Château-d'Oex is a hot-air balloon paradise!

In the last week in January every year, Château-d'Oex provides the setting for an international spectacle, which is, in fact, the leading alpine ballooning event: the "Semaine Internationale de Ballons à Air Chaud" (International Hot Air Balloon Week) involves around 90 balloon pilots and is full of fascinating colours and shapes!

Opening hours:
All year round, the professional SkyEvent pilots are available to take you on a hot air balloon flight. It is a unique experience that you can try alone or with family or friends.

How to get to Chateau-d'Oex:
By car: take the A12 motorway, exit at Bulle, follow signs for Chateau-d'Oex. Alternatively, take the A9 motorway and exit at Aigle, then follow signs for Col des Mosses and make your way down to Chateau-d'Oex. From Simmental: take the A6 motorway, exit at Spiez then follow signs for Zweisimmen, Saanen and Gstaad, then Chateau-d'Oex.
By train: take the MOB line from Montreux to Zweisimmen, via Rossiniere and Gstaad.