Home to Cappadocia Take a hot air balloon is one of the most important projects of Turkey's trip. At 4:15 am, the special car of Goreme Hot Air Balloon Company went to the CCR Hotel to pick us up and drove for 20 minutes in the dark night. After arriving at the location of our booking Butterfly Balloons company, we completed the procedures at this hot air balloon company in the valley and started to enjoy the free breakfast provided by the company to each visitor, waiting for that exciting time to arrive.
Going to Goreme to take a hot air balloon must be what every tourist expects. We booked the Butterfly Balloons hot air balloon project before we left in China. Generally, there are two hot air balloons flying every day, namely 5:00 and 7:00. We booked it early so we were lucky to book the first hot air trip. Balloons, although they get up earlier, they can ride hot air balloons to watch the sunrise in the air, and it is worth it.
Butterfly Balloons is one of the three hot air balloon companies recommended by Goreme in the book "lonely plonet". It has a good reputation. The company's chief pilot Mustafa is the first Turk to obtain an American pilot license. Hot air balloons fly in the air. The time is 1 hour, and the charge is 175 euros per person.
The hot air balloon company provides a rich breakfast. The staple food includes various breads, drinks include hot coffee and milk, and the fruit is rich, including bananas, strawberries, melons, and pickles. Sitting in the spacious restaurant, I ate it beautifully Just wait for the departure. Before the special jeep for
5:30 sent us to the hot air balloon, the already heated hot air balloons slowly stood up, and then according to the regulations of 10 people per hot air balloon, we entered the hot air balloon cabin where we were. Each hot air balloon is equipped with a driver, with two bamboo cabins, each cabin accommodates 5 people and has a height of 1,500 mm. Such a huge hot air balloon hanging with a bamboo basket becomes a unique aerial flowing observation deck.
Before riding the hot air balloon, I still had some small concerns. I saw a hot air balloon accident in Cappadocia a few months ago, so I was still full of subjective and strange thoughts, and I felt that the hot air balloon was broken. The kite of the thread floats freely in the wind. Now that the hot air balloon has begun to slowly take off, we realize that the hot air balloon not only has a certain flight route, but the most important thing is that it can manually adjust the direction and height of the flight. Simply put, the hot air balloon is a controllable aircraft. Although its three-dimensional direction is affected by environmental factors such as wind and airflow, the driver's experience is more important. The one who controls the hot air balloon for us is a tall and handsome Turkish handsome guy. He controls the hot air balloons skillfully and quickly during all periods of lifting off, flying and landing. His expression is relaxed, but he doesn't say much. He doesn't watch it until the hot air balloon lands safely and opens the fragrant cake. To his bright smile.
The maximum lifting height of the hot air balloon in the air is 6,000 feet, which is about 1,800 meters. We can feel the change in the height of the hot air balloon, but it is not very obvious, which shows that the driver is very skilled in handling skills. After 30 minutes of the hot air balloon we rode in, the exciting sunrise beauty appeared in front of us at 5:40 am. I have seen many sunrises, but it is the first time I have watched the sunrise on a hot air balloon at an altitude of 1,800 meters. A red sun slowly rose from the distant mountains of the Stone Column Forest, and the warm light gradually painted the mountains and the earth red. Hundreds of hot air balloons were colorful and colorful under the morning glow, and the scene was very spectacular.
In addition to experiencing a different feeling from other aircraft, riding in a hot air balloon is mainly to enjoy the famous stone pillar forest in Cappadocia from this air-flowing observation deck. The driver obviously understood what we meant, so he controlled the hot air balloon to float around the vast stone pillar forest, allowing us to carefully view the unique landform of Cappadocia from the air. The volcanic eruption hundreds of millions of years ago changed everything here. The volcanic ash that is hundreds of meters thick and the cooled lava piled up, eroded by wind and rain, and the loose and fragile substances melted, leaving behind the clever work. strange stones and caves. The hot air balloons fly at a very low altitude. When they pass by the ground, we can truly see the white cave houses, as if they are within reach.In Cappadocia, the prosperity of the market began with caves. Mushroom stone-like caves were once the most reliable and convenient accommodation for people. The wind and rain had melted for hundreds of millions of years, and the volcanic ash and lava were hundreds of meters thick. It was gradually peeled off by wind, frost, rain and snow, and only stalagmites-like rocks were left in the wilderness. We will also walk into these caves after the hot air balloon tour. This early aerial view makes our cave journey more three-dimensional, more perfect, and more profound.
