Venue: Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga
Where we stayed: Euro Tour Hotel International (P3,000/night for a Suite Room)
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Since the hot air balloon flights will start at 5:30 in the morning (we thought so!) and we couldn't leave early from our place , I thought of booking a hotel room around Clark but to no avail. They were all fully booked! We just decided to find a hotel room outside Clark Freeport Zone once we get there. We were able to find a hotel room but the only available room was the Suite room that only had 1 double bed and a sofa bed. We had to avail an extra mattress (P600) since there were 7 of us.The hotel was 15 minutes away from the venue. I think I'll book a room at Euro Tour Hotel again just in case we decided to attend next year's hot air balloon festival but we'll avail a cheaper room.
Aside from hot air balloon flights, there were also lots of exhibits and fun activities such as Paragliding Exhibition, Aerobatic Air Show, Skydiving Exhibition, Aerobatic Flight Display and a lot more. The kids wanted to fly a kite but we had to go back to our hotel room to freshen up, prepare for our next destination and check out.
We decided to attend on the second day ( friday) since it will be jam packed on weekends.
We got there at 500:Am
We were lucky enough to be able to reserve a spot.
At 6:00AM, balloons were starting to inflate
Getting ready to take off!
I love this cake shaped balloon!
The daisy and panda shaped balloons are a darling!
car shaped balloon
bird shaped balloon
Paraglider
at 7:20 AM every balloon has flown up away except for the daisy, panda and the one behind us. I'm not sure what went wrong. The daisy shaped balloon was able to take off a few meters above the ground but surprisingly descended slowly towards the ground.
Unlimited use of props for picture taking (P20/pax)
Our Hotel Room
Overall it was a delightful experience! The kids were overjoyed! Who couldn't be happier if you get to spend wonderful happy moments with loved ones. It sure was a joyous day for all of us!
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Such a happy bonding for the family, love all the wacky faces of the kids.
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Looks so much fun! :)
At obvious na obvious din that everyone had a blast! ♥
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Wah, nasa list ko dina ng hot air balloon festival pero sa kasawiang palad hindi ako nakapag-leave kaya next year lang ulit.
You got a great spot. Sabi nga nila dapat daw early bird kasi palaging crowded lalo na pag weekend. The room were you stayed is nice too. But the most important thing is you enjoyed the event with your family.
saya naman nito! kaka-engget! wish ko lang maka-attend din ako ng ganito. swerte ng mga bagets at laging bitbit sa mga larga nyo ah :D
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I haven't gone to that festival and I'd love to one day...
The balloons are all really cool and your photos are really nice!
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hahay... envy nanaman ako.... if we were closer we could have watched that too...
Sayang, Sophia would have love it. :)
I really wanted to watch this then kaso my sched won't allow me.. Love your photos, looks like all of you got a lot of fun :)
really cute, gustong gusto kong makapunta dyan, sa tv klang napanuod... :-( i really like your photo!
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I've always wanted to witness this. My lack of determination won't allow me! Haha!
Nice pics as usual, Anney. I love the daisy shaped balloon the most. Too bad hindi sya nakalipad. :P
nice! you surely had fun!
what a happy bunch! it's a great idea that you decided to check in at the hotel. i read from comments in FB that many people were caught in traffic going to the venue and did not get to see that many balloons, and were disappointed. So glad you were able to maximized the experience. i love the photos!
Wow! Thanks for posting about this. I have seen this in the news and I'm glad you shared some fotos to us of the event itself :) And it was family boding time, too. Nice :) Thanks for the visit also for my entry.
Super fun! Love the photos and the kids' smiles!
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nice experience and happy to see such event in my home country. The filipinos are very creative people:)
Yup! I saw it on the news on tv. Very nice... Bet the kids enjoyed themselves.
I've never been to Clark, never witnessed the hot air balloon fiesta, but I would love to witness that grand spectacle together with my hubby and little boy. Visiting back!
Such a nice event you guys have got. love all the hot air balloons design!
ang aga nyo!
i was able to go to this festival 2 years ago. it was fun!
beautiful pictures full of fun
yeh, your right! Nothing beats the happiness when you're with your loveones! It became more memorable!! Ganda ng mga balloons, very delightful!
Too bad I missed this year's hot air balloon fest, awesome photos! And thanks for visiting my blog!
wow... i never had a chance to attend a hot balloon event... nakakaexcite naman to
Ang ganda naman!
Gusto ko yung daisy balloon!
