15 Food & Drink Experiences in Switzerland to Build a Day Around

1.Zurich Food Tour with 10 Local Delicacies, Cheeses & Chocolates

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 307 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $170Our pick

Taste Zurich in 3.5 hours with 10 local bites, cheeses, and Swiss chocolate. Walk Old Town highlights from Bellevue to Paradeplatz.

“We had an amazing experience on our food and drink tour in Zurich! Our guide, Tony, was fantastic — she was incredibly knowledgeable about the city’s history, culture, and food scene, and kept the tour flowing perfectly from one stop to the next. We got to enjoy so many delicious bites and drinks, and she made each stop feel special with fun insights and great energy. It was the perfect mix of learning, eating, and exploring. Highly recommend this tour and especially our guide — she made the experience unforgettable!”

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2.Swiss Cheese Tasting Experience | Basel

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 166 reviews · 40 min · from $19Best value

Taste Swiss AOP cheeses in Basel at Chääs und Schoggi Huus. A guided 40-minute tasting covers history and young vs aged flavors.

“This Cheese Tour was absolutely fabulous. I had NO IDEA there was such a depth of things that go into good cheeses. Leena was extremely knowledgeable about it all and we learned a ton. And bought some to take home. We paired this with their Chocolate Tasting session and learned even more. The location is indeed a bit off the beaten path and a bit small. But it was really, really worth the visit. Don't let the Google Maps "Temporarily Closed" notice confuse you. Google does that because they don't have fixed OPEN hours, but are rather by appointment only when they get bookings.”

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

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

Appenzell Alps day trip from Zurich: farm milk, Appenzeller cheese tastings, Hoher Kasten cable car views, and a guided town walk.

“A good trip if you want to escape from Zurich city. Cheese factory and farm visit was nice. However, after that the appenzelle city tour was boring and we literally had nothing to do. The trip to Hohen Kaster mountain was also very boring. Instead of this, they could have taken us to Aescher which was more interesting. Some activities should have been included in the second half part of the trip to avoid boring walks. Our guide Monica was awesome and she did everything in her capacity to keep us engaged”

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4.Food Tour of 8+ Tastings with Cheeses & Chocolates

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 104 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $154

Zurich Old Town meets serious comfort food on a 3.5-hour tour with cheese, chocolate, schnaps, fondue bites, and more.

“I loved everything about this tour, starting with our guide, Shawn. Shawn was warm, friendly, knowledgeable, and had a good sense of humor. Each tasting was delicious and the variety of foods and tasting locations kept it all very interesting. This was my favorite tour in Zurich. Highly recommend!”

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5.Gruyère Cheese and Chocolate Tasting Day Trip from Geneva

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $325

Taste Gruyère and Swiss chocolate on a small-group day trip from Geneva, with factory tours and the medieval Gruyères Castle.

“Great tour! Very complete. Comfirtable van and nice informative guide. Got to see a lot in one single day.”

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6.Chocolate Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 91 reviews · 2 hours · from $71

2-hour Old Town chocolate walk in Bern with Felix, meeting at Käfigturm and ending at Bear Park. Tastings and history for $71.

“Felix, was amazing, he was full of knowledge of the history of Bern and Switzerland. you can tell he is very passionate about the history of chocolate. he made the tour extremely fun and had lots of nice chocolate treats for us. would 100% recommend doing this tour to anybody.”

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7.Swiss Cheese Tasting Experience | Basel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · 35 minutes (approx.) · from $21

Swiss cheese tasting in Basel: Gruyère AOP and local favorites, up to 7 samples, small group, 35 minutes, English guide.

“In less than six hours of our schedule the vendor delayed the time of the event. While the time change was for an hour for the first event and a second event delayed 30 minutes it still negatively impacted later plans we had so we missed this event. While on a prior walking tour of the town we walked by the shop. The shop was closed and the shop did not look very reputable so we were very disappointed. This venue seems far below the standards of the other Viator tours we have done.”

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8.Food tour with EAT and CHILL TOUR Geneva & Lausanne

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $325

Geneva or Lausanne food tour with Swiss cheese, wine, butcher tastings, and chocolate, led by local guides in about 3 hours.

“Our guide, Valerie, was fantastic. She was fun and energetic. It turn out that we were the only people on the tour so the experience was very personal. The meat and cheese tastings were delicious and the wine superb, the desserts and chocolates scrumptious!! Every vendor we met was friendly and knowledgable, we especially enjoyed wine with David and the butcher, Eric, was great. We highly recommend this tour and ask for Valerie!”

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

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

A small-group Bern day trip from Zurich with Entlebuch valley scenery, Kambly biscuit tasting, Bern Old Town walk, and Emmental cheese.

“A slow paced, relaxing and comfortable small group tour. The guide, from Best of Switzerland Tours, was very kind, knowledgeable and very friendly. The tour provided ample free time to venture out on our own. As temperatures dropped below zero degrees, the tour was more interesting with the occasional snow. Overall, the tour was awesome.”

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10.Swiss Chocolate Tasting Experience | Basel

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 50 reviews · 35 minutes (approx.) · from $25

Taste grand cru Swiss chocolate in Basel, learn cacao origins, sample multiple styles and a truffle in a 35-minute expert-led session.

“My mom and I were really excited for this tour until her dad suddenly passed away hours before, and we didn't know what to do. I canceled the rest of our flights and hotels and asked to get this tour refunded as well. They said no and that they could've just moved the tour to another day for us. What an awful and strange response. I'm glad this wasn't an experience we had paid tons for, but a heads-up to be aware of the people behind it. If the guides are anything like them, the only tasting you'll get on this tour are of their sour and salty attitudes.”

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11.Appenzell Day Trip with Farm Visit & Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 45 reviews · 11 hours · from $233

Zurich to Appenzell in 11 hours with a small-group farm visit, Appenzeller cheese tasting, Hoher Kasten cable car, and chocolate.

“Konrad was a knowledgeable very personable tour guide. He drove safely and went out of his way to make sure all his passengers were happy. Too bad you can’t clone him. Loved the tour.”

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12.Chocolate tour in Bern with chocolate tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $72

A 2-hour chocolate tasting walk through Bern, with a tasting box, stories behind chocolate, and a final chocolate bear at BearPark.

“Good overview of the history of chocolate in Bern. Great samples and good stops. Tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly, but had his hands full giving the presentation in three languages. Only complaint was the cold, but that was not in control of the guide. He provided hot drinks and a couple of warm stops.”

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13.Beer Tasting Tour in Zurich

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $164

A small-group Zurich beer tasting walks you through Kreis 4 and 5, sampling 8+ 10cl pours with an English guide for $164.68.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable and fun. The tour is more than just drinking beer. You actually learn about types and brewing processes. You can also tell the guides tailor each tour to the group they are with.”

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14.Taste my Fribourg Self-Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 1 day · from $97

Self-guided food tour through Fribourg, Switzerland: cuchaule, local cheese and beer, botzi pear cold tea, and a gourmet meal for $97.

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15.Zurich City Tour with Chocolate Tasting and Lake Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $151

Zurich City Tour with Old Town walk, chocolate tastings at 3 shops, and a relaxing Lake Zurich cruise for panoramic views.

“It was amazing. Our guide was high energy, lots of fun and truly knowledgeable about so many different parts of the city. I don’t know how she remembers all of that. Great experience. Highly recommend.”

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