The one-hour wandering in the air was almost over. The hot air balloon slowly descended without us knowing it. When we were about to land, we had a little worry. How can this flying hot air balloon land safely? The hot air balloon is still descending, and the trailer on the ground and the five staff members around the trailer have seen it very clearly. It turns out that the hot air balloon should land on the trailer steadily. The final operation of the great driver was perfect. Our pod actually landed on the trailer gently and steadily. The 10 people in the pod applauded at the same time. You must know the size of the pod and the trailer. It is the same, that is, it is an error-free landing operation, perfect, excellent landing.
After all tourists landed safely, the driver asked us to start a brief celebration. First, let us open the bottle of champagne and pour a glass of each person. Children who do not drink can use a drink instead. Everyone gathered in a circle and high Raise the wine glass and drink it all, congratulations on the triumphal. The climax of the event has come. The driver has calmed everyone, put away his cheerful smile just now, paused for a while, and then announced something seriously, "Now it is officially starting to issue hot air balloon flight certificates to you." We woke up all of a sudden, haha, the tourists were so excited that they got the hot air balloon flight certificate in black and white, cheering and hilarious.
▲We came to the hot air balloon company before dawn. We took 2 photos with our mobile phone at the door of the hot air balloon company. The staff prepared hot coffee for us, and after the procedures, we started breakfast. Before we set out in China, we booked the hot air balloon project of Butterfly Balloons in Goreme Town, Cappadocia. Generally, there are two hot air balloons flying every day, which are 5 am and 7 am. We booked it early so it was very good. Fortunately, I booked the first hot air balloon. Although I slept for a while and got up earlier, Isn’t it worth it to take the hot air balloon to watch the sunrise in the air?
▲Although the breakfast here is a fast food, it is already very rich for us. The staple food includes various breads and snacks, drinks include hot coffee and milk, as well as desserts, and fruits are rich, including bananas, strawberries, melons, There are all kinds of pickles and they are very fresh. I sat in the spacious restaurant and had a good meal and waited to leave.
▲5:30 The jeep dedicated to the hot air balloon company sent us to the hot air balloon station in the valley. The staff here slowly raised the heated hot air balloons, and then followed the regulations of 10 people per hot air balloon position. , we enter the hot air balloon cabin where we are. According to regulations, each hot air balloon is equipped with a driver, with two bamboo cabins, each cabin accommodates 5 people, and the height of the cabin's fence is 1,500 mm. Such a huge hot air balloon with a bamboo basket hanging to form a Unique aerial flowing observation deck. The hot air balloon next to
▲ is also ready to be released
▲ This photo is a photo I handed over the camera to the ground staff and asked them to take for us before the liftoff. The hot air balloon cabin can be seen very clearly.
▲This is a tall and handsome Turkish guy who controls hot air balloons for us. In addition to being good-looking, this guy also has many years of experience in driving hot air balloons. He is proficient in the control movements of hot air balloons at various times of flight, flight and landing. , his expression was relaxed, but he didn't say much. It was not until the hot air balloon landed safely and opened the fragrant cake that I saw him showing a bright smile.
▲The moment when the hot air balloon we were riding took off, it was not dawn yet, the moon in the distance was still clearly visible, the quiet night sky was very quiet, only the flames kept coming out of the hot air balloon burner emitted "Huhuhu Hu Hu ” voice.
▲The maximum lifting height of the hot air balloon in the air is 6,000 feet, which is about 1,800 meters. We can feel the change in the height of the hot air balloon, but it is not very obvious, which shows that the driver is very skilled in the control technology. Inadvertently, countless hot air balloons have risen in the sky, colorful and spectacular.
▲Hot air balloons are still rising slowly, and the scenery on the ground is gradually getting smaller
▲ There are many hot air balloons in the gullies and valleys. They are also slowly rising
▲Hot air balloons that are accelerating in the morning light
▲ It only has hot air balloons written in Chinese, which looks very friendly.
▲Hot air balloon passes over the stone pillar forest. Although the sun has not yet emerged, the special landforms and stone pillar forest of Cappadocia have gradually emerged in front of us. Fairy-tale spotted rock formations, peculiar rock structures, caves and half The historical relics of the secluded crowd, these legendary special charms of Cappadocia are now in front of you, fascinating. It is said that at first it was a refuge for Christians to escape Roman persecution. In the 4th century AD, a group of monks established the main part of Cappadocia, and I will talk to you in detail later on the story about the cave.
▲After the hot air balloon we were riding in was flying in the air for 30 minutes, it was about 5:40 am, and the exciting sunrise beauty appeared in front of us. I have seen many sunrises, but it is the first time I have watched the sunrise on a hot air balloon at an altitude of 1,800 meters. A red sun slowly rose from the distant mountains of the stone pillar forest, and the warm light gradually painted the mountains and the earth red. Hundreds of hot air balloons were colorful under the reflection of the morning glow, and the scene was spectacular.
