Ngliyep Beach, Beach in Kedungsalam, Indonesia

Ngliyep Beach is a sandy shoreline along the Indian Ocean bordered by steep cliffs and tropical forest growth. The coastal area contains several natural features including sheltered coves and rock formations that create varied terrain along the water's edge.

Mbah Atun, a migrant from Yogyakarta, is credited with finding the beach in 1919, and it was officially opened in 1951. In the 1980s it was a favourite destination in East Java, known before Balekambang and Sendangbiru. Land disputes between the regional government and Perum Perhutani later left it less well managed.

Every 14th of Maulud (Rabiulawal), Kedungsalam villagers hold a labuhan: a goat or cow is slaughtered and shared, some food is cast into the sea, and offerings are carried about 300 m over a bridge to Gunung Kombang, accompanied by Jaranan performers and guards in adat dress. The rite is traced to Mbah Atun, credited with finding the beach in 1919.

Access is via paved road from the nearest city, with travel taking several hours depending on the starting point. Visitors should prepare for changing conditions, as rain and ocean swells can affect beach access and surrounding pathways.

Teluk Putri, reached by a short climb up the hill on the left side of Ngliyep, holds a layer of sand about 40 cm thick, fine as a princess's skin, in a strip no more than 100 m long. Visitors may stand on the sand but not approach the water's edge, because waves there can be large.