Hot air balloon rides in Cappadocia, one of the important tourism centers of Türkiye with its natural rock formations and fairy chimney-covered valleys, historical monasteries, chapels and churches carved from rock, and interesting underground and aboveground cities, have attracted a record number of participants. According to the data provided by the Nevşehir Governor Ali Fidan, a total of 675,551 passengers participated in the tours in 206 days this year, which is 10 percent more than the previous year.
“We have a target of 700,000 hot air balloon flights. We expect to easily reach a figure of over 700,000 by the end of the year,” said Nevşehir Governor Ali Fidan.