Fire up for a colorful rideThailand International Balloon Festival

Experience the excitement as hot air balloons jostle for space as their envelopes are inflated prior to flight at the Thailand International Balloon Festival. Take in the view from the basket as a balloon rises over Chiang Mai, travels across rice paddies and roadways, before skating over rooftops and making a successful landing. Time-lapse and slow exposures add to the spectacle of flames shooting from burners and illuminating balloons from around the world during night-time launches.