Gunung Kidul

Gunung Kidul is a regency in Central Java, part of the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia.

Understand
Gunung Kidul is in a karst region, known for the beautiful beaches.

Get in
Take a bus or ride a scooter/drive from Yogyakarta to Wonosari.

Get around
Ideally you come with a scooter or a car, as the beaches are far apart.

Beaches
At least there are 100 beaches in Gunungkidul. List from west to east.

Extreme snack
Buy a snack made from fried grasshoppers or locals called walang goreng.

Local snack
There are snacks made from cassava which has become a specialty in Gunung Kidul, Gatot and Tiwul. Also, Peyek Rumput Laut is made from seaweed.

Eat
Gunung Kidul has many local traditional dishes like kicikan (beef with local spices), and some foods made from tempeh such as puli tempe, tempe manding, jangan lombok ijo etc.

Near Timang Beach, there are also seafood restaurants, especially lobster. There is an oversupply of restaurants that run along the coastal roads of Krakal, Sundak and Indrayanti. The cuisine is traditionally Indonesian, mostly simple warungs that specifically offer fish and seafood. The following can be recommended:

Drink
As a regency with numerous beaches, the whole coconut drink is very common in Gunung Kidul. The price is in the range of Rp10,000-20,000.

Connect
The telephone area code of Gunung Kidul is 0274.

Go next

 * Yogyakarta
 * Parangtritis
 * Wonogiri