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Gruyères Winter Tour: Swiss Flavors through Chocolate and Cheese from Lausanne
4.4
9 Ratings
Lausanne
Indulge in the flavors of Switzerland on the Gruyères Winter Tour. Visit a famous chocolate factory, learn the secrets of Swiss chocolate making, and savor unlimited tastings. Explore the charming medieval town of Gruyères and enjoy a delicious lunch amidst breathtaking landscapes.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Broc - Succumb to the swiss flavors. The perfect excursion for the greedy! Start your excursion with chocolate softness visiting a famous factory. Discover the secrets of making Swiss Chocolate and enjoy tasting as much as you like and can. Then on your way to Gruyères, enjoy Swiss countryside taking a great big breath of fresh air. Be charmed by the real Switzerland, its green fields, its cows and Mountains.
What's Included
- Experienced driver guide
- Entrance to the Cheese Museum
- Explore the medieval village of Gruyères during free time
- Guided visit to a Chocolate Factory with tasting included
- Complimentary bottled water
- Comfortable coach travel
What's Not Included
- Food and beverages
- Entrance to activities in Gruyères village
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in Swiss delicacies. The ultimate journey for food enthusiasts!
Begin your journey with a visit to a renowned chocolate factory, exploring the smoothness of chocolate. Unravel the intricacies of Swiss Chocolate manufacture and indulge in tasting to your heart’s content.
Embark on a tour of the ‘Maison du Gruyères’. Le Gruyère AOP, a cheese steeped in tradition, has its crafting methods preserved through generations of cheesemakers in both alpine and village dairy farms. You will be escorted through a contemporary sensory world, where our bovine host, Cerise (Cherry), reveals the mysteries of Gruyère AOP creation.
For your midday meal, take some leisure time to marvel at the stunning vistas of the Gruyères village. Set at the base of the pre-Alps, the charm and distinctive architecture of this medieval town will captivate you. Inhale the crisp mountain ambience and listen to the pastoral symphony of cowbells from the surrounding grasslands. Discover the quaint hamlet, which was chosen as the most picturesque village in 2014.
Location
Rte de Berne 144
Route de Berne
We will pick you up from the small car parking, at the exit of the metro's stop "Vennes", next Aquatis. The bus will say Swisstours and will be arriving between 10h15 and 10h30 because it arrives from Geneva
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(9 Ratings)
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Grace_k
Feb 22, 2024
Lovely tour we all enjoyed very much - We had a great time. The tour was prompt starting and the driver was great. We went to the chocolate factory first and found out about the history of Cailler chocolate - it was a great interactive museum experience, but the best bit was tasting the chocolates at the end! Then we went on to the town of Gruyeres which we loved. We had a tour of the cheese making and saw how the cheese is made and had a tasting of three types of gruyeres cheese - all yummy. Then our driver took us to the town which was very picturesque, and we had fondue of course in one of the many restaurants there. It took about an hour to get there from Lausanne. Nice to be out in the countryside and see the mountains and lake it is stunning scenery. Great trip highly recommended. Thank you.
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Rebekah
Jul 18, 2023
Nice time - Nice experience. Lots of free tasting of chocolates. Last about 30 minutes. Worth the money and time. Area is gorgeous. Would go again.
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Chriskz5847bk
May 3, 2023
Swiss Cheese - Great tour! Driver was professional and knowledgeable. Van totally full but comfortable. Maison Cailler chocolaterie a great, tasty and fun experience. Gruyères cheese factory had already shut down operations for the day, and their audio tour a bit weak. But the town of Gruyères a must-see, plenty of restaurants and reasonable prices. Quick 45-50 minute drive from Lausanne.
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Curious536429
Mar 5, 2023
Fun with Chocolate & Cheese - Roger was our guide. He was great. He was helpful and patient. Explained everything well. Safe driver.
The trip and sights were amazing. Plenty of time to see everything although it wasn’t easy to see castle and eat lunch. Restaurant des Remparts in Gruyère was out of this world.
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R8757ufbillf
Nov 21, 2022
A wonderful day - Our driver was very pleasant, quite informative. We enjoyed it especially the castle at Gruyère. The bus was quite spacious
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Russellgeorgem
Nov 20, 2022
A nice day trip from Lausanne - We had a great time at the chocolate factory, and cheese factory, the Gruyere castle, & the Christmas market in Montreaux
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Ellen_o
Mar 21, 2022
Good trip to learn about and sample chocolate and cheese! - Description of where to get the bus isn’t quite right. From Metro entrance, cross the street so that you’re on the lake side, and wait by the parking lot for Chateau d’Ouchy. We enjoyed the tour of the Cailler chocalate factory — just realize you don’t see much of the actual factory; it’s more of a history of chocolate coming to Switzerland. But there’s a room where you can sample their chocolates! Gruyere cheese museum was interesting too. We only had about an hour to look around in the town after. If you want to see the castle, bring your own lunch!
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Gail_j
Mar 9, 2022
Don’t even consider this tour operator - Don’t even consider this travel / tour organizer. The bus simply never arrived, no explanation ever received. So while it is possible to get a refund, that’s beside the point: I had planned my weekend around this trip, so I wasted a whole lot of precious time. Appalling on their part.
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