The Beauty of Natural Beaches in Pacitan

Pacitan has a very varied landscape, this town has beaches and mountains; the city called the city bowl because it is surrounded by mountains and hills. It lies on the southern coast of Java Island. It has exotic and virgin beaches, white sand, has big waves and lots of steep reefs. Beach Srau and Klayer are some very exotic beaches.

Access road to the city is adrenaline pumping, up and down the mountain, steep hills on the left side and cliff in the right side. When entering the city, we can enjoy the southern ocean view. Train and plane is still not yet entered the city.

There are several tourist beaches here, but unfortunately, the supporting infrastructure such as road access and transportation facilities still need to be developed further. But from another viewpoint, these conditions create a condition that those beaches are keept virgin. Location of the beaches was a bit far from main roads and not much public transport to get there. Pacitan has some tourism potentials:

1. Teleng Ria beach
Situated in the South Beach (Indian Ocean), white sand stretch as far as 3 km. Distance from the capital only 3.5 km, and can be achieved with various types of vehicle.Some facilities here are view shelter, swimming pool, kids playground, Bonggo Budoyo lodging versatile, campsite, fishing arena, and Pacitan cuisine. This beach is used also for Fish Trade Center so that visitors can buy some fresh fishes.

2. Srau beach
Srau beach located on Pringkuku district, approximately 25 km to the west of the town, can be reched by both private and public vehicles.

3. Klayar beach
Klayar beach located on Donorojo district, approximately 35 km to the west of the town. This white sandy beach has a special nature attraction called "sea flute" which occasionally whistled in between cracks of rock and blast of waves.

4. Sidomulyo beach
This beach is located in the Sidomulyo village, Ngadirajo district, 50 km from the town and can be readched with all kinds of vehicle. It has white sand and 2 km in length.

5. Gong cave
Cave with stalactite and stalagmite which reputedly has the most beautiful in Southeast Asia, depth of approximately 256 m, it has five spring: Sendang Jampi Rogo, Sendang Panguripan, Sendang Relung Jiwo, Sendang Kamulyan, and Sendang Ralung Nisto which said could cure some disease. It beautiful stalactite and stunning stalagmites are given some title, such as: Selo Cengger Bumi, Selo Gerbang Giri, Selo Citro Cipto Agung, Selo Pakuan Bomo, Selo Adi Citro Buwono, Selo Bantaran Angin and Selo Susuh Angin. Located 30 km west of Pacitan in the Bomo village, Punung district and can be easily reached by all types of vehicles. Having a souvenirs market, restaurants, Parking, toilets, and mosque.

6. Tabuhan cave (wasp cave)
It got the name because of the stalactite and stalagmites sounds like gamelan (Javanese traditional music instrument). Its uniqueness has been widely known, quite a lot of tourists and artists use this cave for art performances. This cave is situated in the Wareng village, Punung district, 40 km from downtown Pacitan westward.

7. Warm water bathing
Springs that are still holding many of the properties and major benefits for health and fitness. Baths "Tirto Husodo" has two bathing place, two swimming pools and Lodging. Access to this tourist object is relatively easy, can be reached by car with good road condition, as far as 15 km from the town in the Arjosari district.

8. Ceprotan Ceremony
Ceprotan ceremony has become East Java Tourism event, this ceremony is a tradition in the village of Sekar, hereditary which is always held every year in Dulkangidah (Javanese traditional month) on Friday or Monday. This activity is meant to commemorate the legend of Panji Asmorobangun and Sekartaji Goddess. Ceprotan ceremony location is in the Donorojo district, 40 km to the west City Pacitan.

9. Several other exotic beaches are: Wawaran beach, Tamperan beach, Watu Karung beach, and maybe more undiscovered spot there...

Transportation to Pacitan

This city's main transportation terminal is Arjowinangun. Access to the east route (from Ponorogo & Madiun), which pretty much remains a sharp bend of the main constraints of transport, while the access point to the west toward Central Java, there are two options, the Southern route with the distance is longer and wider roads or passing Sedeng route with a shorter distance but must also pass Sedeng Barata (Sedeng village) which quite steep, so that large buses can not pass this point. Make sure your car is in best condition when pass this route.

Farthest bus line in the east route is Pacitan-Surabaya which are served by large air conditioning fast bus. In one day that there are 2 departures. Another route is Ponorogo-Pacitan with smaller bus and in one day more than 5 departures.

West route through the Southern route (to Solo/Surakarta) bus served with a rather large number, operating hours of 5:00 a.m. to 17:00, from Solo/Surakarta served 24 hours. For the western Sedeng route served only by a small public service vehicles types with the last stop in the Punung District.

Hotels & Lodging

Several small hotels in Pacitan:
Srikandi Hotels
Address: Jl. A. Yani No. 67 Pacitan
Tel. : +62 (0357) 881170
Facilities: VIP Room, and restaurants, meeting rooms and parking lots.
Permata Hotel
Address: Jl. Gatot Subroto No. 26 Pacitan
Tel. : +62 (0357) 881224
Facilities: There are VIP rooms and economic categories, standards, other facilities are restaurants, parking and location in the city center.
Pacitan Hotels
Address: Jl. A. Yani No. 37 Pacitan
Tel. : +62 (0357) 881224
Facilities: VIP Room and the economy, House dinner.
Bali Asri Hotel
Address: Jl. A. Yani No. 69 Pacitan
Tel. : +62 (0357) 881170
Amenities: Family Room, VIP economy, and sports facilities and parking of vehicles.
Remaja Hotels
Address: Jl. A. Yani No. 67 Pacitan
Tel. : +62 (0357) 881188
Facilities: VIP Room and economic classes, the parking of vehicles.
Sidomulyo hotels
Address: Jl. P. Sudirman No. 25 Pacitan
Tel. : +62 (0357) 881207
Facilities: Rooms, parking for vehicles.
Wijaya Hotel
Address: Jl. P. Sudirman No. 41 Pacitan
Tel. : +62 (0357) 881128
Facilities: Rooms, parking for vehicles.
Happy Bay Beach Bungalows
(Teleng Ria Coast District)
Address: Village of Teleng Ria Beach, Pacitan
Tel. : +62 (0357) 881474
Facilities: Rooms, Parking of vehicles.
Pakis Permai Hotel
Address: Pakis Baru village, Nawangan district
Facilities: VIP and regular room, vehicle parking

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