FLIGHTS
On our flights, we’ll travel anywhere from 2 to 15 miles depending on the wind speed and directions we encounter flying at various altitudes. During the flight the pilot will vary the balloons altitude from tree top level, a height that allows one to reach out and commune with nature, to heights of several thousand feet, where one may look out in a visual sweep, and see much of Cappadocia. Whatever the altitude, lighter-than-air-flight offers a truly unique flying experience.
STANDARD FLIGHT
Passengers are collected from their hotels roughly one hour before sunrise and brought to our base, tea, coffee and cookies will be served, as the passengers meet. Then we go to our take off field designated for that day. The balloon will be ready and waiting for you. Following a safety briefing from your pilot, we climb into the baskets and take off.
During the flight we rise to altitudes of several hundred meters to give you a good view of all that there is around, but what we do mostly is drift through the valleys and canyons and around the fairy chimneys, performing contour flying. This sort of balloon flight is possible only in Cappadocia in the whole world. The actual flight time is between 60 to 75 minutes. On landing, we have a traditional celebration party with some champagne and cakes, and we give every passenger a commemorative flight certificate written to their names. Then we bring our guests back to their hotels. The whole excursion takes about 3 hours from pick up to drop off. Therefore if the passengers wish to go on a sightseeing tour during the day, they are back in time to join the tour.
LONG FLIGHT
The main difference of this flight from our standard flight is that instead of a pre designated take off area, we choose from among the 10 different fields we have all around the region, that will give us the best possible itinerary, depending on the wind conditions of that particular day. To do this, our pilots take a tour of the region way before sunrise time, and check the winds. We collect our passengers from their hotels roughly one hour before sunrise and we bring them to our base, and serve tea, coffee and cookies, as the passengers meet. In the meantime we let go several helium test-balloons to check the last state of the wind, to make a final decision on the most suitable launching site. Then we climb aboard our vehicles and go to the take-off field. Then you will watch the balloon being inflated and heated up, which is quite a sight in itself. In the meantime your pilot will give you a safety briefing. Once everything is ready, and your pilot tells you to do so, you can get into the basket for take off.
During the flight we rise to altitudes of several hundred meters to give you a good view of all that there is around, but what we do mostly is drift through the valleys and canyons and around the fairy chimneys, performing contour flying. This sort of balloon flight is possible only in Cappadocia in the whole world. The actual flight is between one and a half hours to two hours. At the end of the flight we land safely in an appropriate field. On landing, we have a traditional celebration party with a champagne cocktail and cakes, and we give every passenger a commemorative flight certificate written to their names. Then we bring our guests back to their hotels. The whole excursion takes about 3 to 4 hours from pick up to drop off. Therefore if the passengers wish to go on a sightseeing tour during the day, they are back in time to join the tour.
EXCLUSIVE FLIGHT
This is a flight of a more personal nature compared to our Standard and Long Flights. As its name suggests, it is an exclusive flight for only you or your group, which means there will be no one else aboard. Starting time will be more or less the same as our other flights. But the duration is totally at your discretion. It could be anywhere from half an hour to two hours. You can take this flight for many special occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, honeymoons etc. We have already organized several weddings in our balloons.
As a further example, you may also have an exclusive afternoon flight, provided the weather is suitable on that particular day. |
Transfer with A/C Vehicle
