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Good to know

• 🌦️

  Weather-dependent

  Balloons only launch in safe conditions. If weather cancels your morning, you get a 100% refund with no fees.

• 🧒

  Minimum age 6

  Children aged 6 and over are welcome; little ones fly at a reduced fare.

• 👟

  Dress in layers

  Flat closed shoes, a light jacket and layers. Mornings are cool and the burners are warm.

• ⚖️

  SHGM-certified

  Every pilot is licensed by Türkiye’s civil aviation authority, and every balloon is fully insured.

• 🚐

  Free hotel pickup

  Pickup and return are included from hotels across central Cappadocia.

• ⏱️

  About 3 hours total

  Roughly one hour aloft, plus pickup, inflation and the landing celebration.

Your morning, hour by hour

Pickup time confirmed by your operator before the flight · about three hours door to door

1. First flight

   Hotel pickup

   Your driver collects you from your hotel lobby in the pre-dawn dark and drives you to the launch site.

2. +25 min

   Launch site & briefing

   Watch the crews inflate the envelopes while your pilot runs the safety briefing. Tea and coffee on hand.

3. Sunrise

   Liftoff at first light

   Step into the basket and rise almost silently as the sun crests the horizon, with dozens of balloons lifting around you.

4. 60 min

   Drifting over the valleys

   Float low through the rock formations and high for the panorama, as your pilot follows the morning breeze across Göreme.

5. Landing

   Champagne landing toast

   Touch down to a traditional toast to celebrate your flight.

6. +3 h

   Return transfer

   Your driver brings you back to your hotel in time for a relaxed breakfast. The whole morning runs about three hours.