From a height of more than 100 m, the hot air balloon takes visitors from Ham Nghi Stadium (Hue City) a distance of 5 km and lands in Phu My Commune (Phu Vang District) or Tu Ha Ward (Huong Tra Town) within 30-45 minutes.
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Early morning of May 4, the 2016 International Hot Air Balloon Festival took place at Ham Nghi Stadium (Hue Imperial City). This is one of the outstanding activities at Hue Festival 2016. In addition to the Vietnamese team, there were also 8 other countries participating: England, the Netherlands, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines. |
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Elly Tran made a surprise appearance at the show. The beauty wore an ao dai and was the ambassador of the festival. |
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She boarded the hot air balloon representing Vietnam for the press to film. |
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Visitors can experience panoramic views of Hue city from a hot air balloon, at an altitude of 300-500m. |
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During the opening ceremony, hot air balloons from participating countries performed impressively. Passengers experiencing hot air balloons also enjoyed the Night of Lights, took beautiful photos to win plane tickets, competed in children's painting and released wishes on balloons. |
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Funny-shaped hot air balloons appeared in the sky of the ancient capital of Hue, making many locals and tourists excited. |
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From the hot air balloon, passengers can admire the ancient beauty of Hue Citadel. This is the first time the Festival Organizing Committee has included hot air balloons in the festival. |
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Vietnam's representative hot air balloon is 25 m high, 18 m wide, has a flight distance of 5 km, maximum altitude of 150 m and will be a hot air balloon serving tourists. |
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The service flight schedule for tourists is from 5:30 to 8:00 and from 17:00 to 18:30 on May 4 and 5. With a duration of 30 to 45 minutes, passengers will depart from Ham Nghi Airport (Hue City) and travel a distance of 5 km and land in Phu My Commune (Phu Vang District) or Tu Ha Ward (Huong Tra Town). The ticket price for this route is 6 million VND. |
According to VNE