Best of · CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE TASTINGS
Switzerland pairs the two because the same milk built both industries. These 15 tastings are priced and clear about how much of each you get, and which run as a full day out of Zurich or Geneva.
Review of a Yarra Valley day tour from Melbourne with wine, chocolate, strawberries, lunch, and optional gin tasting.
“Lovely choice of venues . Cheese /Wine /Chocolate /Icecream /Gin. There was something for everyone to enjoy. Our fabulous tour guide and driver Stefan was thoroughly entertaining.”
Tour Cálem Cellars in Porto, learn how Port is made, then pair three wines with cheese, chocolate, crackers, and jam.
“Enjoyed the pace and delightful tasting at the end”
Taste Zurich through Bircher muesli, rösti, cheese, chocolate, wine, and local spirits on a three-and-a-half-hour old-town walk.
“Great tour guide and awesome food, drinks. We had Julita and she was very knowledgeable. Recommending to our friends visiting soon!”
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”
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.”
Review of Zurich’s 12-hour Rhine Falls, Chocolarium, Appenzell cheese and village tour, with honest advice on timing, value, and what to expect.
“We enjoyed the tour very much. The guides were very engaged and eager to give us all a good time. Thank you!”
Taste Basel through cheese, chocolate, pastry, and Old Town landmarks on this small-group food walk with local guides Gina or Jean.
“Walking the cobblestone streets allows you to see 400-500 yr old shops up close. But learning about the process to make fantastic cheeses and chocolate truffles is mind blowing. Then eating the treasures is just perfection.”
Taste Swiss chocolate, Alpine cheese, and wine while exploring Lucerne’s Chapel Bridge, Water Tower, castle, and lake views.
“We loved our tour with Lazlo - he was informative and made the day fun. It was a great introduction to Lucerne and we loved finishing the tour with delicious wine and cheese.”
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”
Explore Hunter Valley wineries, spirits, cheese, chocolate, and craft beer on an 8-hour small-group tour with transport included.
“Great variety of Hunter Valleys wineries, distilleries and breweries. Grant was really friendly and punctual throughout the tour, would definitely recommend!”
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…”
Explore Hunter Valley wineries from Sydney with tastings, a two-course wine-paired lunch, chocolate, cheese, and scenic countryside.
“Everything was well organised from the pick up though the whole day. The stops were well picked and we got some nice tastings accompanied by some snacks. The small group size of 11 people made it even better. The stop at the cheeRead more”
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…”
Taste Zurich through cheese, chocolate, rösti, sausage, wine, and more on a 3.5-hour Old Town food tour with a local guide.
“Toni was so lovely, it was like catching up with an old friend. She was very knowledgeable and we loved all the stories about the old cafes and buildings. There was plenty of food and drinks, it was a perfect way to spend a day learning about Zurich!”
Review of Lucerne’s small-group tour with Swiss chocolate, Alpine cheese, wine, Chapel Bridge, castle views, and optional lake cruise.
“We enjoyed our tour very much. We learned the layout of the city on our first day in Lucerne and got great recommendations for other great activities and restaurants for later in our trip. The chocolate tasting was super tasty and the wine and cheese tasting was as well.”
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