Aquabike Jetski World Championship 2024 Again Held On Lake Toba, Equipped With A Meriah People's Party

The launch of the 2024 Aquabike Jetski World Championship (Yesica Sitinjak/VOI)

JAKARTA - Aquabike Jetski World Championship on Lake Toba on November 13-17, 2024. The event, which is organized by PT Aviasi Wisata Indonesia (Persero) or InJourney, will be equipped with People's Party which is filled with interesting entertainment.

This year's organizing is the second year of the world-class jet ski championship series being held at Lake Toba. It was stated that 73 racers from 30 countries will compete in this event, with 10 of them being racers from Indonesia.

Aquabike Jetski World Championship has a competition divided into two categories, namely endurance and circuits. All competitions will be held in four locations, namely in Samosir, Simalungun, Karo, and Dairi.

The endurance category is held on the first to third days with locations in Karo, Dairi, and Simalungun Regencies. This category will be held at a closed circuit along three kilometers with a maximum time limit of one hour.

The circuit category will be held on the fourth and fifth days in Samosir Regency, precisely at Waterfront City Pangururan, Samosir.

In addition to the match, Aquabike Jetski World Championship 2024 is also enlivened by the Lake Toba People's Party, which is also held in the four locations. By combining the beauty of jetski sports with the beauty of Lake Toba's natural panorama, it is believed that it will provide its own appeal to this international-scale sporting event.

The Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia, Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, emphasized her support for the 2024 Aquabike Jetski World Championship international event. According to him, organizing events like this is not only to increase tourist visits, but also to improve the welfare of the local community through creative economic growth and the MSME sector.

"The organization of this event encourages the creation of economic opportunities for the surrounding community, ranging from the transportation, lodging, to local culinary sectors that visitors will enjoy," said Widiyanti, during a press conference held at the InJourney office, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, October 31, 2024.

As for the success of this event, InJourney collaborated with its subsidiary, InJourney Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) as the developer and manager of several Super Priority Tourism Destinations (DPSP) in Indonesia as the executor or organizing of the event. InJourney also synergizes with the Ministry, Institutions, and local Governments to jointly support this event as a form of realizing its commitment to developing Lake Toba tourism destinations.

One of InJourney's initiatives for Indonesia's aviation and tourism industries is to design and organize international tourism and event attractions such as F1 Powerboat, MotoGP in Mandalika, Central Lombok, and also the 2024 Aquabike Jetski World Championship event which this year is the second year that we have held, "explained Plt. President Director of InJourney, Maya Watono.

In this event, various levels of society, communities, and local MSMEs will be collaborated to participate in enlivening this series of events, thus having an impact on joint progress.

There are several series of events at this event, one of which is the Solu Bolon competition or Dragon Boat between districts, which will be attended by 8 districts. This event will also be enlivened by the performances of top artists such as Ada Band, Radja Band, Wika Salim, and various local artists.