The 8 Swiss Cheese Tastings in Zurich to Lock In Early

1.Zurich eTukTuk Private Tour – with Cheese Fondue and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 223 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $185Our pick

Review of Zurich’s private eTukTuk tour with Swiss fondue, white wine, Old Town sights, guide tips, price, timing, and practical advice.

“I highly recommend the fondue TukTuk tour. It was something different than the usual tour. We learned some Zurich history while enjoying a lovely view. The fondue and wine were tasty and our tour guide made the whole experience fun and enjoyable.”

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2.Appenzell Alps Day Trip from Zurich – Farm Life & Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 148 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $245

Review of Zurich’s Appenzell Alps day trip, with farm milk, Appenzeller cheese, Hoher Kasten views, village time, costs, and tips.

“Awesome tour. Martin was excellent as driver and guide. Loved every aspect of the tour. Particularly enjoyed the Dsiry farm and hearing the passion of the farmer. Views from the mountain and meal at the revolving restaurant (extra optional of own) was fantastic.”

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3.Culinary Tour from Zurich with Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews · 4 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $203

Review of Zurich’s Lindt and Felsenegg tour, with cable-car views, Swiss fondue dinner, practical costs, timing, food, and tips.

“Monika was an excellent tour guide, driver, and helper with all things along the way. She gave us information on the bus all along our trip with fun facts about the neighborhoods in Zurich. We stopped and walked around the pier for a nice feel of Lake Zurich and its many boats. The Lindt Chocolate shop stop is just for shopping but we focused on buying only the flavors not available in the U.S. It's also worth seeing the chocolate fountain ;) The rest of the trip was so magical. We took a cable car ride up to hiking trails that take you to different towns. We walked only about…”

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4.Bern Small-Group Day Trip from Zurich Including Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · 10 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $245

Review of the Zurich to Bern day trip with Kambly cookies, Emmental cheese, scenic Swiss countryside, guided Bern walk, and practical tips.

“I enjoyed this trip. Perfect amount of time in the city. Karen was a great tour guide, and she provided a great amount of interesting information.”

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5.Rhine Falls, Chocolate and cheese factory (KTZ373)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $154

Review of Zurich’s Rhine Falls, Chocolarium, Appenzell cheese dairy, and village tour, with honest advice on timing, value, and Sunday visits.

“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,…”

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6.Zurich Open Top Bus, Chocolate and Cheese Factory Tour Appenzell

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 12 reviews · from $125Best value

Review of Zurich’s open-top bus, Swiss chocolate, Appenzeller cheese, and St. Gallen tour, with practical advice on timing, value, and expectations.

“Thanasis was a delightful, entertaining and obliging guide for our chocolate and cheese tour. He made the day engaging and memorable for us. The tour was well organised and there was a good balance between the travel time on the bus and time to visit the sites. Would highly recommend Swiss tours!”

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7.Berne the Capital and Cheese paradise Emmental (Private Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $790

Explore Bern’s UNESCO old town and Emmental cheese country on a private 9-hour tour from Zurich with hotel pickup.

“Berne is a beautiful city as is the countryside around the cheese town. The guide was very knowledgeable and made the walking tour and ride very interesting.”

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8.Zurich Private Tour – Gruyères, Cheese, and Lavaux’s UNESCO Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $801

Review of Zurich’s private Gruyères and Lavaux tour, with cheese tasting, castle visits, scenic rail travel, wine, and practical value advice.

“Absolutely phenomenal! I can’t imagine a more perfect day. Our guide was so knowledgeable, flexible and had such a wonderful itinerary arranged.”

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