Here we go. Finally have gotten around to writing the post with the photos from our balloon ride.
We had a lot of fun (except for the 4:30am pick up), and it was great to be able to watch the sun rise over Goreme with all of the other balloons. The balloon we were in held about 28 people, and although there were 7 people in our section of the basket, it wasn’t too squeezy fortunately.
The 60 minutes went by very quickly, and the landing at the end of the ride was very smooth and straight onto the trailer which was pretty good going I thought. We had a good pilot as well who was able to fly us right next to the fairy chimneys and some of the rock formations which was pretty cool – made the experience even more memorable!
Highly recommend giving this a try if you’re in Cappadocia. The views are incredible and it’s worth the 100 or so euros per person (just make sure you negotiate, as we were able to get the price a bit under a 100 euros).
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- Inflating the balloons, Turkey
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- Taking off, Turkey
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- Looking across the fields, Turkey
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- Sunrise over Cappadocia, Turkey
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- Looking down into the valley, Turkey
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- Floating above the resorts, Turkey
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- More balloons, Turkey
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- Another view of the sunrise, Turkey
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- Looking across the landscape, Turkey
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- Floating across another valley, Turkey
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- Floating with the balloons, Turkey
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- Floating near the cliffs, Turkey
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- More balloons near the cliffs, Turkey
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- Balloons galore, Turkey
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- Smile! Turkey
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- Preparing to land, Turkey
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- Beginning to deflate, Turkey
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- On the ground, Turkey