hot air balloon seen floating around Doha
A friend sent me this photo early this morning. Any idea if they are holding hot air balloon festival this year?
I heard something about a hot air balloon festival in Powell this weekend on Good Day Columbus this morning but I can’t find any info about it anywhere! Does anyone know anything about it??
Hello all,
Edit : called number provided by pickles in comments and she shared the following info :
1- Wadi Rum festival runs from 1-3 Oct. 6am to 11pm 2- Entry tickets are 25JD and paying for them can be done at their offices in Abdali or they send over a driver to your house FOC 3- Tickets for balloon flight (tied and up to 500m up) can be bought on site for 30JD 4- We’re going by car, they have parking and we’re arranging our own accommodation but they do so too for 35JD-70JD per person depending on the “room”. There are also bus transfers available for 18JD both ways.
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I’ve been trying to find a reliable source to provide details about the hot air balloon festival in Wadi Rum and to purchase tickets directly through the events organizers if possible.
Unfortunately, Facebook posts shared with me (Don’t have FB) are sounding more and more fishy with their western union payment requests and prices , and the website I found once (can’t find it anymore) lacked so much information that it also seemed like a scam.
I’m new to living in Jordan, so not quiet sure how organized they are in hosting events and properly advertising things, but from my experience, this whole festival could easily be a made up event used to con people for money.
If any one has any info that might help, please share.
Thanks !
My friends and I are going to the hot air balloon festival tomorrow at Dorthea Dix but we weren’t sure if we could bring our four-legged friends or not. Looked online and couldn’t find anything. Does anyone know if dogs are ok to bring?
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Growing up, London Ontario's Hot Air Balloon Festival (sponsored by Sundance Balloons) was an event that brought our community together. The festival, which was held for the first time in 1984 and originally called the London Balloon Fiesta, used to take place in Harris Park at the forks of the Thames River during Simcoe Day (first Monday in August) weekend.
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