Yogyakarta-Siung Beach on the south coast region Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), which now began to develop as a tourist attraction known special interest for the sport of rock climbing.
"Siung Beach was not only offers a beautiful panorama of the beach with gorgeous white sand. However, after opening the event Asian Climbing Gathering 2005, now that the beach area is also known as rock climbing area which attracted many tourists," said Public Relations Regional Tourism Board ( Baparda) DIY, Nurhidayat in Yogyakarta.
According to him, every year about 600 tourists visit the beach area specifically to enjoy the special interest tours rock climbing. Compared to other climbing locations in Indonesia, rock climbing area in the Beach Siung has certain advantages not possessed by other areas.
"In addition to landscape and beautiful natural scenery, rock climbing route on the Beach Siung can contain 250 lines, so that in each event participant can do the same cliff climbing," he said.
He said, special interest tours such as rock climbing is now promoted by many developed countries. ASEAN region itself classified as having potential for special interest tourism market climbing high enough. Thailand, for example, each year 30,000 tourists are able to bring special people climbing contest.
Compared to Phuket area, Thailand is already went international, Siung Beach is still losing a lot but in the next few years of support facilities and infrastructure support to the location that will be addressed.
"Thus, Siung Beach area has advantages not only a beautiful beach panorama, but also as a tourist destination for rock climbing is fun," he said.
He said, Baparda DIY cooperation with the Department of Tourism and Culture has organized Gunungkidul Gatherings Climbing Indonesia in 2008 that lasted Siung Coast 29-30 August 2008.
"The activity was diiikuti of 93 participants coming from various cities in Indonesia such as Solo, Jakarta, Semarang, Bandung, Kalimantan, Palembang, and one participant from the United States and host of Yogyakarta," he said.
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