Duration: 3 hours (05:30 to 08:30)
Price: 125 EURO
Run: Everyday
Destinations & Itinerary
Flying in a hot-air-balloon is an exquisite feeling anywhere in the world. But flying in Cappadocia is actually a privilege. The sort of flights we do here can not be done anywhere else in the whole world. All you can do with a hot air balloon is to make it go up or down, and make the balloon rotate around itself. Therefore the balloon is totally dependent on the prevailing wind and goes where the wind takes it. Here in Cappadocia we fly within the valleys and around the fairy chimneys, very close to the ground, and the flights are so perfect, one would think that the balloon actually had steering facilities. But the explanation is rather simple. Cappadocia being in the middle of what is known as continental climate, there is a great difference of temperature between night and day. During the night, there accumulates a mass of cold air within the valleys. This mass begins to flow just like a river around sunrise time. It is thanks to this reliable flow that we manage to perform the astonishing flights that we do almost every day of the year. Naturally this has a lot to do with the skill of our pilots, but without the flow, this sort of flight would not be possible. This also is the reason why we fly only and only around sunrise time, because later on, the conditions are not so reliable any more.
All the baskets we use are designed for VIP use, and its only in the baskets of our company that you will see the same number of safety belts as the number of passengers. All our baskets are insured according to the number of passengers. The insurance covers total basket insurance, individual accident insurance and insurance against third parties. The amount of insurance for our smallest 10 passenger basket is ? 2,500,000 and according to the size and capacity of the baskets, this figure goes up to ? 8,000,000.
During the flight we rise to altitudes of several hundred meters to give you a good view of all that there is around, but what we do mostly is drift through the valleys and canyons and around the fairy chimneys, performing contour flying. This sort of balloon flight is possible only in Cappadocia in the whole world. The actual flight time is between 60 to 75 minutes. On landing, we have a traditional celebration party with some champagne and cakes, and we give every passenger a commemorative flight certificate written to their names.
Please take note of the following:
* The actual flight duration of hot air ballon is around 1 hour.
* In the event of cancellation of the flight due to bad weather conditions, we will make a full refund of any money paid.
* There is a discount of 50% for children between 6 and 12. We are not eager to accept children younger than 6, because they have a tendency to get scared or bored once airborne which makes things very uncomfortable for everyone.
What’s Included:
* Pick up and drop off at your hotel
* Professional licensed tour guide
* Personal Travel Insurance in Turkey
* Tea, coffee and cookies
* Champagne and cakes
* Insurance
* Local taxes
