Although Siung Beach is very famous among the climbers as the most beautiful and chalenging place to satisfy their enthusiasm, no one knows when people climb the cliff at first time. Officialy Siung Beach was open to public as a climbing site in the year of 2000. At that time a rock climber from Japan climbed the cliff after getting a recommendation of FPTI ( Federation of Indonesia Climbing activity) Yogyakarta Chapter. At the beginning of 2001, climbers from Yogyakarta began to climb regularly in this beach once every two month. At least 50 Climbers from many climbers club or university student club come to beach to climb the beautiful Cliff.
On September 2005, officially Yogyakarta Special Province proclaimed the site as the Special Interest Tourism site for Climbing by launching The Asian Climbing Gathering 2005. About 250 Climbers from malaysia, Singapore, german, France, Philipine and also from Indonesia as the host joined the national event.
Siung Beach is located in Purwodadi Village Tepus Distric, a remote area Gunung Kidul Regency. It is about 70 kilometer from the center of Yogyakarta city. Although it is not really a long distance, it takes two hours drive for most of the road there are windy and steeply. Public transportation is little bit dificult, for the departures and arrivals time do not have fix time table. It will be easier for someone to get to Siung Beach by private vehicle. Public buses or mini vans leave from wonosari, the capital of the regencyto Tepus District. For one who wants to go Siung Beach, he or she can take this bus and stop at Jepitu Village is the last regular transportation. Going further to Siung beach, one can hire an ojek or motorcycle rider to the beach.
On September 2005, officially Yogyakarta Special Province proclaimed the site as the Special Interest Tourism site for Climbing by launching The Asian Climbing Gathering 2005. About 250 Climbers from malaysia, Singapore, german, France, Philipine and also from Indonesia as the host joined the national event.
Siung Beach is located in Purwodadi Village Tepus Distric, a remote area Gunung Kidul Regency. It is about 70 kilometer from the center of Yogyakarta city. Although it is not really a long distance, it takes two hours drive for most of the road there are windy and steeply. Public transportation is little bit dificult, for the departures and arrivals time do not have fix time table. It will be easier for someone to get to Siung Beach by private vehicle. Public buses or mini vans leave from wonosari, the capital of the regencyto Tepus District. For one who wants to go Siung Beach, he or she can take this bus and stop at Jepitu Village is the last regular transportation. Going further to Siung beach, one can hire an ojek or motorcycle rider to the beach.
