| Cappadocia's unique environment
provides excellent conditions for balloon flights. Due to
the microclimate and the extraordinary formations in the landscape,
you have the opportunity to fly low amongst the fascinating topography,
sometimes even picking fruit from tree-tops.
Every flight is a wonderful
adventure as you float majestically over this surreal land
feeling the stillness of the world, hearing the distant sound of
villages waking up beneath your sunrise pass. Without doubt this
is some of the best hot air ballooning in the world. |
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The Balloon Team
These
flights are conducted for Journey Anatolia by the legendary Kapadokya
Balloons Co. With an highly experienced and professional team of
staff dedicated to ballooning, they combine technical skills, geographical
knowledge and good humour for a safe and memorable experience for
everyone.
The team is led by pilot
Lars-Eric Möre from Sweden. Lars has been flying for some
25 years, accumulating more than 6000 hours as pilot in command
of balloons of different types and sizes. He is one of the world's
most experienced pilots with a perfect safety record. He has also
worked as design engineer for record high-altitude burner systems,
and was instrumental in the preparations for Richard Branson's
world record successes.
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is also one of the worlds oldest inhabited places, recent
evidence traces human presence back some 10'000 years. The region
has great historical and religious significance. Fleeing persecution
from Romans early christians took refuge in the region. The soft
rock enabled them to build cave houses, complex underground cities
to hide in and hundreds of churches cut out of rock.
Thousands of years ago Mount Erciyes erupted, its lava covered an
area of some 20,000 square km. For hundreds of years the region encountered
unprecedented wind and water erosion. Soil was washed away but the
rocks able to withstand the erosion stayed behind in bizarre and
wonderful formations. Today, with its surreal, fairytale landscape,
Cappadocia is a place that offers astonishing natural beauty. Cappadocia
is simply unique, whilst there may be many amazing beaches, forests,
jungles in the world, there is only one place like this.
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| Combine
the excitement of Ballooning with the quirky ambience of cave
accommodations for a truly
memorable holiday.
Our one week
hot air ballooning package includes; 2 balloon flights, luxury "cave" accommodation
in the village of Goreme, 2 full day, local guided tours, taking
in: frescoed cave churches, fairy chimneys valleys, Ihlara
Canyon, mind boggling underground cities
and your airport transfers. |
The
burners in an hot air balloon generally run on propane. They emit
some pollutants, including carbon dioxide. However, the amount
of pollutants emitted by balloon burners is small compared to cars,
motor boats, coaches etc. In the big picture hot air balloons have
a very small effect on the environment. If you would like to learn
about how you could help clean up your CO2 emissions please visit
Climate Care. |
