Özet:
Hot-air balloon is a recreative means which can attract the attention of each individual both in terms of the view and the desire for travelling and shall enable them to have an unforgettable adventure. The aim of the study is to determine the post-ride activity satisfaction levels of the native and foreign individuals who make a hot-air balloon ride. Within the scope of the study; firstly definitions were made about recreation and adventure recreation and later information about leisure satisfaction was included. Both original and the Turkish version of the Leisure Satisfaction Scale, developed by Beard and Ragheb (1980), were used as a data collection tool. The scale was applied to 407 Turkish and foreign individuals who make a hot-air balloon ride and are active in the Cappadocia Region. In the analysis of the data; independent T test was done in order to determine the significance of gender and nationality on dimensions and Anova Test was done in order to determine the effect of age factor on dimensions. As a result of the study; it was seen that there was a difference on physical sub-dimension of the gender variable. It was determined that there was a significant difference between responses that gender variable individuals participating in the study gave related to social dimension. It was determined that there was not any significant difference between dimensions in the age and nationality variable.
