Drini Beach is one of the famous beaches in Gunung Kidul. This beach is located in Tanjungsari District, Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta, precisely east of Baron Beach and Sepanjang Beach. Drini Beach location is also still one lane with other beaches like Kukup Beach, Krakal Beach, Beach sundak, and several other beaches.
Drini Beach has an interesting natural landscape with its green hills, its white sand and its blue sea. One characteristic of this Drini Beach is the presence of a small island located on the south coast. The location of the island is located not far to the beach, so we can also visit there to see the island.
In addition to the island, Drini Beach is also flanked by two hills to the east and the west which makes the view more interesting. On the edge of Drini Beach there is also a neat Gazebo and parked fishermen boats and commonly used by fishermen to find fish in the sea.
Access to Drini Beach
To get to Drini Beach from Yogyakarta city, we have to travel approximately 60 km or 2-3 hours. We can pass the path from Wonosari, Panggang, or Parangtritis Beach. The access road to Drini Beach is quite good, although the road terrain that we went through a little winding. But the beautiful scenery along the way in Gunung Kidul certainly make your journey more enjoyable. To enter Drini Beach, we only need to pay the retribution fee of Rp. 10.000, - only. That also includes other beach entry costs such as, Baron Beach, Beach kukup, Beach along, Krakal Beach, and others.