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Alpine Cheese Tours: The 15 Best Swiss Dairy Days

35 tours  ·  from $19 a head

The cheese is at the top of the hill, so half the day is transport: a narrow-gauge train, a cable car, sometimes both. These 15 are compared on travel time, which dairy you reach, and what else is bolted on.

Gruyères Tour from Geneva With Train, Chocolate and Cheese - Maison Cailler: Switzerland’s sweetest hour
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Gruyères Tour from Geneva With Train, Chocolate and Cheese

1.Gruyères Tour from Geneva With Train, Chocolate and Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 258 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $305Our pick

Review of the Gruyères day trip from Geneva, with Cailler chocolate, Gruyère cheese, fondue, a medieval village, and a scenic GoldenPass train ride.

“Great day out, Roger was fabulous - great historian and valuable information! Caillers chocolatier was divine, loved the fondue but the restaurant and medical town it was jam packed due to a cheese festival! that said i never felt rushed and i thoroughly enjoyed my day out”

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From Zurich: Chocolate and Cheese Tour in Appenzell - The 80-minute ride into eastern Switzerland
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From Zurich: Chocolate and Cheese Tour in Appenzell

2.Chocolate and Cheese Tour in Appenzell

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 224 reviews · 6.5 hours · from $102

Pair Swiss chocolate and cheese with Appenzell scenery on a relaxed Zurich day trip, including tastings, factory visits, and round-trip transport.

“It was fine I liked Appenzell . The driver guide was okay but didn’t speak to us guests as we left Appenzell at all.”

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Zurich: Swiss Cheese Fondue & Wine e-Tuk-Tuk City Tour - The old town from a three-wheel seat
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Zurich: Swiss Cheese Fondue & Wine e-Tuk-Tuk City Tour

Swiss Cheese Tasting Experience | Basel - Arriving at Chääs und Schoggi Huus on Binningerstrasse 15
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Swiss Cheese Tasting Experience | Basel

4.Swiss Cheese Tasting Experience | Basel

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 166 reviews · 40 min · from $19Best value

Taste Swiss cheeses in Basel, learn AOP cheesemaking from a local sommelier, and discover whether this 40-minute experience is worth $19.

“The tour was good and informative. However it was running late, and felt rushed to leave which I wanted to make a few purchases so I ended up not. Apart from that I enjoyed the experience”

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From Geneva: Gruyères Tour with Cheese & Chocolate Factories - The coach ride through western Switzerland
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From Geneva: Gruyères Tour with Cheese & Chocolate Factories

5.Gruyères Tour with Cheese & Chocolate Factories

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 154 reviews · 8.5 - 10 hours · from $200

Review of Geneva’s Gruyères day trip, with Cailler chocolate, Gruyère cheese, medieval streets, mountain views, costs, and practical tips.

“I booked this tour last minute and I don't regret it , The tour guide was very knowledgeable , the views were amazing, the chocolate and cheese very tasty and the wine just superb. I would recommend this tour to everyone. They were also aware that I need to get back on time for the flight and dropped me to the airport on the way over. Overall - Excellent”

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Appenzell Alps Day Trip from Zurich – Farm Life & Cheese Tasting - Appenzeller cheese, herbs, and a huge cellar
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Appenzell Alps Day Trip from Zurich – Farm Life & Cheese Tasting

Geneva: Gruyères Tour with Chocolate, Cheese & Golden Train - Starting in Geneva at Place Dorcière
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Geneva: Gruyères Tour with Chocolate, Cheese & Golden Train

7.Gruyères Tour with Chocolate, Cheese & Golden Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 134 reviews · 10 hours · from $297

Taste Swiss chocolate and fondue, visit medieval Gruyères, and ride the GoldenPass train on a full-day trip from Geneva.

“This was one of my favorite things I did on my vacation. The chocolate factory is a lot of fun, the cheese tasting and fondue is at a really cool area, and the train ride was nice, too. The only thing which would have been better would be if we had had time to play on some of the amusement-park-like attractions which were set up neighboring the cheese area. There were things I hadn't seen anywhere else before! Also, it's worth noting that the gold and regular tours are on the same bus, but the regular tour people are dropped off in Gruyere instead of accompanying the group to the…”

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Gruyères Trip With Cheese and Chocolate Factory Visit from Geneva - Meeting in Geneva without a morning scramble
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Gruyères Trip With Cheese and Chocolate Factory Visit from Geneva

8.Gruyères Trip With Cheese and Chocolate Factory Visit from Geneva

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 125 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $205

Review of the Gruyères day trip from Geneva, with Cailler chocolate, Gruyère cheese, medieval sights, transport tips, costs, and drawbacks.

