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Dozens of hot air balloons over the fairy chimneys at dawn

A trip planner for Cappadocia, built around the balloon mornings

Tell us about your Cappadocia trip

We find your best balloon morning, keep a backup when your dates allow, plan each day from sunrise to sunset and give you one list to book. Free, no account.

We find your best balloon morning and plan every day around it. Free, no account.

Up to 4 days

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How it works

  1. You tell us, we check

    Describe your trip in your own words or just pick dates. You see what we understood before anything is planned.

  2. The balloon morning comes first

    Your flight goes on an early morning, so a later one stays free as a backup when your dates allow. We check every plan for it.

    An estimate. The official go/no-go is set under SHGM rules; your operator tells you.

  3. You book with the providers

    One list links to each provider’s own site; bookings never change by themselves. Prices say when we checked them or “sample data”; no countdowns.

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How we estimate flight chances

Next 7 balloon mornings

Flight outlook by Cappadocia Balloon Flights, our own booking site. Updated Sun 1 Nov, 22:09.

It is an estimate, not a guarantee. The official go/no-go for each morning is set under the rules of Turkey’s civil aviation authority (SHGM), not by us; your operator tells you.

A balloon day, from dawn to dinner

Balloons flew on 223 of 365 days in 2025, by the Kapadokya Slot Service Center’s official count. How we count

Tue 11 May 2027 from an example plan for a couple. Every stop is timed to that day’s sunrise (05:33) and sunset (19:42) in Göreme. Sample data.

  1. Balloons drifting over the valleys against the rising sun
    Dawn, 04:18

    Balloon flight, Standard

    Example plan (Sample data): about 5 in 10 will fly, by our estimate. Backup: Wed 12 May, kept free in case it’s cancelled.

    Price on GetYourGuide

  2. Rock-cut churches in the valley of the Göreme Open-Air Museum
    Day, 15:00

    Göreme Open-Air Museum

    After 15:00, when the midday crowd has passed

    about €20checked 11 Sep

  3. Day, 16:38

    Rose Valley walk (Güllüdere)

    Daylight walk, back by 18:38

  4. Warm late-afternoon light on the red cliffs and fluted rocks of Red Valley
    Golden hour, 19:12

    Sunset at Red Valley panorama (Kızılçukur viewpoint)

    Sunset point: arrive 30 min before sunset

Where the numbers come from

Where the numbers come from

Flight chance

An estimate, not a guarantee. The official go/no-go for each morning is set under the rules of Turkey’s civil aviation authority (SHGM), not by us; your operator tells you. Our monthly rates are calculated from the monthly flight days published by the Kapadokya Slot Service Center (Kapadokya Slot Hizmet Merkezi), Kapadokya University (July 2025 to September 2026). We never add mornings up into one chance. December has no official figure yet, so its rate is still sample data.

Seasons

Low season November to February (TÜRSAB Cappadocia representative) and high season April to October (a Cappadocia balloon operator). March is our sample estimate. Season levels, not live prices.

Sunrise and sunset

Calculated for Göreme for each date.

Sunrise and sunset times for every date

Places, prices and hours

Prototype data: most places and prices are sample placeholders pending field verification. Opening hours of the ministry’s museums and sites come from its website (muze.gov.tr); other opening hours are sample data. Monthly flight chances are calculated from the Kapadokya Slot Service Center’s monthly flight days, except December, which is still sample data. A few facts come from dated secondary sources and are shown as approximate.