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The Magic of Cappadocia (Türkiye)
In the heart of Cappadocia, the landscape is a masterpiece of natural architecture, carved over millennia by wind and water, leaving behind towering fairy chimneys, colorful valleys and caves burrowed deep into soft volcanic rock. The area is bounded on the south and east by ranges of extinct volcanoes with Erciyes Dağ (3,916 m) at one end and Hasan Dağ (3,253 m) at the other.
At dawn, the sky is dotted with the glowing silhouettes of hot air balloons, dozens of which rise gracefully like colorful lanterns into the pastel horizon.
From a distance, the balloons appear to float silently above the valleys, offering their passengers an unparalleled view of the otherworldly terrain below.
The Cappadocia region is located 300 kilometers southeast of the Turkish capital Ankara.
A must do in Cappadocia: hot air ballooning!
Cappadocia is the region where a total of up to 160 hot air balloons soaring through the sky simultaneously during sunrise.
Come and get on board!
From the basket of a hot air balloon, the landscape below stretches like a painting. The air is cool and still, with only the faint sound of the burner breaking the silence as the sun casts a golden glow over the ancient terrain.
Drifting gently above it all, there’s a sense of timelessness, as if you are floating through a magic dream above an untouched world.
Video impression of our hot air balloonflight.
