Glagah Beach

A. Overview
Glagah beach is a beach area that has great tourism potential because of its natural beauty. Black sand beach is brown, has a sloping terrain with no rocks, so that visitors will be spoiled with panoramic sea water as far as the eye could see. This beach is about 40 km from the city of Yogyakarta, or 15 km from Wates, capital of Kulon Progo Regency.

Glagah Beach, visitors can enjoy tours of three objects at once in one beach. First, is the object that is located close to the counter charges. Object Dock named this tour, in the next few years will be the port. Here there is a viewing post, which can be used by visitors to enjoy the natural beauty of the surroundings.

Both objects are located lagoon a few hundred meters to the west of the Harbor Water. It shares some of Laguna Beach area Glagah into two parts, the part that is still covered by some beach plants and grasses, and the sand dunes bordering the sea directly.

The third object is a fishing area. Condition Glagah a sloping beach, this beach causing abundant with seafood. In this fishing area, visitors can join the residents for fishing around. In fact, often people around to help visitors for fishing.

B. Privileges
Glagah Beach, the most interesting thing is the presence of lagoons that can be used for a variety of water attractions. Becomes interesting, because rare is owned by the other beaches in the area of Indonesia. This lagoon formation due to large tidal wave that caused the sea water trapped in the hollow of sand beach, forming a lake-like puddles.

Visitors can surround a lagoon with boat motors up the many offered in those locations. Besides boating, in this lagoon, visitors can also do water sports, like swimming or rowing. If you want to paddle, visitors can walk a little to the west, toward the location of a argowisata managed by nongovernmental organizations. This Argowisata, rent a rowboat (canoe), gethek, and also ducks paddle for the visitors.

Besides the water attractions, visitors can also enter the plantation dimiiki by argowisata it. These plantations are used to cultivate dragon fruit and flowers Roselle. In Yogyakarta, Glagah Beach became the only coastal area that developed dragon fruit cultivation.

C. Location
Village Glagah, Temon District, Kulon Progo, DI Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.

D. AksesUntuk visit this beach,
you can use a private vehicle or public vehicle. If you want to use public transportation, from the terminal Giwangan Yogyakarta, you can ride bus Jogja-Wates, paying USD $ 5000.00 up to the terminal Wates City. Wates City of the terminal, you can continue the journey by bus directions Glagah Beach-Congot-Trisik cost USD 5000.00 per person (October 2008).

E. Ticket Prices
To enter into Glagah Beach area, visitors will be charged levies USD 1500.00 per person. In addition, visitors will also be subject to two types of parking fees, in the booth fees and the location of the parking lot. In the booth fees, visitors who use the motor will be charged USD $ 1000.00 and for car users will be charged USD 1500.00. Meanwhile, in the location of parking, bike will cost USD $ 1000.00 and the car USD 5000.00 (October 2008).

F. Accommodation and Other Facilities
If you want to enjoy the water games, visitors will be charged, depending on what facilities you want to use. For the area surrounding the lagoon by boat for 30 minutes, visitors will be charged a fee of USD 3000.00. If you want to use the canoe, visitors can rent it by paying USD 20.0000,00 per hour.

Glagah beach also has an open stage, which is usually used to hold a stage art, culture, and various other entertainment. Performing on stage is not held open every day. But on certain days only, such as Lebaran holidays or New Year's Eve.

Performing arts Dance Angguk on an open stage, during Lebaran holiday.
Photo Source: Collection www.wisatamelayu.com (December Photographer Christy)

Feeling tired and hungry after playing around the beach, visitors can relax in one of the many stalls around Glagah Beach, while enjoying a variety of processed seafood locals. In addition, if you want to stay, the visitors can rent there is lots of accommodation around the coast, with the price and the various facilities.

(Dec Christy/wm/08/10-08)

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