Balloons are scheduled to fly for one hour, and depends on the weather, can be 15 minutes more or 15 minutes less; safety first. However, the whole balloon tour lasts about 2.5 to 3.5 hours from pick up to drop off to your hotel; details of balloon tour below:

*Pick up from your hotel
*Give simple breakfast and wait for the flight permission from civil aviation authority 
*After permission is given, the pilot will start inflate the balloon with fire (hot inflation)
*Flight is planned for one hour, can be 15 minutes more or less, depends on weather condition, safety is our pilots' priority concern
*Landing celebration
*Drop off to your hotel

To be safe, we only try to fly balloons in the calm weather, which usually happens early in the morning around sunrise time.

The approximate timing for each month is shown below. The complimentary pick up is by shared shuttle bus, so pick up time also vary depends on your hotel location and the pick up planning of that day. We will notify your exact pick up time by whatsapp, in the evening before your balloon tour date.

January 6:30am - 9:30am
February 6:00am - 9:00am
March 5:30am - 8:30am
April 4:30am - 7:30am
May, June, July 4:00am - 7:00am
August 4:30am - 7:30am
September 5:00am - 8:00am
October 5:30am - 8:30am
November 6:00am - 9:00am
December 6:30am - 9:30am

In Cappadocia, hot air balloons are scheduled to fly all year round and only get cancelled when the weather is not suitable (raining, foggy, snowing, or too windy).

When the wind speed is too fast, when the weather is foggy, raining, or snowing, for safety reasons, the aviation authority forbids balloon flights. Once it is cancelled, no balloon is allowed to fly.

In Cappadocia, we have beautiful 4 seasons, and every season has its own charm and view, so balloon ride is good for every month of the year.

Statistics from past years, 04/01 to 10/30, cancellation rate is average is 10-20%. 11/01 to 3/31, cancellation rate is 70-85%.

- Step one: We will try to find same price spaces for next day and/or the day after
- Step two: If same price spaces all sold out, then we will try to find updated price spaces (usually a lot higher as it is last minute) if there is still space available, and we will ask if you want to pay the difference to get those spaces

*** Because balloon spaces are limited by regulation and are usually being fully booked weeks or even months in advance, no any company can guarantee to find space for the next day, we can only try our best.

*** If in the end we couldn’t find any spaces for you, or if you choose not to pay the difference for the higher price spaces, we will refund you the full amount

For safety reasons, people who fit into below 3 categories are not allowed to get on balloons: 
1. Pregnant women
2. Kids under 6 years old
3. People with mobile disability - you need to be able to stand in the balloon bakset for approx. one hour and be able to perform landing position during landing. 

* If you are not sure if you are able to ride balloon, please don't hestitate to contact us via email or whatsapp. 

Yes, in Cappadocia, there are total 4 valleys with balloon flights: the most popular one is Goreme, other three valleys are Cat Valley, Soganli Valley, and Ihlara Valley.

* In case Goreme region balloon is cancelled, other vallys may not be cancelled. If you are interested in flying in other valleys, please contact us directly and we will help you the best we can.

In addition to Cappadocia, one of the most famous balloon flight location is Pamukkale, which is about 650km away from Cappadocia, 600km away from Istanbul.