Nepal to host first-ever International balloon festival next week

Dec 18, 2024

Kathmandu (Nepal), Dec 18 (ANI): Nepal will host its first-ever International Balloon Festival next week in Nepal’s Pokhara. Addressing a press conference, the organisers of Balloon Nepal Pvt. Ltd. announced the commencement of the International Balloon Festival along the Pame Phant of Pokhara commencing from 24th December 2024 to 1st January 2025. According to the organisers, the festival and the flights on the hot air balloon will give a new perspective of Pokhara's scenic beauty to the attendees. The introduction of the International Balloon Festival in Nepal follows the suit of some internationally acknowledged celebrations across the globe. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, held in the US in 1972 for the first time and continuing over time now hosts about 500 balloons flying annually in New Mexico, attracting over a million tourists. The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta- in England; Saga International Balloon Fiesta -in Japan; Mondial Air Balloons Event- in France, and Cappadocia International Balloon Festival in Turkey are world-renowned balloon festivals organized across the globe. Balloon Nepal, established in 2015, has been operating commercial balloon flights in Pokhara since 2017.