Trisik Beach

Trisik Beach is one of the main tourism attractions  of  Kulon Progo Regency. It offers scenic panorama especially at dawn or dusk.  Not far from the beach there are green rice fields and coconut plantations  owned by the local people. Enjoying this view are perfect for urban people  after exhausting routines.


Aside from the  beach view, the daily activity of the local people living at the surrounding of  Trisik Beach is also something interesting.  There are the fishermen at the fish auction market and the turtle preservation.  These activities are potential for tourism attraction if managed seriously,  creatively and innovatively. The fact is that they are not. Lacking knowledge  on spatial and coastal management is one of the main causes.


The exotic rural  area and its fishing activity is the common view you will find as you arrive at  the beach. There you can see rows of motorboats that people use to fish, food  stalls made of gedhek (bamboo panels) where you can quench your thirst.


Features
The strong village  atmosphere differs Trisik  Beach from the other  beaches in Kulon Progo. The fact that local people  make use of the coastal area  and the sea as their means of support also add to the strong rural atmosphere.


The fish auction  market is one of the spots you will see when entering the beach area. This is  the heart of the locals activities who are mostly fishermen. Usually, the  place gets busy soon  as they return from sailing.


On certain  occasions, you may also see various birds flying around the beach. Trisik is in  fact one of the transit of migratory birds from many places. Some of these  birds are the marsh sandpipers, waders, wood  sandpipers, red-necked stint,  Pacific Golden-Plover, Little Ringed Plover, and swiflet.


There are also the  non-migratory birds such as the cattle agret, and glossy swiflet, blue-banded  kingfisher. Trisik beach is a potential tourism destination. Aside from the  beach sand and splashing waves, the locals daily activities give tourists  another reason to come. The beach is situated at the side of the main road thus  accessible by private vehicle.


If you walk  westwards following the asphalt road toward Glagah Beach,  you will see the other activity of the local people. On the right and left of  the road, you can see people spreading out water hyacinth in the sun. They  derive the  plant from Ambarawa and dry them to be sold to the craftsmen who  would  make them into various items such as bag, slipper and boxes. The crafts   are marketed to town and craft businessmen all over Indonesia for finishing process. In  this process they usually add accessories to beautify the crafts. Although  still run in small scale, the water hyacinth processing obviously gives revenue  to the local people.


Trisik Beach is administratively included in Galur  District, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Province of Yogyakarta. It takes ±1.5  hours from Yogyakarta downtown to Trisik  Beach by road trip.  Tourists can take a Bantul - Purworejo bus which pass Palbapang and Srandakan.  Arriving at  Srandakan, tourists must continue to Brosot passing the 600 meter  bridge across Progo River. There is still  another 5 km road before arriving at Trisik   Beach. Tourists can take  one of the traditional transportations such as dokar, andong, or sado (all are  special horse-cart of Yogyakarta). The entrance  ticket to Trisik Beach is Rp 2,000


The supporting  facilities are relatively  inadequate. The buildings and roads towards the beach  are not well-maintained and it seems that they are abandoned. But tourists  should not worry since there are food stalls where tourists can relieve their  weariness after the long and hard trip. The stalls offer various snacks and  drinks such as green coconut ice.

Source : wisatamelayu.com