Cappadocië Luchtballonvaart over Cat Valleys met drankjes

We were picked up by minibus on time at our hotel in Goreme, before a reasonable drive of about 40 minutes to the other side of Nevsehir. It was just getting light as the 4 balloons inflated and me, my wife and teenage son clambered into the slightly cramped basket with about 15 others. Then a very gentle lift-off and a wonderful flight of about an hour. The sights were wonderful: flat-topped hills and distant mountains, a varied agricultural landscape and then a superb dry river valley filled with trees and odd-shaped rock formations complete with abandoned homes that were carved into the rocks. We descended quite low over this valley so we could see everything in detail, before rising again to meet the sun breaking above a few low clouds that had formed after an initially clear sky. We could also see a town below us and a view that spread out many miles in all directions before making our final descent. Our pilot gave us instructions about what to do for the landing but there was just a light bump on landing and the crew kept the basket upright. Then a glass of non-alcoholic champers and a flight certificate while they re-packed everything and a drive back to the hotel just in time for breakfast. For us, this was just perfect. You'll see some reviews disappointed with this trip because they were expecting a massed balloon take-off from the edge of the rose valley just outside Goreme, so make sure you understand what you are buying! We paid a little more than half what you can expect to pay for the Goreme flight. This may be a little less of a spectacle but for me was a well-organised and wonderful experience I will never forget. Finally, we were lucky with the weather: we booked the only day that week that flights went ahead and we knew of people who left before the conditions were right again.

Evenement was zeer goed georganiseerd. Sommige details werden vooraf gecommuniceerd via applicatiechat. We werden precies op tijd opgehaald bij het hotel. Vlucht was fantastisch. Het meest geliefd was laagvliegen, gras aanraken en rond sprookjesachtige schoorstenen vliegen. Champagneceremonie na vlucht. Zeer goede waarde voor het uitgegeven geld.

Vroege ochtend en goede kapitein. Het was geweldig vliegen met ballonnen. Dit is een onvergetelijke ervaring in het leven