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Gruyères Countryside Day Trip from Geneva: Chocolate Factory Visit and Scenic Stroll
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117 Ratings
Geneva
Indulge in a day trip from Geneva to Gruyères, where you can visit a chocolate factory, learn about Swiss culinary traditions, and explore the picturesque countryside and medieval village.
Indulge in a day trip from Geneva to Gruyères, where you can visit a chocolate factory, learn about Swiss culinary traditions, and explore the picturesque countryside and medieval village.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- KeyTours S.A. - Meet your guide at Keytours Office
- Lake Geneva - Enjoy the view on the Lake during the road trip
- Maison Cailler - 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…
- KeyTours S.A. - Meet your guide at Keytours Office
- Lake Geneva - Enjoy the view on the Lake during the road trip
- Maison Cailler - 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.
- La Maison du Gruyere - Discover the secret of the cheese making
- Gruyeres Castle - spend some free time in Gruyères strolling the middle age village. At the foot of the pre-Alps, you will be enchanted by the charm and picturesque architecture, the town has given its name to the area and to its delicious cheese. Come and explore a little town that’s been unaffected by the passage of time.
- HR Giger Museum - take advantage of your free time falling in the univers of Giger and the famous movie “Alien”
- Gruyere Traditions - Stroll into the charming street of the medieval village of Gruyères and step into the Swiss traditions
What's Included
- Free time for lunch in medieval Gruyères
- Bottled water provided
- Chocolate Factory visit with tasting
- Gruyère Cheese Museum exploration
- Driver guide assistance
- Round-trip transport in air-conditioned coach
- Free time for lunch in medieval Gruyères
- Bottled water provided
- Chocolate Factory visit with tasting
- Gruyère Cheese Museum exploration
- Driver guide assistance
- Round-trip transport in air-conditioned coach
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- panoramic train
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- panoramic train
Additional Information
Merge your fascination for chocolate with your enthusiasm for the countryside with this day excursion to Gruyères, starting from Geneva. Journey in comfort by a touring coach to the scenic Gruyères countryside, where a chocolate establishment awaits. Experience the unexpected at Maison Cailler and become acquainted with the manufacturing techniques of…
Merge your fascination for chocolate with your enthusiasm for the countryside with this day excursion to Gruyères, starting from Geneva. Journey in comfort by a touring coach to the scenic Gruyères countryside, where a chocolate establishment awaits. Experience the unexpected at Maison Cailler and become acquainted with the manufacturing techniques of this Swiss delicacy. Get an in-depth insights about Swiss culinary customs and relish a delectable chocolate tasting session!
During the afternoon, explore the mythical Gruyères medieval village and absorb the exquisite vistas of Switzerland, including the majestic Swiss Alps.
Location
KeyTours S.A.
Francois Bonivard
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(117 Ratings)
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Joshro3532zx
Jun 27, 2025
Great experience! - Excellent tour, definitely got our money’s worth and would recommend. Our guide was great and we had a great experience of Gruyères.
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Christopher_l
May 27, 2025
Not to miss! - This tour was so much fun from the minute we walked on the bus, because our tour guide, Roger, shared informative narrative and history along the way and sprinkled it with humor and ways to participate in the dialogue. Roger made sure we were informed of what was to happen at each activity and gave suggestions to ensure each of us could have the best experience. We had so much fun, ate so much delicious chocolate and cheese, and, bonus, we learned so much across the trip, the activities and the charming medieval town. The mountain views were exceptional.
Thank you, Roger!
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Coffee_m
May 10, 2025
We had fun taking this... - We had fun taking this tour of Gruyere Chocolate and Cheese factories. Our guide, Normunds, was excellent. He has a great sense of humor and took good care of us. The bus seats are a little to tightly packed for my liking, but since it’s a relatively short drive it was manageable. Delicious chocolate samples convinced me to buy some in the gift shop. Both the chocolate and the cheese tours were interesting and educational.
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Julie_k
Apr 13, 2025
A very nice trip to have - Both places, the chocolate factory and the cheese factory are very nice. Gruyere is magical!! Great place, nice restaurants and the castle is phenomenal!! A must visit. There is some fees entrance but worth paying.
Few tips before you book the tour: initially they mention they will pick you up from the hotel and 24 hours before the trip they send you a message and ask to meet them at the bus station. So be careful and always read their messages. The guide was nice and very friendly. However expect to be alone in all the activities. He was always on time and the schedule moved very smoothly.
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K3512wljenniferm
Jan 20, 2025
Wonderful experience! - Great trip! My guide Rodger was awesome! Super knowledgeable! I learned a lot and had a blast! The views were awesome! Highly recommend!
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156hananek
Dec 31, 2024
Amazing experience where you get to taste the real chocolate and visite the cheese factory and the town of Gruyère - The Driver David was nice and kind
Very informative,very patient and very friendly
It was just amazing having him as a guide
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Sylvie_m
Nov 25, 2024
Great tour of Gruyeres - Normunds was an excellent guide, informative and funny. Made some extra stops for sunset pictures and wine shopping. The chocolate and wine factories were great. Wish we had more time in Gruyeres to see the castle and walk around, all our time was taken up by lunch... but the tour was well organized and a good size, maybe 12 people in a small van. Thanks!
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Jennifer_p
Nov 4, 2024
Wonderful experience! - I wanted to provide you feedback regarding the tour today. Everything was excellent. Normounds was knowledgeable and friendly. The schedule was clearly communicated and ran on time. All three activities were entertaining and enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this to a friend and book a future trip with Viator. Thank you!
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Alyson_l
Oct 21, 2024
Make it a touch longer and it would be perfect - Great trip, maybe a little more time would have been better as some people on my tour said they felt they had to explore Gruyeres and the castle in a rush after lunch, and personally i felt i had to choose myself, skipping the castle but otherwise thoroughly enjoyable and the driver Babis? was funny and knowledgeable
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Marc_h
Apr 29, 2025
Chocolate and cheese delight - 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 delicious chocolate. The next stop was to the cheese factory. It was shorter but interesting. Loaded up on cheese to take home. The older the cheese the saltier it becomes. We then spent time in a town village. It was great. We were there for 2 hours. Wish it was 4 because so much to see and do and we ran out of time. There is an alien museum and bar and we had no time to visit after spending our time in the castle. My advice is lengthen tour to accommodate. There were great places to eat but no time. You either ate or toured. No time for both. The scenery from Geneva to Gruyère was awesome.
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