This is the occasion to celebrate the 67th anniversary of Vietnam national day and the 20th anniversary of Binh Thuan province’s re-establishment. The festival will take place with the participation of about 50 balloonists from all parts of the world such as Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United State, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the host Vietnam.
Air Balloon
In VIHABF 2012, the tourists will have interesting experiences with around 30 colorful balloons in different shapes and sizes.For example, the special balloons shaped golden cat, golden pig and dragon fruit are from Vietnam, ice cream from the US, or orange, funny elephant from Europe.
In addition, the highlight of the event is a grand dinner gala featuring lantern effects by the hot air balloon teams to celebrate Vietnam National Day on September 2. More than 20 giant balloons as high-rise buildings will be built on the yard and blow the fire inside and ending with colorful firework performance.
Furthermore, a lot of side-activities and other performances during the main festival will be also hold at the same time. A marine tourism trade fair, a music show, a glowing night performance, a photography contest and exhibition under the theme ‘Binh Thuan- Sunshine and blue sea’ will also be included as parts of the festival.
During the event time, all teams will perform twice a day (6:00-8:30 and 16:00-18:00) and the balloons will fly at the height of 200-500 meters with speed limit is 28km/h in order to facilitate tourists’ contemplation. Besides, there will be 5 balloons anchored at festival area for tourists to travel.
This will be the festival attracting the large number of domestic and international tourists. If successful, it is expected to become an annual event in Vietnam in the future.
(Source :: http://getvietnamvisa.org )