Gunung Kidul - Route Wiki

Gunung Kidul is a regency in Central Java, part of the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia.

Understand

Gunung Kidul is in a karst region, known for the beautiful beaches.

Get in

Take a bus or ride a scooter/drive from Yogyakarta to Wonosari.

Get around

Ideally you come with a scooter or a car, as the beaches are far apart.

See

Ngobaran Beach (Pantai Ngobaran), -8.11851°, 110.50287°. This is a pure beach with a number of marine attractions to explore. When the tide is low in the morning the visitors can join the local fishermen to collect seaweed or go fishing for stranded fish between the reefs at the beach. Some believe that somewhere in the beach lie the remains of King Brawijaya's fort and his men “Sabdo Palon Ngoyogenggong”. This beach includes a cave, which leads its explorers to a striking underground stream. If you go to Ngrenehan Beach for the grilled fish just drop by Ngobaran Beach, it has a high cliff and is around 2 km from Ngrenehan Beach. Many sea animal species are present in the coral reef and inter-tidal zones, ranging from sea urchin, starfish, to various types of cockleshells.
Ngrenehan Beach (Pantai Ngrenehan), Kanigoro Village, Saptosari (about 30 km south of Wonosari), -8.121667°, 110.513889°. A small bay surrounded by rocky hills that has fascinating panorama and swirling waves hitting white sandy beach and rocky edge of the hills. The local fishermen can prepare fresh or grilled fish for visitors.
Baron Beach (Pantai Baron), -8.129117°, 110.549149°. The beach is flanked by two cliffs and there is a fisherman's village.
Jogan Beach (Pantai Jogan), -8.180187°, 110.676312°. Oceanfront destination featuring a viewing platform by a waterfall flowing onto a rocky shoreline.
Kukup Beach (Pantai Kukup), -8.133774°, 110.554261°.
Sepanjang Beach (Pantai Sepanjang), -8.137236°, 110.567694°.
Drini Beach (Pantai Drini), -8.138681°, 110.577779°.
Krakal Beach (Pantai Krakal), -8.146003°, 110.597829°.
Sundak Beach (Pantai Sundak), -8.147126°, 110.607911°.
Indrayanti Beach (Pantai Indrayanti), -8.150368°, 110.612218°.
Poh Tunggal Beach (Pantai Poh Tunggal), -8.155206°, 110.621434°.
Siung Beach (Pantai Siung), -8.181746°, 110.682775°.

Do

Cave boating

Tanding Cave (Goa Tanding), Gelaran 2, Seropan, Bejiharjo, Kec. Karangmojo, -7.932562°, 110.649438°. 6AM-4PM. Cave known for striking rock formations, with raft rides available on an underground river.

Cave tubing

Pindul Cave (Goa Pindul), Jalan Goa Pindul Gelaran 2, RT.3/RW.16, Bejiharjo, Karangmojo, -7.933312°, 110.646938°. 7AM-4PM. Pindul Cave is a cave formed by karst with an underground river located about 7 kilometres south of the city centre Wonosari, Gunung Kidul. It is known for the cave tubing that visitors can do and is done with tires that float above the underground river inside the cave, this activity is known as cave tubing.
Kalisuci Cave Tubing, Jetis, Pacarejo, Semanu, -8.009688°, 110.638937°. 8AM-4PM. Tube ride through caves & a karst canyon.

Rappeling (Abseiling)

Jomblang Cave (Goa Jomblang), Jetis, Pacarejo, Semanu, -8.028187°, 110.638312°. 9AM-2PM. Jomblang Cave is a vertical collapse doline-type cave.

Ride traditional gondola

Gondola Pantai Timang (Timang Beach), Pantai, Purwodadi, Tepus, -8.177437°, 110.662437°. 6AM-5PM. Crossing the sea to a rock where the local fisherman looks for the lobster.

Buy

Extreme snack

Buy a snack made from fried grasshoppers or locals called walang goreng.

Pusat Oleh-oleh Gunungkidul Walang Goreng Gareng, Selang, Wonosari, -7.964987°, 110.617672°. 2022-08-26

Local snack

There are snacks made from cassava which has become a specialty in Gunung Kidul, Gatot and Tiwul. Also, Peyek Rumput Laut is made from seaweed.

Gathot Thiwul Yu Tum, Jl. Pramuka No.36, Pandansari, Wonosari, -7.963812°, 110.609188°. 2022-08-26

Eat

Gunung Kidul has many local traditional dishes like kicikan (beef with local spices), and some foods made from tempeh such as puli tempe, tempe manding, jangan lombok ijo etc.

Pasar Pahing Karangmojo, Karangmojo, -7.952988°, 110.678266°. Kicikan.
Puli Tempe Mbak Iken, Proliman, Ponjong, -7.972188°, 110.714062°. Puli tempe.
Lesehan Nasi Merah Pari Gogo, Munggi, Semanu, -7.997063°, 110.650188°. Red rice with jangan lombok ijo.

Near Timang Beach, there are also seafood restaurants, especially lobster.

Pak Sis Lobster Restaurant (Kedai Lobster Pak Sis), Timang, Purwodadi, -8.151563°, 110.678687°. Lobster and other seafood.

Drink

As a regency with numerous beaches, the whole coconut drink is very common in Gunung Kidul. The price is in the range of Rp10,000-20,000.

Sleep

Baron Hill Resort Gunung Kidul RedPartner, Jl Mercusuar Tanjung Baron, Rejosari, Kemadang, -8.130562°, 110.549188°, +62 816 681 991. Wooden cottage with a swimming pool on the cliff. Rp517,644 2022-08-26

Connect

The telephone area code of Gunung Kidul is 0274.

Gunung Kidul - regency in Indonesia