“The first thing is when you arrive at bus terminal go across the street at the Swiss tour office and wait for guide. Better than standing outside avoiding buses. Our guide Roger was very nice and accommodating but his voice was very hard to make out while he was driving and speaking thru microphone describing scenery 0n our excursion. We had another guide with him who never said a word. I thought he might be training. Our first stop was to the chocolate factory. It was very interesting and extremely tasting. You will have a chance to buy the goods after tour and boy did we load up on that…”

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Swiss Cheese Tasting Experience | Basel - Arriving at Chääs und Schoggi Huus on Binningerstrasse 15
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Swiss Cheese Tasting Experience | Basel

9.Swiss Cheese Tasting Experience | Basel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · 35 minutes (approx.) · from $21

Taste up to seven Swiss cheeses in Basel, including Gruyère AOP, with a friendly expert in a relaxed 35-minute small-group setting.

“No one showed up to do the tasting. The store had a closed sign on the door. I have requested a refund”

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Culinary Tour from Zurich with Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue Dinner - Kilchberg and the Lindt chocolate stop
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Culinary Tour from Zurich with Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue Dinner

10.Culinary Tour from Zurich with Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews · 4 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $203

Zurich food tour with Lindt chocolate, Felsenegg cable car views, wine, and a traditional Swiss fondue dinner.

“This was the most fun! We enjoyed our chief and all the other participants. We still use the same recipe to make the 3 pastas of Rome! Also the drinks were fabulous 😍! Book this experience!”

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From Lausanne: Gruyères Tour with Train, Chocolate & Cheese - The 75-minute ride toward Broc
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From Lausanne: Gruyères Tour with Train, Chocolate & Cheese

11.From Lausanne: Gruyères Tour with Train, Chocolate & Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 46 reviews · 8.5 hours · from $271

Review of Lausanne’s Gruyères day trip, with Cailler chocolate, cheese, fondue, medieval streets, and a GoldenPass train ride.

“It’s worth noting that this is a shared trip and most of the group boards at Geneva, so depending on traffic it’s possible for the transport to arrive up to 30 minutes after the start time (this happened to us). Apart from this, our tour was excellent and we had a great guide. We loved the village of Gruyère and felt there was just enough time to explore. The visit to Maison Gruyère could have been a bit shorter though and would have given more time in the village. Our guide suggested that the right side of train was better for views, but personally I thought the left side was…”

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Zurich: Appenzell Day Trip with Farm Visit & Cheese Tasting - A farm visit before the cheese factory
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Zurich: Appenzell Day Trip with Farm Visit & Cheese Tasting

12.Appenzell Day Trip with Farm Visit & Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 45 reviews · 11 hours · from $233

Review of Zurich’s Appenzell day trip with farm visit, cheese and chocolate tastings, Hoher Kasten cable car, and local guide.

“Thank you to our guide Martin. Lovely trip to Appenzell and Hoher kasten. So many treats to take home. The region is gorgeous and Martin was very informative and patient with our group.”

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Zurich: Chocolarium and Appenzeller Schaukäserei Tour - Chocolarium in Flawil: a sweet, hands-on stop
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Zurich: Chocolarium and Appenzeller Schaukäserei Tour

13.Chocolarium and Appenzeller Schaukäserei Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 27 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $104

Review of Zurich’s Chocolarium and Appenzell cheese tour, with practical advice on tastings, transport, timing, Sunday closures, and value.

“We did this tour on our last day in Switzerland. It was great for us as we were all tired. This trip involved a pleasant drive to Appenzell and a view of the beautiful countryside. If we had tried to do this by train, it would have been quite a journey and this was much simpler. The chocolate & cheese shops were standard for those kind of tours, but everyone was very friendly. Our driver was excellent and the ride was so smooth. Most tourists fell asleep on the ride.”

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Interlaken: Night Sledding Adventure & Swiss Cheese Fondue

Gruyères, Cheese and Chocolate: Private Tour - Starting at Maison Cailler
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Gruyères, Cheese and Chocolate: Private Tour

15.Gruyères, Cheese and Chocolate: Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 23 reviews · 9 hours · from $730

Review of a private Gruyères tour with Cailler chocolate, Gruyère cheese, medieval sights, and a seasonal GoldenPass train ride.

“Horrible value for what you pay for and a few misleading advertisements. Our tour guide, Babis, was great and made us comfortable while he took us around. But the tour falls short on a few promises. First, their advertisement says that you will reach the top of Moleson mountain and have a tasting in a typical Swiss chalet. Well no. Instead the cheese factory is located in the village below Gruyères and the lunch is in the restaurant after the tour. Now don’t get me wrong, I highly recommend both, but visions of a Swiss chalet high in the mountain as they want you to think…this ain’t it. Second. We…”

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