Watch the hot air balloons at 5:45 AM from Lovers Hill in Göreme for free

You don’t have to pay €200 to experience Cappadocia’s balloon spectacle. Walk up the illuminated trail to Aydın Kırağı (Lovers Hill) above Göreme town before sunrise. Over 100 colorful balloons will ascend around you, brushing past fairy chimneys in dawn light.