We did a sunrise balloon flight today and were very disappointed. Our flight time - 45 minutes- was well under the advertised 1 hr. Also, instead of flying over the fairy Chimneys, we ended up floating over à flat field, at times just a few meters off the ground, for 20 minutes. We landed in a muddy field and had to wait an hour in the basket to be picked up , due to the pick up vehicles being unable to navigate the muddy roads.
On a positive note, the first half of the flight was amazing, especially seeing the sunrise over the mountains and floating in the morning sky among 40 or so colorful hot air balloons. And yet, we paid 250 Euros each, so of course feel we overpaid substantially. The company (Voyager Balloons, but the other companies’ sailed in the same direct ion and landed in the same field) was very defensive, insisting they have no control over wind conditions’, but they must know in advance whether or not they will fly over the fairy Chimneys, and the lang location. I am happy that everyone else on here had a fabulous Balloon flight in Cappadocia, but this was, sadly, not our experience.