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Book a licensed operator the day before, not the guy in the lobby. Weather cancels flights. You get a refund or a second try, not a fight. Wear layers. The valley at 05:30 is cold even in July. If balloons stay on the ground, walk Love Valley at sunrise anyway. That is still the trip.
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If your hotel includes a balloon, read who the operator is. Shared baskets are louder. Private is money. Sunrise from a ridge in Goreme costs nothing and you still see fifty balloons.