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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Spend a day with the typical Swiss assets: Cheese & chocolate. Travel with your private tourguide,just you and your guide, to Engelberg and visit Switzerland's only cheese factory within a Monastery. The modern achitecture of the cheese factory accents the historical setting in a breathtaking manner. Get an introduction about the cheese makeing process directly at the cheese factory and taste cheese while you the cheese maker at work producing cheese specialities as the famous "Engelberger Klosterglocke". On the afternoon, transfer to the industrial area of Root, outside Luzern city center. With your private tourguide you visit the chocolate factory "Aeschbach", where you get an insight view to the fine art of chocolate. Taste chocolate during the entire exhibition and finalize your day with creating your own chocolate bar.
Our tourguide accompanies you on this tour from the starting point, shows you the changing landscape and answers your questions about the country and its people.
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your own created chocolate bar
all taxes, fees and handling charges
local tourguide operated by Swiss Travel Guide for your party only
all transportation fees for train to Engelberg & Root
your own created cheese
food and drinks
personal expenses during the tour
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Cheese Factory at Engelberg, Engelberg, Switzerland You will meet your tourguide in the lobby of your hotel. Together you will make your way to the train station in Zürich. An intercity train will take you within 50 minutes to Luzern. With the "Luzern-Engelberg-Express", a local train, you will pass a lovely scenery and arrive after 40 minutes in Engelberg. A short walk of 10 minutes to the monastery will take place. At the cheesfactory, you have the chance to get more information about Switzerland's only cheese factory in a monastery. You will get an introduction on stage how the cheese will be produced. You will take a seat in the bistro, from where you have the cheese maker in sight. You will enjoy meanwhile your lunch. For sure, we recommend a "cheese fondue" or "racelette".
After your lunch, your tourguide will lead you back to the train station in Engelberg and your journey will continue first back to Lucerne, then on another local train within 15 minutes to the industrial area of Root. Just footsteps from the trainstation, the chocolate factory "Aeschbach" will await you. Together with your tourguide you will enter the exhibition, where you will make the experience about the fine art of chocolate production. Different information points will give you an overview and on various places you can see the live production in the company. During all the exhibition you'll keep your eyes open for hidden chocaolate, that you can taste. At the end of the exhibition, your tourguide will take you to the place, where you can create your own chocolate bar. You will decorate your chocolate with different ingredients. Once, the chocolate cooled down, the tour at the chocolate factory ends and your tourguide will lead you back to Luzern. You will board the intercity train to Züirhch, where the tour will end at the train station or in your hotel. 120 minutes
ChocoDromo 1, 6037 Root, Switzerland You will meet your tourguide in the lobby of your hotel. Together you will make your way to the train station in Zürich. An intercity train will take you within 50 minutes to Luzern. With the "Luzern-Engelberg-Express", a local train, you will pass a lovely scenery and arrive after 40 minutes in Engelberg. A short walk of 10 minutes to the monastery will take place. At the cheesfactory, you have the chance to get more information about Switzerland's only cheese factory in a monastery. You will get an introduction on stage how the cheese will be produced. You will take a seat in the bistro, from where you have the cheese maker in sight. You will enjoy meanwhile your lunch. For sure, we recommend a "cheese fondue" or "racelette".
After your lunch, your tourguide will lead you back to the train station in Engelberg and your journey will continue first back to Lucerne, then on another local train within 15 minutes to the industrial area of Root. Just footsteps from the trainstation, the chocolate factory "Aeschbach" will await you. Together with your tourguide you will enter the exhibition, where you will make the experience about the fine art of chocolate production. Different information points will give you an overview and on various places you can see the live production in the company. During all the exhibition you'll keep your eyes open for hidden chocaolate, that you can taste. At the end of the exhibition, your tourguide will take you to the place, where you can create your own chocolate bar. You will decorate your chocolate with different ingredients. Once, the chocolate cooled down, the tour at the chocolate factory ends and your tourguide will lead you back to Luzern. You will board the intercity train to Züirhch, where the tour will end at the train station or in your hotel. 120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
a minimum of 2 people per booking is required
children must be accompagnied by an adult
for wheelchair assistance - please contact us before booking
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Patrick_A
12 Feb 2022
This was a great day! Riding the trains was easy and fun. The town was amazing! The cheese tour was very cool, Lucerne is an amazing city, the architecture and the mountains and the cheese and the chocolate... it was a great day and a great time... absolutely loved it!
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