Table 3.6 Type of objects Tourism in Parangtritis
No Type of object
The object
1 Cultural tourism
Bela belu Burial Maulana Magribi Burial
Cepuri watugilang 2
Natural tourism Gembirowati Highland
Parangtritis beach Parangkusumo beach
Depok beach Gumuk pasir Sand dune
Parangwedang Hot spring water TPI Depok landing fish market
3 Educational tourism
Geospatial Laboratory Ultra light
3.6.1 Cultural Tourism
Cepuri watugilang. Cepuri watugilang is the legend sites where Kanjeng Ratu
Kidul meet one of the Mataram Monarchs, Panembahan Senopati, whom she visited and communed with on certain occasions, then they married. On certain days known
as Suro in the Javanese calendars, locals people have a ceremonial procession, with many seen presenting offerings on the beach to honor Nyai Roro Kidul and the queen
of the South Sea. During the day, many visit the beach and hold what is known locally as tirakatan one-day fasting as they pray for their wishes to be fulfilled. People in
black are frequently seen sitting on the beach in a meditating pose the whole night. Some local people who have done meditation on the beach said that through
meditation they could see a green dragon and Nyi Roro Kidul, who remains young and beautiful.
Syeh Belu-Belus and Maulana Magribi burial. This sacred funeral is located
on a fishing hill. In particular days, there are various people making devotional visit there, especially on one night before Friday and Tuesday in Kliwon day one of 5
Javanese days regarded as the most mystic day.
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3.6.2 Natural Tourism
There are interesting natural tourism objects, i.e: Parangwedang, Parangkusumo beach, Parangendog beach, Gambirowati highland, Langse cave.
Gumbirowati Highland. Along the Parangtritis road on the way to the Langse
cave, people can reach this place. Just from this highland, people may get pleasure from the beautiful horizon of Parangtritis beach. The Gapit Hill is another place
around this highland, for taking sport of gantole.
Gumuk pasir sand dunes. There is spreading sand dunes named gumuk. The
gumuk in this area is a rare phenomenon in the humid tropical area; even it is the only one in the South East of Asia area. The other places with similar sand dunes are the
Arabic Saudi and the Gobi desert China. The gumuk is a natural laboratory formed through thousands years. There are some rare gumuk shape types in Parangkusumo,
namely barchans, parabolic, and longitudinal dunes. Nowadays, the types are not as complete as before, but the barchans and longitudinal ones, the figure can be seen in
appendix 7.
Parangwedang. Parangwedang is a hot spring that is rich of mineral the mostly
elements are Na, Cl, and Mg. Uniquely, the sulfur element, the most common content of spring, is found there. Some people have to visit this place for bathing or washing
the body in accordance of caring the leather.
3.6.3 Educational Tourism
