Central Luzon’s Hot Air Balloon Festival: 3 fun things to do
The hot air balloon festival, done every February in Clark Airfield, Pampanga, is one of the most popular aeronautical activities that you can find in the Philippines. From having colorful hot-air balloons filling up the sky, from the strangest flying machines that you wouldn’t believe can lift up into the air, the hot air balloon festival has everything for everyone. Let’s check out some fun nice things you can do in this festival:
Shoot the Sky
The hot air balloon festival’s many beautiful sights to see makes it a wonderful place to shoot pictures. It’s a haven for journalists and photographers, with even local galleries promoting the event. Professional and amateur photographers shoot to their delight as they document and take in all the pictures they can get. From the colorful spectrum of balloons in the sky, and from having to shoot way above; all kinds of beautiful images can result from this great outdoor activity.
I can fly too
Though you’re no pilot, you can join in the aeronautical fun too. By simply bringing your own kite, you can experience flying the clear open skies of Pampanga. The Kite Association of the Philippines is a regular participant of the hot air balloon festivals, where they show festival attendees the wonders and capabilities of their large, creative kites. They also help people fly kites, so if you don’t know how to fly one, you wouldn’t need to worry.
Up, up away I go
For a small fee, festival participants are allowed to ride on some of the best hot air balloons. Just seeing these wonderful aircrafts is a sight to behold; imagine the thrill to ride in one! You can get to feel how is it to be like a bird, flying among the most colorful of man-made aircrafts ever.
Central Luzon’s Hot Air Balloon Festival is an event that anyone, regardless of being an aeronautical junkie or not, shouldn’t miss out. It’s got everything for everyone! Photography hobbyists and experts can get those once elusive landscape and air shots they’ve always crave for. Kite flying can be enjoyed, with experts and amateurs showing and sharing all their tips and tricks on comfortable flying. And aside from watching, riding on a hot air balloon in itself is an experience that anyone will surely treasure for their entire life. So when it’s February, make sure to visit Clark Airfield Pampanga for a wonderful, one-of-a-kind aeronautical thrill.