▲Looking at the earth from a 6000-foot hot air balloon,
▲The sun is rising, on the pink sky, the hot air balloon travels to the wonderland, by the way, the scenery seen on the air flowing observation deck of the hot air balloon and the second The hot air balloon lifting scenes I saw at the observation deck of the Goreme Hotel were completely different, and the experience was completely different. The best way was to take a hot air balloon and watch the ground one by one, so that it would be perfect.
▲In addition to experiencing a different feeling from other aircraft, ride a hot air balloon, mainly to enjoy the famous stone pillar forest in Cappadocia from this air-flowing observation deck. The driver obviously understood what we meant, so he controlled the hot air balloon to float around the vast stone pillar forest, allowing us to carefully view the unique landform of Cappadocia from the air.
▲The volcanic eruption hundreds of millions of years ago changed everything here. The volcanic ash and cooled lava, which were hundreds of meters thick, accumulated and eroded by wind and rain, the loose and fragile substances melted, and what was left was the ingenious and crafty stones. and caves.
▲In Cappadocia, the prosperity of the street market began with caves. These caves of various shapes were once the most reliable and convenient place for people to live. The wind and rain for hundreds of millions of years have melted, reaching hundreds of meters thick. The volcanic ash and lava were gradually peeled off by wind, frost, rain and snow, leaving only stalagmites-like rocks standing in the wilderness. We will also walk into these caves after the hot air balloon tour. This early aerial view makes our Goreme Cave Tour more three-dimensional, more perfect, and more profound.
▲Cappadocia area on the Anatolian Plateau is undulating and ravines are scattered. Among the ravines and valleys, there are a piece of "stone pillar forest". It is called the most Mars-like place on Earth. The various stone pillars stand in the sky, forming a unique landscape.
▲The driver lowered the hot air balloon to allow us to more detailed viewing of the strange stone cave.
▲The warm morning light scattered on the rocks, and caves of stone pillars passed by in front of you.
▲Hot air balloons fly at ultra-low altitude. When they pass by the ground, we can truly see those white cave houses, as if they are within reach.
▲It is said that this is also the filming location of the movie "Star Wars". The director really has vision. In some places, people will really remind people of the craters on the moon.
▲Cappadocia is famous all over the world because of its hot air balloons and stone pillar forests. How did the name Cappadocia come from? It is said that the Persians arrived in Cappadocia a long time ago and found many horses, and the horses in this place were very beautiful, so the Persians named this place with these beautiful horses, and Cappadocia is "A place for beautiful horses." Maybe it's all legend. During the few days in Cappadocia this time, except for the time I took a hot air balloon to see the horses, I didn't see any horses again, let alone a beautiful horse. .
▲The one hour of floating in the air is about to end. The hot air balloon slowly descends without us knowing it. We saw the huge figure of the hot air balloon landing on the grass, and the hanging basket that has already landed and Dispersed tourists. As we were about to land, we had a little worry again, how can this flying hot air balloon land safely? The hot air balloon is still descending, and the trailer on the ground and the five staff members around the trailer have seen it very clearly. It turns out that the hot air balloon should land on the trailer steadily. The final operation of the great driver was perfect. Our pod actually landed on the trailer gently and steadily. The 10 people in the pod applauded at the same time. You must know the size of the pod and the trailer. It is the same, that is, it is an error-free landing operation, perfect, excellent landing.
▲After the hot air balloon landed safely, the staff and tourists gathered the balloon together, but they didn’t expect that the surface area of the hot air balloon was so large!
▲ These are the five ground staff of our hot air balloon support team. When they take off, they are the preparations made by the five of them. After the hot air balloon lands, they are still responsible for the final finishing work, working diligently, conscientiously and responsible, and ordering them. Like.
▲ Not far from the landing of the hot air balloon, I saw the wine and drinks placed on this small table. I was thinking that the hot air balloon company was so thoughtful, and I knew that we had been swimming in the air for more than an hour, and my mouth was dry. It was dry and served us with drinks. It was really good. The next scene really slapped in the face. I thought it too shallowly. This was a celebration party for the hot air balloon company to fly safely.
▲After all tourists landed safely, the driver asked us to start a brief celebration. First, let us open the bottle of champagne and pour a glass of each person. Children who do not drink can use a drink instead. Everyone gathered in a circle. Hold up your glass and drink it all, congratulations on the triumphal. The climax of the event has come. The driver has calmed everyone, put away his cheerful smile just now, paused for a while, and then announced something seriously, "issuing hot air balloon flight certificates to you", let's go After I woke up, I felt bored. Haha, the tourists were so excited that everyone cheered for getting the hot air balloon flight certificate.
