Chennai to host the TN International Balloon Festival - Details here!!
Who doesn’t like to watch colourful hot air balloons heading towards the skies?
Thiruvidanthai in ECR or East Coast Road in Chennai will be buzzing with lots of activities soon. The tenth edition of TNIBF or Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival would be inaugurated by the minister for rural industries Mr. TM. Anbarasan at Thiruvidanthai. By this, the Chennai residents` desire to be part of the hot air balloon festival would be fulfilled. Fantastic isn’t it!!
Hot air balloon festivals are happening across the world and 10 years back in Pollachi in TN Mr. Benedict Salvo organised a hot air balloon festival. At that time, it took many by surprise and was spoken in huge esteem. This balloon festival over the decade has been recognised as India’s only balloon festival. This would be the tenth year and it would take place in Chennai. This was mentioned by Mr. Benedict Salvo, TNIBF founder. Information is that this hot air balloon festival would have the closing ceremony in Madurai.
The wind conditions play a huge role in this amazing event. There would be as many as 10 hot air balloons from several countries like the UK, France, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand.
Public coming to watch this event would witness hot air balloons in several special shapes and sizes of baby monsters, Hugo the cheetah, Wes the wolf, Eli the elephant etc. In addition to these, there would be a separate balloon for TN tourism also. Mini balloon models would showcase the working of hot air balloons to the kids who come to witness the event. Domestic tourism would be boosted by hot air balloons festivals etc.
To know about various opportunities that exist in hot air balloon piloting, aspiring young balloonists can enrol themselves in the balloon crew programme.
