Culinary Tour from Zurich with Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue Dinner
Culinary Tour from Zurich with Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue Dinner
Address
Limmatstrasse 2, 8005 Zürich
GPS
47.3884922, 8.5260655
Enjoy traditional Swiss sweet treats and tasty local delicacies on this 5-hour small-group gourmet food tour from Zurich. Travel along the beautiful Lake Zurich to Kilchberg and browse the assortment of Swiss chocolates at the world’s biggest Lindt Chocolate Shop. Ride a cable car up to a popular viewpoint and walk through the forest to a restaurant high on the hillside. With stunning views over Zurich and the lake below, enjoy an appetizer, sip a glass of wine and sit down to a sumptuous 3-course meal including traditional Swiss cheese fondue.
Culinary Tour from Zurich with Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue Dinner
Itinerary
Make your own way to a central Zurich location and board a comfortable minibus destined for the rural mountains of the region. Receive an introduction to Swiss cuisine from your guide and admire the countryside as you travel along the Sihl River. Pass Zurich’s business district and arrive at Kilchberg, a charming town located on the banks of Lake Zurich and home of the headquarters of the world-famous chocolate factory Lindt & Sprüngli.
Disembark to enter the newly opened Lindt Home of Chocolate. Marvel at the world’s highest free-standing chocolate fountain and purchase delectable souvenirs in the world’s largest Lindt Chocolate Shop. Travel onward to Adliswill to climb aboard a cable car traveling 2,630 feet (800 meters) up to Felsenegg, a vertiginous vantage point cradled by the Albis mountain range.
Take a short hike through the dense forest and then settle into the terrace of a gourmet restaurant. Sip an aromatic glass of Glühwein (spicy mulled wine) in winter or a crisp glass of white wine in summer and watch the sunset over Lake Zurich. Feast on a traditional banquet of crisp salad, Swiss cheese fondue and homemade chocolate cake and then return to your minivan. Relax during the journey back to Zurich, where the tour concludes.
Zurich (Pass By)
Head to Zurich’s Sihlquai Bus Station in the afternoon, hop aboard your minibus and — with engaging commentary from your informative guide — head out along the Sihl River to begin your tour.
Lindt Home of Chocolate
Continue south along Lake Zurich to the small town of Kilchberg, home of the headquarters of the world-famous chocolate factory Lindt & Sprüngli. Step inside the newly opened Lindt Home of Chocolate and take a moment to inhale the delectable scent. Work your way through row after row of brightly colored wrapping and don’t forget to buy some souvenir chocolate for family and friends back home.
Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg LAF (Pass By)
Hop back aboard your minibus and continue to Adliswil, where the only aerial cable car in the canton of Zürich takes you to the hilltop station “Felsenegg”. Located on the Albis chain, this area is one of the most popular recreational zones of greater Zurich.
Felsenegg
It is only a short hike through the magical forest to get to the restaurant overlooking Lake Zurich. Enjoy the breathtaking view on the terrace and delight in a choice of appetizers while you freshen up with a glass of white wine in summer or warming-up with the freshly prepared “Glühwein”, a traditional hot, spicy wine in winter. Then step inside the cozy Swiss restaurant and get seated at the traditionally decorated table. An assorted bowl of salad is followed by the outstanding original Swiss cheese fondue. To complete your culinary experience a homemade chocolate cake is served.
Zurich (Pass By)
Satisfied in all sense, hop back aboard your minibus for the drive back to Zurich, where your guide drops you off again at the Sihlquai Bus Station.
