Private Swiss Chocolate, Cheese, Mountain Santis Tour with Pickup

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Experience Details
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Duration
7 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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English, German
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Discover Swiss traditions on a private tour. Savor chocolate at Maestrani, taste cheese, hike in stunning winter scenery, and ride a cable car up Mount Säntis for breathtaking Alpine views.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Experience Appenzell, a very traditional area of Switzerland on a full-day tour from Zurich. Explore the culture and traditions with an experienced tour guide.

Visit the Chocolarium of Maestrani and enjoy a one-hour sweet journey in the Interactive tour and sample the chocolate.


Try fine Swiss cheese at a traditional cheese factory, take a guided hike through the beautiful winter landscape and ride an aerial cable car to the top of Säntis Mountain. From here you have a wonderful view over the magnificent Swiss Alps.


This is private tour, customized to your wishes and have extra attention from your guide.


- Full-day cheese and chocolate tour to the Swiss mountains

- Private tour, only your group will participate

- Guided private tour to Appenzell in a luxury vehicle

- Enjoy a chocolate tasting and interactive factory tour

- Visit a cheese factory with cheese tasting

- Take the aerial cable car up the mountain Säntis



What You Get

Personal Tour Guide
Private transportation with Hotel pickup and drop-off
Aerial cable car to mountain Säntis
Lunch
Any private expenses

Good To Know

  • Pictures copyrights: Roger Oberholzer, Rene Niederer, Daniel Ammann, Alan Meier, Maestrani, Appenzeller Schaukäserei
  • The total duration includes the travel from meeting and pick-up to attractions to attractions.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

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Chocolarium – die Glücksfabrik von Munz und Minor

Experience an interactive factory tour. Step into this exciting and authentic chocolate fantasy world and see how this Swiss delicacy is made. Watch the chocolate production, Meet with the show confectioner and of course sample the delicious chocolate. In the factory outlet store you can buy all different kind of Swiss chocolates. Treat yourself to several samples and make your own bar. If you love chocolate, you've come to the right place!
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
2

Appenzeller Schaukaserei

Visit the interesting cheese factory at the Appenzeller show dairy in Stein AR, you can find out how Switzerland's tastiest cheese is made from natural Swiss milk and herbs. Marvel at the impressive cellar, where up to 12,500 wheels of cheese are stored, and try to guess the most secret ingredients of the world-famous Appenzeller cheese during a cheese tasting. Audio guide available in 8 languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Here you also have time to enjoy a snack or meal in the restaurant.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
3

Appenzell

Follow your tour guide on a walk through the picturesque village of Appenzell and learn more about the old traditions and customs of this region while you browse through the local specialty stores in the pedestrian zone with its decoratively painted wooden facades.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
4

Schwagalp

The Schwägalppass is a pass 1278 m above sea level. We will have a short walk in the snow and enjoy the beautiful Swiss winter before you board the aerial cable car to mountain
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
5

Santis der Berg

2501.9 m above sea level, the Säntis is the highest mountain in the Alpstein and is the ideal adventure mountain for young and old. The cable car runs every 30 minutes from Schwägalp up to the Säntis summit. At the summit there are two modern restaurants and an interactive adventure world for around 400,000 visitors a year. From here you have a wonderful view over the magnificent Swiss Alps.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details
Private Transportation. Your guide will pick you up. Be ready in the hotel lobby, or if you are coming from a flight, come out of the exit gate and see the driver waiting with your name card.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Excellent Tour Guide. Not personalized chocolate or cheese tours
June 08, 2025
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Martin, our tour guide was excellent. He gave us a lot of information about the region and swiss culture. He drove us safely and professionally through the winding and hilly roads. The appenzeller ...read more

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Wonderful tour & EXCELLENT guide
April 11, 2025
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What an amazing day of all things Swiss! Chocolate, cheese, Swiss Alps, churches, villages, shopping and eating traditional Swiss food. Martin, our private guide (trip pilot) was awesome!! He had u...read more

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Well worth it!
April 02, 2025
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Excellent insights on chocolate and cheese. Then visiting small towns and finally Mountain Santis which was magnificent and inspiring. Martin did a fantastic job showing and sharing with us the...read more

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Delightful Zurich day!
November 03, 2024
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We enjoyed a perfect day with our guide Martin! We learned so much about Swiss culture and history along the way as we traveled from experience to experience. The day was the perfect combination ...read more

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Gorgeous and Relaxing
October 29, 2024
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This trip met all of our (high) expectations. At our own pace, we were driven around a gorgeous part of the country. Our driver was flexible to allow us as little or as much time as we preferred i...read more

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