeds radiated beauty while enjoying the sunset. In Parangtritis, we can enjoy the beautiful panorama of the southern ocean. Soft sand beaches and the waves were quite friendly will make tourists feel at home in this place. We can also play water or bath here freely. Unless the weather is unfavorable, the visitors are prohibited from swimming in Parangtritis. If the weather is hot, you can rent umbrellas lining the shore. On the beach there are also rides an ATV and toured along the coast using a carriage or horse.

Roads used to get to the hill paragliding is fairly easy. If you’re arrived at the Parangtritis Beach, you just follow the road that leads to the hills or ask the locals. For your android phone users just use google maps feature to get a place of destination path. Entrance fee of Rp 4.000,-/person. The rest simply pay a parking fee of Rp 3.000,- for motorcycle and Rp 5.000,- to Rp 10.000,- for a car or bus. So, if you are visiting the Parangtritis Beach also a time to enjoy the beauty of the southern coast of paragliding as an alternative tourism in Yogyakarta.

The preceding article was made by Rinda Nuningtyas. She is in the 1st semester of the English Education Department at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta.