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Private Swiss Chocolate, Cheese, Mountain Santis Tour with Pickup

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Private Swiss Chocolate, Cheese, Mountain Santis Tour with Pickup

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Highlights

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

Itinerary

  • Chocolarium – die Glücksfabrik von Munz und Minor

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    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!
  • Appenzeller Schaukaserei

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    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.
  • Appenzell

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    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.
  • Schwagalp

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    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
  • Santis der Berg

    45 minsAdmission Ticket Included
    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. (Due to the renovation of the cable car to Mount Santis (May–November 2026), the tour guide will accompany you to another mountain, also by cable car. Either Kronberg, Ebenalp, or Hoher Kasten, depending on the weather and the wishes of the guests.)

What's included

INCLUDED

Personal Tour Guide
Private transportation with Hotel pickup and drop-off
Aerial cable car to mountain Säntis (from May until Nov. 2026 to Kronberg , Ebenalp or Hoher Kasten)
1 bottled water per person
Chocolarium Tour and chocolate tasting included
Environmentally friendly vehicle with hybrid engine, including free WIFI
Appenzeller Cheese factory Tour including museum and cheese tasting

NOT INCLUDED

Lunch
Any private expenses

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Additional information

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

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