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Fans of paragliding should consider adding one more destination to their list of places to visit: Modangan Beach.
Located in Sumberoto village in Malang, East Java, the beach, which
has recently been named a tourist village area, is known as a place
associated with the aerospace industry.
As paragliding serves as one of the beach’s main attractions, a local
community, the Modangan Paragliding Club, employs senior paragliding
coaches to train local youths to become paragliding athletes. The
village is also home to a picturesque teak forest and several
Instagrammable spots.
For those looking to spend a few days at the destination, Malang
village is currently developing five homestay areas that occupy 1.5
hectares of land. The local administration reportedly plans to offer
opportunities for the villagers to open their houses to be used as
homestays for tourists.
Sumberoto village head Budi Utomo says the administration has plans
to develop halal tourism at Modangan Beach, considering that the
villagers are known to be religious.
TheJakartaPost
