Uttar Pradesh to host 4-day Hot Air Balloon and Boat Racing Festival from January 17

Uttar Pradesh is all set to host the Hot Air Ballooning and Boat Racing Festival this month. Referring to this, the UP Tourism department recently released the logos of four-day International Hot Air Ballooning and Boat Racing festival. The festival will be held at Varanasi from January 17.

Revealing more about the logo, Joint Director Tourism Priti Srivastava stated that the logo, in a shape of shield, reads ‘Kashi balloon & boat festival,’ and for branding of the events, the department will be introducing blimp, inflatable balloons, and floating cylinders.
Revealing more about the four-day festival, Srivastava added that mapping of a 3 km stretch of river Ganga, between Dashashwamedh and Namo ghats had been done for the boat race, which will be taking place between January 17 and 20. Names of the proposed teams that will participate in the race are Gangaputra, Navik Sena, Kashi Lahiri, Jal Yodhas, Kashi Keepers, Ganga Lahiri, Nauka Riders, Jal Sena, Ganga Vahini, Bhagirathi Sevaks, Gaumukh Giants and Ghat Keepers, she adde.

As a part of the Hot Air Ballooning Fest which is all set to be held from January 17 to 20, morning flights, tethered flight, and night glows will be organised for the visitors to enjoy. The Tourism Director also added that the locations for the launch and possible landing sites of hot air balloons have also been finalised. Apart from this, she also added that paramotor activities will also be organised during the fest.