More than 15 thousand tourists participated in balloon tours in Soğanlı Valley in 1 year.
KayseriIt is located in the triangle of Kayseri, Nevşehir and Niğde, 18 kilometers from Yeşilhisar district of Turkey and has been operating since 1985. UNESCO World Heritage Listlocated in Soganli ValleyIn , hot air balloon tours started operating about 1 year ago.
Tourists who want to see Soğanlı Valley, which has many religious buildings such as St. Barbara (Tahtalı), Karabaş, Kubbeli and Yılanlı churches, from the sky, are interested in hot air balloon tours.
An average of 13 balloons take off daily in Soğanlı Valley, a district of Nevşehir, 50 kilometers from Ürgüp and 25 kilometers from Derinkuyu, bordering Cappadocia. The region managed to make a name for itself in hot air balloon tourism in a short period of one year.
Yeşilhisar District Governor Ahmet Ali Altıntaş said that Soğanlı Valley has a 1500-year history and that they have taken a step forward in the field of tourism with the investments made in recent years.
Stating that the region received significant investments with the initiatives of Kayseri Governor Gökmen Çiçek, Altıntaş said, „There was a serious lack of infrastructure here. We started a project with the support of our governor. Within the scope of the project, we carried out landscaping and arranged the vehicle roads from top to bottom, and the entrances of the tourist areas were cleaned. Walking paths „The dirt paths leading to the front of the historical churches were renovated and turned into stone structures. Materials compatible with nature were chosen. In this way, visiting historical monuments has become a little more comfortable,“ he said.
„13 BALLOONS FLY CONTINUOUSLY DAILY“
Altıntaş stated that the hot air balloons became active after the work was completed.
Pointing out that the most important detail that leads tourism in the region is hot air balloons, Altıntaş said:
„Hot air balloons have been flying for about 1.5 years, but they have been actively revived in the last year. Currently, 13 balloons are flying continuously daily. More than 15 thousand people have flown here in a year. We have been informed of the number of flights of 1200 more. This region is actually The biggest tourism locomotive has been hot air balloons. There have been a lot of local and foreign tourists coming to visit the region in the last year. Our Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism also came to visit here recently. They also stated this number themselves. More than 200 thousand people visited Soğanlı Valley. „He visited and saw the beauties of the region. Of course, promotional activities are very prominent here. Many promotional activities were carried out and the presentation of the region to people’s taste was accelerated.“
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Kayseri is a district in Turkey located in the triangle of Kayseri, Nevşehir, and Niğde. The Soganli Valley, located in this region, was recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Visitors interested in the religious buildings located in the valley, such as St. Barbara (Tahtalı), Karabaş, Kubbeli, and Yılanlı churches, can now take hot air balloon tours to view the valley from the sky.
The Soğanlı Valley, situated 50 kilometers from Ürgüp and 25 kilometers from Derinkuyu, has become a popular destination for hot air balloon tourism. Approximately 13 balloons take off daily, and more than 15,000 tourists have participated in the balloon tours in the past year.
The local government has made significant investments in infrastructure and tourism in the Soğanlı Valley, including landscaping, road improvements, and renovation of historical monuments. Thanks to these efforts, the region has received over 200,000 visitors, both local and foreign, in the last year.
The success of hot air balloon tourism has turned Soğanlı Valley into a prominent tourist attraction, attracting attention from both local and foreign tourists. This has led to an increase in promotional activities to further showcase the beauty of the region.
