JAKARTA - Thousands of participants from various regions took part to enliven the NTB Rinjani Color Run event which was centered in Sembalun, East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province. Rinjani Color Run is very unique because participants feel the sensation of being splashed with colorful corn powder.
This five-kilometer running event passes through rice fields and Sembalun residents' villages. At each kilometer, runners will be doused from head to toe with a different colored powder.
As a result, participants who start wearing white will finish the race with a full body pattern of various colors. This activity is also coupled with coffee with Sembalun coffee with thousands of participants and the local community.
Thousands of participants came to the location the day before the event and in the morning the participants started arriving to the Star point at Sembalun Bumbung Field. Furthermore, after the participants were released, they ran and were pelted with colorful flour at several points by officers who had been prepared along the road they were passing, either on the highway or through the houses of residents in the village.
Furthermore, after arriving at the finish line, the participants were again pelted with colorful flour. At the time of the announcement of the dorprize, the participants were seen swaying after the Bang Amtenar Group appeared to entertain the participants.
"Rinjani Calor Run is quite good. My family and I are participating in an activity like this for the first time. It's really fun," said tourist from Mataram City, Abiyan in Sembalun.
The activity was even more lively, after the participants one by one got lucky draw prizes, ranging from cellphones, TVs and motorbikes as well as several other prizes.
This event emphasized that the tourism potential in NTB is not only the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Mandalika, but the tourist destination on Mount Rinjani is quite beautiful and becomes an attraction for increasing visits by local and foreign tourists.
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