From Zurich: Rhine Falls, Chocolate and Cheese

Discover Rhine Falls, Swiss chocolate, and Appenzeller cheese on a sensory journey from Zurich. Explore waterfalls, taste delights, and wander charming Appenzell.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rhine Falls - Reach the Rhine Falls with a 45-minute drive.
    Discover the awe-inspiring majesty of Rhine Falls with Key Tours, your gateway to unforgettable adventures. Nestled amidst the picturesque Swiss landscape, Rhine Falls captivates with its thundering cascade, towering cliffs, and emerald-green waters. Feel the mist on your skin as you stand…
What's Included
  • Entry tickets for Appenzel Schaukaserei, cheese factory
  • Driver guide
  • Entry tickets for Rhine Falls
  • Free time in Appenzell
  • Typical Swiss countryside
  • Entry tickets for Chocolarium, chocolate factory
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Guide
  • cruise ( can be upgraded on spot 3 or 10.- CHF)
Additional Information

Begin an extraordinary adventure from Zurich to visit the Rhine Falls, the Chocolarium, and the Appenzeller Schaukäserei in Appenzell.
The Rhine Falls, Europe’s largest waterfalls by water flow, captivate with their immense power and scenic beauty, offering an unforgettable experience.
Return to Zurich and dive into the delectable world of Swiss…

Location
Ausstellungsstrasse 5
Ausstellungsstrasse
Our swisstours bus will be parked on the bus station, situated on Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Ausstellungsstrasse, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Muhammad_r
Mar 9, 2025
Heavenly Switzerlands - Excellent tour. The driver was amazing and the rhine falls are majestic. Highly recommend to do the boat ride. The chocolate and cheese factory were amazing. Switzerland is like heaven on Earth Masha'Allah
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Adam_r
Oct 24, 2024
We loved it - Thanasis was our guide and he was FANTASTIC! So funny and good driver, recommending us good things to do and see. Rhine falls was awesome, we couldn't believe that its not part of one of the seven wonders! The chocolate factory... amazing. You can create your own chocolate and see how everything was made. And same with the cheese factory - in the end we bought a truffled cheese that the flavour is ridiculous, so good. Thank you guys so much!!
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Vixy8891
Sep 4, 2024
Wonderful waterfalls and yummy cheese and chocolate - The views at Rhein falls were amazing. Thanasis was a great driver and guide, he took us all down to the falls and explained where we needed to be, showed us the walking route back and the boat options, he even took lots of pictures for us. We also went to Appenfallen for the chocolate and the cheese tours and they were a lot of fun. Thanasis told us some facts about Switzerland on the journey and recommended his favourite cheeses. Both tours were self guided with interactive elements and we had cheese and lots of chocolate to try on the way round. Would definitely recommend this day trip.
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Janine_e
Jul 16, 2024
So glad I was able to find the van in the corner because the tour was very good. - The trip was great but I almost missed the whole thing with 1 minute to spare. I had a difficult time identifying the meet-up spot because there were too many big busses in that parking lot. No one from the tour was identifiable and the other tour vendors on site were not going to help at all 😩
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962les
Oct 8, 2024
A bit too long for our liking - Rhine falls was a wonderful experience and highly recommend it. The chocolate tour was good to see the assembly line in action, good chocolate. There was a lot of kids the day we went which made it a bit more challenging. Cheese factory was ok but nothing special and by time we got to Appenzell we had had enough of the day and went to a brewery to sample some beer and whiskey. We ended up about 40 minutes late getting back so it was about 10 3/4 hours. Beautiful countryside The driver was excellent and the tour guide that left after Rhine Falls was also good. A bit too long of a day on a bus. I would choose 2 shorter tours
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Barry_k
Oct 3, 2024
Beer! - Good trip. Nice scenery. But the complete trip was more like 10 hours not five. Great driver. Last stop-Beer!
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Trip819303
May 2, 2025
Poorly organized but good places - The places were good but the tour management was poor: 1. Pickup was not easy to schedule. Despite buying tickets with pickup, I had to call and email and wait for confirmation. 2. Pickup was too early. We were picked up at 7:30 am and made to wait for half an hour at the center where those without pickup had to arrive. 3. Drop-off was quite late because we had to go to the bus station and return to our hotel even though I had politely pointed out that our hotel is almost on the way there anyway. 4. The driver missed the exits/routes on multiple occasions. Twice while going to the chocolate factory and once while going to our hotel. 5. We were late to the chocolate factory due to the bus missing the route twice so they were rushing us from the start saying that they’re closing at 6 p.m. 6. We booked a full day tour but the driver and guide didn’t give any information about lunch. In fact, the guide got dropped off at his hotel after Rhine Falls and we were taken to the bus station! The driver didn’t even know at first that we had two more activities (chocolate factory and cheese factory). Only upon showing my ticket, he verified and confirmed that we have it and can wait!
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Penny_w
Sep 19, 2024
First half was great/ second half, not so good - The Rhine Falls trip was spectacular- small group and a lot of freedom- the driver was great- very friendly and helpful. The second part of the tour was not good- the chocolatorium was geared for children, not adults and was very corny - a bit like a Willy Wonka tour. The cheese tour was just OK- hard to follow with the QR code and tasting box. The highlight of the second trip was to Appenzell but we barely had time to see it because people needed to find a place to eat- the combined tours are too long - over 11 hours and a lot of drive time.
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Matt_m
Aug 27, 2024
Good tour - The tour didn't start well. When we were booking, we had the option of hotel pickup. We selected it. But on the morning we still haven't received any confirmation about the pickup details. So we contacted the tour operator that when they told us that that pickup is not available. So we had to rush to find how to get to the meeting point. That wasn't pleasant. Then we got to the meeting point, it was so hard to find our tour as there was no signs or flags or anything. There were other tours as well and we had to go and check with all tour guides until we found it. That was also the comments from everyone coming on the bus "oh finally found it". Much better organization is definitely required. As for the tour itself, it was ok. The Rheinfalls are magnificent, the chocolate factory was good as well as the cheese factory. Then our last destination was a stop in Appenzell, this was a ghost town, we did the tour on a Sunday, and everything was closed except for 2 restaurants. This was a waste of time. Again, the tour operator should know that and remove that stop on Sundays tours. It is not a bad tour, but the operator needs better organization.
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Elyce_c
Jul 20, 2024
Not worth it - The chocolate and cheese factories were already done with manufacturing in the afternoon. It wasn't worth the time or money. Maybe if they did those in the morning and we could have seen the process it would have been interesting. Overall the driver was OK, he gave information when asked but I didn't appreciate the various lectures on our time, when we were a few minutes late due to the events lines. And stating he gave us extra time that only 45min were allocated for the chocolate, 1 hour was allocated and no extra time was given except the 5 min we were tardy due to the events slowness. Also, why give extra time at cheese facility if everyone was done in 15, except for staying to let children run around. And lastly, why weren't the emergency bathroom children allowed to use the bus bathroom vs. Stopping.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).