Siung Beach ( Pantai Siung)

Siung Beach is located in south of Java Island, precisely Gunungkidul residence, and approximately 75 km from Yogyakarta. it needs 3 hour from Solo (Surakarta) or 2 hour from Yogyakarta. this place is internationaly known as one of the best cliff for climbing. there are more than 200 path for climbing track. it's devided into several level for climber, so they may try the cliff to sharpen their experience.
first, let me tell you the historical of the beach name. "siung" it means by fangs. there is a story behind the name. why it's called by "siung". because years ago, when this beach hadn't been named there were a thousands of monkeys came down on the beach to find foods. in certain season, these monkeys instincly sensed the season while crops were ready to be harvested. instead, naturaly by people there, this beach was named by "siung" beach. as noticed that monkey had fangs. this beach is nothing other than called by "siung" because of this story. those cliffs are really looked like monkey fangs. this shape of cliff is not formed by sacred story of monkey. but it was formed from the tectonic power which pushed the land up, and leave the evidence that this land was covered by ocean. "siung" beach is located in carst mountain range. certainly , we can find identical characteristic of this carst land. as far as we look around, there are only carst land. but there is a beautiful beach after experiencing in passing trhough the carst land. it's payed back at all when the beach slowly decreased the exhausted after long trip.
the best time for you to go here, is early evening from Yogyakarta. because there's a high cliff which can be the best place used for enjoying the sunset. for traveler who wants to stay, you can rent the hut made of wood for living. daily facilities are available everyday so don't be scare if you'll out of stock. the weather is really cool, because of this location is close to mountainous. for traveler who wants to build a camp, it's very suggested to build a strong camp.
the beach are really full of fish. because many corals grow well in here. a view amount of tourist, make this beach looked really virgin, untouch, and natural. so, what is your oppinion about this beach??
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