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Hot-air balloons rising over the rock chimneys of Cappadocia
Photo by Timur Garifov / Unsplash

Cappadocia at dawn

Balloons, cave hotels and the valleys you can walk without a tour.

Every morning, if the wind allows, a hundred balloons rise over the valleys. You do not need to be in one to enjoy it.

Getting there

Fly to Kayseri or Nevşehir, then take a shuttle to Göreme.

Where to stay

A cave hotel in Göreme with a roof terrace facing east.

What I would do differently

I would walk the Rose Valley at sunset, when the rock turns pink.

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Prices in this guide are what I paid. They move every season, so use them as a rough guide.
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Lena Hartmann

I left a desk job in 2019 to travel slowly. This blog is everything I wish I had known before each trip: honest itineraries, real budgets and the places worth the detour.

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