Depok Beach

Among the other beaches in the area of ​​Bantul, Depok Beach was the one that looks most are designed to be the center of culinary tours to enjoy seafood. On this beach, there are a number of food stalls offering traditional sea food, lined up not far from the beach. Some food stalls and even intentionally designed to face south, so while enjoying the seafood, you can view the high seas with big waves.

Nuance typical diner coastal and fishing activities Depok Beach has grown since 10 years ago. According to the story, around 1997, some fishermen from Cilacap to find an adequate place of landing in Depok Beach. The fishermen with catches are enough to arouse Depok Beach residents who made their living as farmers to catch fish.
Some coastal residents began to become "tekong", local term for fish finders. The tekong go to sea with a capital of a motorboat equipped with an outrigger. Catching fish is done almost throughout the year, except on certain days that are considered sacred, namely Tuesday and Friday POND POND. Outside the fish a bad season that lasts between the months of June to September, the number of catches is quite good.
Because the number of catches is large enough, then the locals opened the Fish Landing Base (PPI) which is then fitted with a Fish Auction Place (TPI) named Mina Bahari 45. Place the fish auction at the beach even accept deposits fish caught by fishermen on the other beaches. When YogYES visit, where the auction is being visited by the tourists.
With the increasing number of visitors to the beach which is 1.5 kilometers from Parangtritis, then opened the diner-diner seafood. Generally, food stalls that stood on this beach offers a traditional feel. The building looks simple diner with a pyramid roof, while the seat is designed Lesbian using mats and small tables. Simple, clean and comfortable dining.

Various seafood dishes are worth trying. The most popular fish dish is tuna and cheap, worth Rp. 8000.00 per kilogram, equivalent to 5-6 fish. Other fish types that can be enjoyed is white snapper and red snapper with a price range of Rp. 17,000.00 - Rp. 25,000.00 per kilogram. Types of fish are quite expensive is bawal, at Rp. 27.000.00 - Rp 60,000 per kilogram. Besides fish, there are also crabs, shrimp and squid.

Seafood is usually cooked with baked or fried. If you want to order it, you can go to the fish auction to order fish or other marine catches. After that, you usually will be escorted to one of the stalls at the beach by one resident. No need to worry about expensive prices, plus half a kilo of tuna and drinks tasted, only sold Rp. 22.000.00 including cooking services.
Satisfied to enjoy seafood, you can exit the beach and turn right onto the Parangkusumo and Parangtritis. There, you will find a rare natural scenery and stunning, the sandbanks. Sand dunes on the beach this is the only one in Southeast Asia and is a phenomenon rarely found in the tropics. Here, you can enjoy the vast expanse of sand, like in a desert.
Sand dunes located near Depok Beach formed over thousands of years through a process that is quite unique. In the past, there are various types are formed, namely barchan dune, comb dune, parabolic dune and longitudinal dune. Currently only a few artifacts, namely barchan and longitudinal. Wind sea and the steep hill to the east of the sand fly Merapi activity deposited near the river to the mainland, forming dunes or dune.
To enjoy seafood as well as views of sand dunes, you can go through the same route with Parangtritis from Yogyakarta. After arriving at the near post retribution Parangtritis, you can turn right onto Depok Beach. Depok Beach entrance fee to only Rp. 4000.00 for two people and one motorcycle. When you bring a car, you are charged Rp. 5000.00 plus cost of an individual.