This view shows giant hot air balloons of various shapes being lifted to begin flights from the Metropolitan Park over the city of Leon during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in the state of Leon, Mexico on November 14, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)





Tourists in a hot air balloon ride fly over the Valley of Kings in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt, Saturday, October 4, 2025, where the tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350 B.C., is opened to visitors for the first time in more than two decades. (Photo by Amr Nabil/AP Photo)





Tourists on a hot air balloon ride fly over the Valley of Kings in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt, Saturday, October 4, 2025, where the tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350 B.C., is opened to visitors for the first time in more than two decades. (Photo by Amr Nabil/AP Photo)





Ballooning enthusiasts fly their hot-air balloons over the Armenian capital of Yerevan during a ballooning festival on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Karen Minasyan/AFP Photo)





This view shows giant hot air balloons of various shapes being lifted to begin flights from the Metropolitan Park over the city of Leon during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)





Hot air balloons fly over the fairy chimneys and valleys of Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the autumn season on October 30, 2025 in Nevsehir, Turkiye. Cappadocia, where yellowing leaves blend in with fairy chimneys, continues to welcome tourists in the autumn season. (Photo by Behcet Alkan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Ballooning enthusiasts fly their hot-air balloons over the Armenian capital of Yerevan, with Mount Ararat seen in distance, on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Karen Minasyan/AFP Photo)





This view shows giant hot air balloons of various shapes being lifted to begin flights from the Metropolitan Park over the city of Leon during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in the state of Leon, Mexico on November 14, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)





This view shows giant hot air balloons of various shapes being lifted to begin flights from the Metropolitan Park over the city of Leon during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in the state of Leon, Mexico on November 14, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)





A man holds part of a giant hot air balloon during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) at the Metropolitan Park in the city of Leon, Mexico on November 14, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)





This view shows giant hot air balloons being inflated during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in Leon, Mexico on November 14, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)





This view shows giant hot air balloons being inflated during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in Leon, Mexico on November 14, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)





This view shows giant hot air balloons of various shapes being lifted to begin flights from the Metropolitan Park over the city of Leon during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)





This view shows giant hot air balloons of various shapes being lifted to begin flights from the Metropolitan Park over the city of Leon during the 2025 International Balloon Festival (FIG) in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Mario Armas/AFP Photo)