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After the Sun Sets: How Yogyakarta’s Sepanjang Beach is Adopting the “Bali System” for Night Tourism
After the Sun Sets: How Yogyakarta’s Sepanjang Beach is Adopting the “Bali System” for Night Tourism For years, the rugged, white-sand coastline of Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, has been a daytime playground. Adventurers flocked to the “Rose of the South” to witness the sunrise over the Indian Ocean or to explore the sprawling shorelines of Sepanjang Beach. But as the clock struck six, the tide would pull the tourists back to the city, leaving the coast in a peaceful, yet economically silent, darkness. In 2026, that is changing. Taking a cue from the legendary shores of Jimbaran, Bali,...