Samas Beach is one of the many beaches in the southern shoreof Yogyakarta. As with many other beaches in Yogyakarta, Samas Beach ischaracterized by powerful waves and strong wind. Even so, this place is verypopular among the youth in Yogyakarta.
Samas Beach is characterized by its many deltas, itsfreshwater lake by the beach, and the rare turtles. Samas is also popular forthe beautiful flower garden at its gate. Some say that Samas Beach offers acomplete affordable holiday experience if you consider all attractions nearby.Here is what you need to know about Samas Beach.
Location
Samas Beach is located roughly 33 km from the city ofYogyakarta. The road to the beach is also quite good and can be reached inapproximately an hour by private vehicle. The entrance fee is also very cheap,only IDR 5,000 per person. There isn’t any additional fee, except maybe forparking fee if you drive your car or motorcycle to get to this beach.
Pesona Pengklik
Depending on how you name it, there is a lagoon or largefreshwater pond just by the beach. It is called Pesona Pengklik. This lagoon isan important place for local people as they farm their fish there. It is aquite large lagoon, entirely protected from the sea. However, it is notswimmable as the water are murky due to the fishery activities there.
There is a bamboo bridge splitting the lagoon. This bridgeis functional but is mostly used for taking selfies. Built by local people, youhave to pay IDR5000 to use this bridge. If you are into photography, thisbridge is a wonderful spot to aim your camera to.
Old Rituals
The community living near Samas Beach has an old ritual. Inessence, it is similar to many Sedekah Laut ceremony you can find in almost allparts of Java. People express their gratitude to God for the livelihood andblessings they have received throughout the year. There are two ceremonies heldevery year; Labuhan Sedekah Laut and Kirab Tumuruning Maheso Suro.
Flower Garden
There is a beautiful flower garden near the entrance of Samas Beach. The Resoinangun Garden offers not only the well-kept beautiful garden but also a wonderful view of the area. From this garden, you can see a vast rice field and several selfie platform.
This garden has a great collection of celosia, sunflower, and many other flowers species. Entrance fee to this garden is only IDR5000.
Nearby Attractions
There are several beautiful places you can find near SamasBeach. Goa Cemara and Pandansari Beach just a kilometer or so to the west. Tothe east, you can find Parangkusumo Beach and its beautiful sand dunes. You canalso climb the Kalajivamasti Lighthouse nearby.
All in all, Samas Beach is a lovely destination, but youmight want to explore the whole area nearby as there are many beautifulattractions there. Samas Beach is unique in term of the natural landscape andthe culture of its people. You will definitely have a great time visiting thisbeach.