Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon: Flights, Season and Safety

Hot air balloons drifting above a valley of pale fairy chimneys at sunrise, with a range of mountains behind them.

A Cappadocia hot air balloon flight lasts about 60 minutes in the air at sunrise, and the full trip from hotel pickup to drop-off takes up to 3.5 hours. The balloons lift off from fields around Göreme and drift over fairy chimneys and tuff valleys, and the wind picks the route. Wind also decides each … Read more