Private Gruyères Tour Including Cheese and Chocolate Factory Visit from Montreux

Montreux, Switzerland

6 to 7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Go beyond Lake Geneva on your Montreux vacation, and visit the medieval town of Gruyere on a private half-day trip. With your own private guide and transportation from your hotel included, the hassle-free excursion lets you focus on Swiss culture and Gruyere instead. Visits to the Maison Cailler chocolate factory and La Maison du Gruyere dairy are included, along with free time to explore Gruyere Castle.

Waste no time finding a start point with transportation from your hotel
Skip the hassle of car rental or driving, and relax as you explore instead
See more of Switzerland, and enjoy samples of Swiss chocolate and cheese
Enjoy a flexible private experience that blends free time with organized stops

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport
free Castle visit
Cheese cooperative visit and Cailler Chocolate factory, Castle entrance with audio guide

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We pickup at Your hotel in Montreux, Vevey or Lausanne

Arranged start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

11/20/2024 - 07/26/2027
Thursday : 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Itinerary

Start the day with 9am pickup at your accommodations in Montreux, then travel through Fribourg on your way to Gruyères. You’ll find views of the Saane Valley from the picture-perfect medieval town, then learn about the town’s famous cheese at your first stop of the day, a local cheese factory. Follow the history and production of Gruyère cheese from its origins to the modern day on a tour, followed by a cheese tasting.

Continue to the 13th-century Gruyères Castle, a Swiss heritage site, to explore the town’s medieval heritage—you can also see three capes from the “Order of the Golden Fleece,” captured in the 15th century Battle of Morat. After visiting the castle, you’ll have one hour to explore the town’s narrow, cobblestone streets on your own, before meeting back up with your driver for the trip to Cailler chocolate factory in Broc. Discover some of the secrets behind the historic Swiss chocolatier, and finish the day with a tasting of Cailler chocolate. This tour concludes with return transfer to Montreux, and drop-off at your accommodations.

Maison Cailler

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Gruyeres

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
A minimum of 4 people per booking is required
Not wheelchair accessible

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 9 reviews

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Couldn’t have asked for a better tour.

1551UtahTraveler, Jul 2019

Emmanuel was so attentive to our desires and needs. He helped us see the obvious sites around Montreux, but he also went out of his way to give us an insiders view of this beautiful and amazing area. Thanks Emmanuel you are a part of a most memorable experience!

We had an amazing time on this tour...

William_M, Jul 2018

We had an amazing time on this tour! Emmanuel, our guide, was very accommodating and knowledgable. Upon booking this tour he noticed we were coming in from Geneva so he offered to pick us up from Lausanne instead of Montreux for our convenience. The Cheese and Chocolate factories he took us to were delicious. We got to taste the Gruyere and the Cailler chocolate. He even had a reservation ready for us for lunch at a delicious fondue restaurant. The Medieval Gruyere Village is beautiful and the Castle tour had some great history lessons lined up for us. At the end of the tour, since we had some time left, Emmanuel offered to take us to a vineyard for a bit of wine tasting. We couldn't pass it up, and as we sipped our wine, we were awed by the beautiful view of Lake Geneva from the Vineyard. After the tour, Emmanuel even helped us at the train station to depart back to Geneva. He made this tour superb. I highly recommend it!

We were a group of four from Dubai...

Bobby_A, Sep 2017

We were a group of four from Dubai. Emmanuel PIERACCINI was our driver/guide. He is a great guide and was very helpful in showing us around. Gruyere is beautiful. He recommended a typical Swiss restaurant there. Had the best cheese fondue! Emmanuel took the trouble to drive past Lausanne and Vivey on our way back! His car is roomy and very neat. Will recommend him to anyone who is trying this trip. Tess

Excellent! One of the best tours ever...

neila a, Sep 2017

Excellent! One of the best tours ever for the whole group and family. The guide is also one of the best. I hope one day we will go back and hire the same guide for this tour or different one in the same region. Fantastic. Highly recommended.

This was a excellent small group...

KISHORE W, Apr 2017

This was a excellent small group tour of the lovely Gruyeres village including the castle and the cheese factory and the chocolate factory at Broc. Emmanuel, the person who drove us around was very knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and flexible. He contacted us the day before to fix the programme for the day picked us up from the hotel, and planned the day to suit our convenience. It was an ideal day out for our family with my parents and son appreciating the flexibility in the schedule. I would strongly recommend this tour, especially if you are not keen on the inflexibility of the big group tours.