Hot Air Balloon Putrajaya Pictures

I took some time off my schedule to drive down to Putrajaya and catch the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011 as today is the second last day. Reaching there at about 5.00 pm, the weather was not too promising as it was raining.

But the crowd there was incredible! Everywhere I turned, there were hundreds if not thousands of people with umbrellas walking around the area. It was pretty much packed despite the weather.

Anyway, walking around and snapping away, I finally found a stall that sold a poncho as the rain did not seem to be stopping.

The MC announced that due to the great weather now, they were awaiting the airspace marshals to give the go-ahead for the hot air balloons to start lifting off.

Looking around, I should say there were at least ten thousand people around. Many of them crowding the balloon set up barricade snapping away. 

The bright orange hot air balloon lifts off the ground to the cheer of the crowd. Slowly, one by one the balloons start taking form and eventually lift off.

There were at least seven balloons that took off this evening.  Two Blimps were seen flying around the event area so that was something new here. Below are a series of pictures taken this evening with my trusty Nikon D60 camera.

If you are planning to visit the Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011, go early at about 7.00 am! Enjoy and if you have any comments, please feel free to mention.

Video of the Hot Air Balloons taking off

You will find a lot of families, couples, foreigners and even photographers at this hot air balloon even in Malaysia.

There is ample parking around the area and lots of food and drinks. Make sure you bring your umbrella just in case it rains.

If you are staying for a full day, and night, be sure to check out the Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Night Glow event, which is something unique and very worthwhile to experience.

How to go to Putrajaya?

From Kuala Lumpur, it is a 50 to 60-minute drive to Putrajaya, depending on the time of the day. In most cases, visitors here will self drive to the event, and spend a full day here.

Since 2015, Grabcar has been in service all over Malaysia, and you can hail one from anywhere to come here, and to get back to Kuala Lumpur, you can also do the same from Putrajaya.

Conclusion

This event is one of Malaysia’s successful event, with over 100,000 people visiting the hot air balloon Putrajaya event.

In the last few years since 2017, the event has branched out to the Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, which takes place in February.

The Putrajaya hot Air Balloon Fiesta takes place in March, and at Precinct 2 of the Federal Territory here, so see you there for the next event.