International Hot Air Balloon Festival
Description
The village of Château-d’Œx is the capital of hot-air ballooning in Switzerland and welcomes hot-air balloons from all over the world every year in January. For your pleasure, shows, passenger flights in hot-air balloons and a children's day punctuate the
The festival welcomes balloonists from around twenty countries. Nearly a hundred hot-air balloons come to enjoy the exceptional climate of the Alps in winter. Discover these balloons with their unusual colours and shapes! Created in 1979, the festival presents a 9-day show. Balloons, special shapes, aerial shows and scale models. Wednesday afternoon is as usual dedicated to children: captive flights, a big snack and animations will surely brighten up the joy of some younger faces! The link between Château-d'Œx and hot-air balloons has a long history. In 1999, the Breitling Orbiter - piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones - took off from here for the first round-the-world balloon flight. Learn more about the history of this crazy adventure at the Espace Ballons in Château-d'Œx. To fully enjoy the festival experience, balloon flights are organised every day, weather permitting. Take a comfortable place in the balloon basket and fly away for an hour and a half in the snowy landscapes of the Pays-d'Enhaut!
Practical Information
SPECIAL OFFER A single ticket for your public transport journey and your admission to the Festival! Thanks to Mobilis, travel from any station in the Canton of Vaud to Château-d'Œx. Your day ticket + your festival ticket for just CHF 18. RECOMMENDATIONS - suitable for families. - the programme is weather dependent. - balloon flights are organised every day - big competition: 2 balloon flights and 2 helicopter flights to be won! Each entry ticket purchased on Saturday and Sunday morning entitles the holder to enter the draw! ACCESS - by train: via the MOB line from Montreux or Zweisimmen (stop "Gare de Château-d'Œx). During the weekends, the Transport Public Fribourgeois line is direct from the town of Bulle. - by bus: via the TPC line from the Col des Mosses (stop "Le Petit Pré"). - by car: several car parks are available in the village of Château-d'Œx. It is possible that traffic will be slowed down towards the Col des Mosses and Bulle at the end of the day. RESTAURATION Various food stalls and bars are available within the FIB.
The village of Château-d’Œx is the capital of hot-air ballooning in Switzerland and welcomes hot-air balloons from all over the world every year in January. For your pleasure, shows, passenger flights in hot-air balloons and a children's day punctuate the
The festival welcomes balloonists from around twenty countries. Nearly a hundred hot-air balloons come to enjoy the exceptional climate of the Alps in winter. Discover these balloons with their unusual colours and shapes! Created in 1979, the festival presents a 9-day show. Balloons, special shapes, aerial shows and scale models. Wednesday afternoon is as usual dedicated to children: captive flights, a big snack and animations will surely brighten up the joy of some younger faces! The link between Château-d'Œx and hot-air balloons has a long history. In 1999, the Breitling Orbiter - piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones - took off from here for the first round-the-world balloon flight. Learn more about the history of this crazy adventure at the Espace Ballons in Château-d'Œx. To fully enjoy the festival experience, balloon flights are organised every day, weather permitting. Take a comfortable place in the balloon basket and fly away for an hour and a half in the snowy landscapes of the Pays-d'Enhaut!
Practical Information
SPECIAL OFFER A single ticket for your public transport journey and your admission to the Festival! Thanks to Mobilis, travel from any station in the Canton of Vaud to Château-d'Œx. Your day ticket + your festival ticket for just CHF 18. RECOMMENDATIONS - suitable for families. - the programme is weather dependent. - balloon flights are organised every day - big competition: 2 balloon flights and 2 helicopter flights to be won! Each entry ticket purchased on Saturday and Sunday morning entitles the holder to enter the draw! ACCESS - by train: via the MOB line from Montreux or Zweisimmen (stop "Gare de Château-d'Œx). During the weekends, the Transport Public Fribourgeois line is direct from the town of Bulle. - by bus: via the TPC line from the Col des Mosses (stop "Le Petit Pré"). - by car: several car parks are available in the village of Château-d'Œx. It is possible that traffic will be slowed down towards the Col des Mosses and Bulle at the end of the day. RESTAURATION Various food stalls and bars are available within the FIB.