In Geneva: Bus tour to Gruyères, cheese dairy, chocolate factory, and Golden Pass Line
The bus tour to the medieval village of Gruyères starts and ends in Geneva. You visit a cheese dairy as well as the Maison Cailler chocolate factory. Additionally, you travel with the panoramic train Golden Pass Line from Montbovon to Montreux.
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Tour stops
7 stops
Meeting point and departure by coach.
Discover Geneva cityStop in the medieval village, where you’ll make your own cheese fondue at an alpine dairy.
Discover Gruyères
The visit includes the demonstration dairy and its exhibition.
Discover Cheese Dairy La Maison du Gruyère
Arrival at Lake Geneva after the panoramic journey; the coach will be waiting here.
Discover Montreux
Return by coach, marking the end of the tour.
Discover Geneva city
Highlights
- Travel comfortably along Lake Geneva by bus
- Visit the medieval village of Gruyères at 810 meters above sea level
- Enjoy a tour of the Maison Cailler chocolate factory, Switzerland's oldest still-operating chocolate brand
- Make your own cheese fondue in a traditional Swiss mountain dairy
- Experience a one-hour panoramic journey on the Golden Pass Line from Montbovon to Montreux
Description
Your bus ride starts in Geneva and takes you along Lake Geneva through the Vaud Alps. You get off in Gruyères and visit an alpine cheese dairy where you become an expert on Swiss fondue.
During this tour, you also visit Maison Cailler, where you learn everything about Switzerland's oldest chocolate brand. Of course, there is plenty of chocolate to taste here as well.
You return to Montreux on the Golden Pass Panoramic train. From Montreux, the coach takes you back to Geneva, where the tour ends.
Practical information:
- The driver also acts as the guide; if there are 10 or more participants, an additional tour guide is provided.
Travelling with a wheelchair
- Cheese Dairy (La Maison du Gruyère): The exhibition is designed to be accessible for people with disabilities.
- Chocolate Factory (Maison Cailler): The tour is fully wheelchair accessible.
- Gruyères Old Town: The streets are cobblestone but accessible for wheelchairs.
Inclusions
Guided full-day tour from Geneva
Tour guide or driver-guide
Chocolate factory ticket including tasting
Visit to alpine dairy
Golden Pass Line ticket from Montbovon to Montreux
Lunch
Meeting point
Busbahnhof Genf, Place Dorcière, 1201 Genf
Gare routière, Pl. Dorcière, 1201 Genf, Schweiz
Provider
Operated by
Keytours SA
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