Baron Beach

Gunung Kidul is a regency in Jogja that is famous for having a row of beaches with stunning scenery. For some tourists, the beach at Gunung Kidul which has beautiful scenery is Indrayanti Beach.Though there are still many beaches with views that are not less beautiful than Indrayanti Beach you know, one of them is Baron Beach. Although the view on this beach is still inferior to Indrayanti, but Baron Beach has its own uniqueness that captivate the tourists.Baron Beach has a characteristic blackish brown sand similar to Parangtritis Beach, in addition to the waves in Baron Beach is also quite large, although the shape resembles the bay.Baron Beach is arguably one of the unique beaches in Jogja because in this tourist spot we can find two types of water, namely salt water and fresh water coming from the river on the beach.Not just the flow of ordinary rivers, the river is located in the west of Baron Beach which directly flows towards the sea.Uniquely, every 5 years river flow in Baron Beach will change direction, which flows to the east first (split sand beach) before empties into the sea.Similar to some beaches in the Java Sea, everyday 1 Shura in Baron Beach always held the ceremony of alms sea as a thanksgiving from the local community for the abundant fish harvest.
 In addition to being a favorite tourist attraction in Jogja, Baron Beach is also a Fish Auction Center in Gunung Kidul, so do not be surprised when you enter the beach area there will be a lot of parked fishermen boats.Not only that, Baron Beach is also one of the places to hunt for culinary in Jogja, in this tourist attraction of Gunung Kidul there are many stalls that line up offers a variety of menus.Food in Baron Beach area is more dominated by seafood, it is suitable for you lovers of sea cuisine such as lobster, crab, fish and shrimp.Because the waves in Baron Beach is quite big, so for you who want to swim is expected to remain cautious, yes, to be safer you can swim in the freshwater river edge.Unlike Parangtritis Beach, Baron Beach has no myths about green clothes, so you need not be afraid to come here while wearing green clothes.The scenery on the Baron Beach is quite beautiful, especially if you ride on the cliff to the east of the beach, from the top of the cliff we can see the entire Baron Beach area, cool again on this cliff there is also a lighthouse.From the top of the lighthouse we can see the Baron Beach which looks small with the surrounding hills, if we look east, we can see the rows of other beaches, especially Kukup Beach which is only separated by kars cliffs only.