{"id":49055,"date":"2022-02-18T11:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T08:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34752"},"modified":"2022-02-18T08:52:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T08:52:44","slug":"hot-air-balloons-are-returning-to-alula-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dammam\/en\/inspo\/travel\/hot-air-balloons-are-returning-to-alula-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Air Balloons Are Returning To AlUla This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AlUla\u2019s landscape is such that it can blow anyone away with its sheer raw beauty and there\u2019s no better way to see it than from up above. Those hot air balloon rides are such that you\u2019ll never wish they end. Ever since COVID-19 hit, they\u2019ve been missing in action. But now from the 28th of Feb till the 7th of March, they\u2019re coming back. That means it\u2019s time to book those flights to AlUla.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">100 Hot Air Balloons taking off at dawn over Hegra, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlUla?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AlUla<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What an amazing sight!<\/p>\n<p>Hot Air Balloon Festival tickets: @WinterAtTantora <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinterAtTantora?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WinterAtTantora<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/experiencealula?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#experiencealula<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m2TSv55BLN\">pic.twitter.com\/m2TSv55BLN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laura Alho (@blueabaya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueabaya\/status\/1213173788134838272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Can you think of a place more beautiful than this?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">Hot Air Balloons in TanTorah Alula <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D7TBK3b8lv\">pic.twitter.com\/D7TBK3b8lv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MUNADOSSARY \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6MBS\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6\u0645\u0646\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0633\u0631\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062f\u0648\u064a\u0629 (@MUNADOSSARY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MUNADOSSARY\/status\/1220347221834633216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Grab a ride at dawn, that\u2019s when AlUla shines in all its glory.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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