Cappadocia, Türkiye
Cappadocia: book the balloon slot before you book the flight
Fly midweek into Kayseri, two nights in a cave room, and the balloon slot booked before you land. £389 return in the shoulder window.
- Best booking window
- Shoulder season is October and April. Book the balloon slot with the flight.
- Visa
- No visa for UK passport holders for stays under 90 days. Passport needs 150 days validity.
- Balloon slot
- £168 per person
- Flights, shoulder
- £350–£450 return
- Cave room, per night
- from £64
The slot is the trip
Balloon slots sell out weeks before the flights do, and they are the reason you are going. We book the slot alongside the fare rather than leaving you refreshing a Turkish booking site at midnight.
Book three nights, not two
Flights are cancelled for wind roughly one morning in five. On a two-night trip a cancellation means you go home without flying. On three nights you get a second chance, and the extra night in Göreme costs less than the balloon slot you would forfeit.
When to go
October and April are the shoulder windows: mild, clear, and cheaper than high summer.