Private Hot Air Balloon Flight

Cappadocia, TURKEY

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Duration

60 minutes

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

20 people

Languages

English, Turkish

Overview

With the first light of the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel by comfortable air-conditioned vans at scheduled pick-up time and transferred to the office where you will have a light breakfast.

While pilots are run a final check on the wind speed and direction at different altitudes to determine the best take-off site, you enjoy a light breakfast before you are transferred to the take-off site.

Once the take-off site has been determined by pilots and the Turkish Civil Aviation Authority has given permission to fly, you will be transferred to the take-off site, to witness the inflation process of balloons.

Duration of the flight is minimum one hour and then some… and pilots do their utmost to make it one of the most memorable hour of your life. From your pick-up at the hotel through to drop-off, time equals approximately three hours; depending on your hotel’s location and the time of year, you will usually be back before 8.00am and will comfortably be able to join a daily excursion.

To keep the long-lived tradition of a champagne toast alive after a hot air balloon ride, the crew and you will celebrate the successful completion of their hot-air-balloon flight with a glass of champagne upon landing. Afterwards, you will be awarded a participation medal as a memento from your balloon adventure.

Sadly, everything that has a beginning has an end. But the good news that at the end of the flight, you will have a wonderful ballooning story that needs to be heard. Once the champagne toast is done, you will be dropped off at your hotel by comfortable air-conditioned vans.

HIGHLIGHTS

Enjoy a private fligt during sunrise
Admire Cappadocia's magical fairy chimneys from above
Experience magnificent views from a hot-air balloon

Included/Excluded

Full insurance
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Light breakfast
Champagne toasting after landing
Flight certificate

Personal expenses
Tips

Know Before You Go

Children under the age of 6 years are not permitted on hot air balloon flights.
Children cost is the same cost of adult cost.
Pregnant women cannot participate on a hot air balloon flights.

Booking Conditions

Please check availibility of activity for your date(s) before you complete the booking.
30% deposit is required at the time of booking. The balance is required in cash on the same day of the activity.
If you wish to pay the balance by card / bank transfer, there will be an extra 10 € per person charge.
Balance payment accepted in EUR, TRY or USD. Payment will be charged at the current exchange rate on the day of payment.
If hot air balloon flights are canceled due to bad weather, you will be given a full refund or you can choose to reschedule your flight to the next day (Subject to availability).

Tour Length

60 minutes

Group Size

20 people

Tour Type

Hot Air Balloon Flight

Languages

English

Turkish

Tour's Location

Cappadocia, TURKEY

FAQs

Hot air balloon flights scheduled each morning during sunrise all year round.

Balloon flights are depending on weather conditions. Turkish Civil Aviation Authority has a Representation Office in Cappadocia that gives approval of balloon flights if the weather conditions are within limits. This applies to all hot air balloon companies in Cappadocia.

If there is a cancellation made by the Turkish Civil Aviation Authority (due to bad weather conditions), you can choose to be rescheduled to next morning subject to availability or get 100% payment refund.

As Hot Air Balloon Göreme we unfortunately do not accept children below age of 5. Because of the height of the basket, they will have difficult time to see anything and enjoy the hot air balloon tour. Children below age of 5 may also have difficulties to proceed with the landing position.

Balloons need stable winds to operate effectively and the hours just following sunrise are the best for finding these winds. Since balloons move with the air, the weather is very important in deciding to whether or not to fly. The pilot chooses a launch site to use the wind currents to fly towards a suitable landing site.

Most balloonists enjoy low level flight. The typical balloon flight would be anywhere from tree level to about 900 meters (3,000 feet) above the ground. For Cappadocia Balloon flights, it is not really necessary climbing to high altitudes. For a short time, its good to have panoramic view of Cappadocia then it might be boring. Also most of the time, there are strong air currents in higher altitudes to carry the balloon way far from the most significant areas.

Flying in a high sided balloon basket is not like standing in a roof or a high ladder. You don't get that vertigo feeling. It is more like the ground is unfolding beneath you and because you are moving with the wind, there is no wind blowing. The basket does not rock or sway so you can't possibly fall out.

At high altitude, it is colder than at ground level, generally 3.5°C degrees colder for each 300 meters (1,000 feet) of altitude. But during the flight, the pilot constantly uses burners which spreads heat around itself will make you feel warmer. Especially for winter flights we highly recommended to wear 2 layers of socks and thermal underwears.

Good question! The simple answer is that nobody knows, exactly! The pilot will have done flight planning before the launch to ensure that the forecast wind direction does not take the balloon towards an unsuitable area. He will use the different air currents at different altitudes to steer the balloon toward a good landing place. The pilot also closely follows agreements with local landowners. This means that the balloon won't fly too close to livestock or land in areas planted with valuable crops.

When the time comes to put the balloon up, the envelope is removed from the bag and laid out in a long line. The burners are attached to the uprights, and the basket is attached to the cables on the bottom of the envelope. An engine driven fan is used to inflate the envelope with cold air. When partially inflated, the air is heated by a burner and the envelope rises above the basket. With further heating, there is sufficient “lift” for the balloon to fly.

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Date

27/10/2021

Adults

Age 18+

Children

Age 6-17

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