Interlaken: Cheese and Chocolate Full-Day Food Tour
ID: GYG43125-55245
Category:
Country: Switzerland
Duration:
10:00 hours
Description
Sample the sweet temptations of the Bernese Canton on a full-day food tour to Gruyere, famous for its cheese and chocolate factory. Continue to the city of Berne to see the sights of the UNESCO World Heritage Old Town and views of the Aare River.
Enjoy a full-day food and sightseeing tour of Gruyères and Bern, with round-trip private transfers from Interlaken.
Following a hotel pick-up, drive to the French part of Switzerland and the village of Gruyères in the Fribourg Canton. Visit the famous Gruyère cheese factory to learn the secrets of the tasty semi-firm Swiss cheese.
Then, explore the medieval streets of Gruyères Old Town. Enjoy a snack in the futuristic HR Giger Bar, but save some space for dessert. After lunch, go to the Cailler chocolate factory, where you will get to sample as many pralines and chocolate bits as you can manage following a tour of the production facilities.
Continue to La Gruyère Lake to take panoramic photos of the slopes of La Berra and Le Gibloux. Drive on to Bern to tour the UNESCO World Heritage Old Town. Surrounded on 3 sides by the Aare River, the picturesque city boasts significant houses, bridges, and public buildings of the 13th to 18th centuries.
Admire the Renaissance-style Parliament Building of the 19th century, and the 13th-century Zytglogge clock tower with its 15th-century astronomical clock face. See the old Bärengraben (Bear Pit) and adjacent BärenPark, where the city’s symbolic bears are now kept.
Highlights
- Taste the famous Gruyère cheese of Fribourg
- Visit the Cailler chocolate factory and sample as many pralines as you like
- Explore the UNESCO Old Town of Bern
- Stop to take scenic photos of La Gruyère Lake
- Discover the charming village of Gruyère
- Admire the Baroque Gruyères Castle and wander the medieval village streets
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Pick-up from hotels in Interlaken. Please provide hotel details
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.