Beautiful pictures and great fun, I love those beautiful balloons, great colors. Greetings.
I've been to this annual event 3 or 4 years ago. Super fun. <3
I love the photos friend!
Rizza (beingwell)
Uy, ang saya naman!
We went there too, road trip nga lang, early morning at naligaw kami kaya ayun, late kaya medyo hindi maganda location namin. Pero ok na rin, at least na-witness ko na sa wakas ang hot air balloon festival. :)
that is one happy event to watch with the family Sis, love the pictures, looks like the family had a blast. Returning the visit from Happiness is...
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I love, love, love your photos. That looks so much fun. Wow you guys were sure early. :) I love the daisy balloon and that butterfly props. :) How beautiful!
Adin B
Wonderful shots. Different shapes of balloon are very nice.
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I can see you had a lot of fun:) Lovely blog I follow you now
mukhang enjoy na enjoy talaga kayo! tagal ko na gusto manood nyan, pero di kaya ng sched (lol, akala mo busy!)...oo nga, mas maganda magpa.reserve na siguro a week (or month!) before the event kasi ang dami siguradong aatend nyan.
Hi Anney! Looks like you had loads of fun! The pics speak for itself.
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isa sa mga gusto kong ma experience ang hot air balloon at ang para gliding sa subic, maybe one day, though not too soon..:)
last year nagpunta kmi ni hubby jan.. parang mas masaya ngyon.. dami kong friends na pumunta.. sayang busy kc ako lately..
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we went there also pero saturday,sobrang daming tao pero sulit ang 200php entrance fee.nag enjoy mga pamangkin ko..hopefully next year maka attend ulit kami
Hi Anney.
Been a long time i hadn't be here.
They are great balloons!
i wish we had that kind of festival here.
wow!! nakaka aliw naman. sana may ganyan din dito sa city namin. unluckily, wala nga. hehehe. sa TV at sa newspaper ko lang nawiwitness ang festival na yan!
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I'm so jealous! I really want to go to this event. :)
I've always wanted to see this but can't really coincide with the schedule huhu! I am so thrilled for all of you! syempre enjoy na enjoy lalo na ang mga mega pose na chikitings :)
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Look at the kids game na game kahit 5:00 am pa ng umaga... nakaka envy kayu :( pictures as usual are fantastic! thanks for dropping by from Tales from my so called life Tc darling! kisses sa mga kids~
Will try to see this next year. :-)
Great photos sis. Looks like everyone had a great time. :-)
oh, how fun! I've never been on a hot air balloon before.
I did hear that this is such a popular event. Lucky that you found a wonderful room to crash in. And good thinking in going there on a weekday. Di ako makadecide kung alin ang pinakacool na balloon - but I love the cake one too =)
And syempre it was all more special coz you were there with your family.
Saya =)
this looks so fun! i wish i could gothere someday.
gusto ko din ulit bumalik para makapag-picture ng balloons! di pa ganoon ka-sikat ang hot air balloon fiesta when we saw it. konti lang tao so OK lang late dumating. though i think it's better now kasi mas madaming makikita.
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Hi Anney! Sorry, dito ko na sasagutin yung tanong mo regarding the Charlie Brown musical. Medyo mahal sya as compared to the other plays I've been to, pero less expensive naman than Mamma Mia. Hehehe! If I remember correctly, the cheapest ticket for the CB musical is around 700 or 800. You can check Ticketworld din. =)
beautiful and colorful balloons Sis
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We hv this balloon festival annually too, but not as many choices as yours!^^
ganda ulit ng pics! saya-saya! :)
Ang kulit ng mga posing lalo na ng mga kids!
It was indeed a delightful experience for kids and adult as well! I would love my kids to witness the same event.
BTW, I love the cake balloon too. And nagulat ako, ang mura ng suite ha, ang ganda pa. Thanks for sharing!
kakaaliw! ever ready talaga sa camera ang mga kids,sanay na sanay na :)
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Oh wow! That is certainly awesome! I haven't been to Clark, but visiting the place one day is definitely on my wish list.
Visiting late from Color Connection. Thanks for the visit!
For the longest time, I've been wanting to go to this event but I always miss it.
Thanks for sharing your awesome photos!
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Do they have a Kite Flying? I really love kites.
such a colorful post! love the kiddo's smiles!
For us, that meant that we had to be on site at 6:45am. Many companies also offer to pick you up at your hotel for a small additional charge. Our adventure began when we meet our Rainbow Ryders crew at the launch site.
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