With the increase in hot air balloon flight sites in the Cappadocia region, the first question most frequently asked by tourists coming to the region before booking a balloon ride is: "Will I fly in the right site?”. Considering that the tourists visiting Cappadocia come from hundreds of kilometres away just to experience their dream balloon flight, the anxiety of flying in the wrong flight area sounds quite understandable. So where is the flight area where the most balloons fly and the photos and videos that go viral on Instagram are taken? Correct answer; Goreme/Urgup, Cappadocia.

With the growth of the hot air balloon industry in Turkey, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation opened many regions suitable for hot air ballooning to commercial flights as balloon flight areas. As for the Cappadocia region, two different areas, Çat and Soğanlı, were opened for commercial flights as the new balloon flight areas. 

Because the prices of flights in the Göreme and Ürgüp regions of Cappadocia are very high compared to other flight sites, tourists can start looking for alternative flight areas. Since the Çat and Soğanlı region is a part of Cappadocia, the balloon flights performed here are often marketed under the name Cappadocia. While these new flight areas are an opportunity for limited-budget travellers who say "I don't leave Cappadocia without flying in a balloon ride", those who are deceived by the cheap prices and think that they will fly in the Göreme and Ürgüp sites where the most balloons fly, and actually book cheap tickets in Çat and Soğanlı, may be very disappointed. 

In order not to be one of them, be sure to ask the operator whose ticket you are considering booking the region of operation and examine the table below that includes the company names and region of activity that we have prepared for you.