Geneva 3-hour Chocolate Tasting Tour and Old Town Visit
Experience Geneva’s award-winning chocolate creations as well as an Old Town guided visit in a delightful 3-hour walking tour. Our guests enjoyed this sweet discovery so much that we are TripAdvisor's Geneva no 1 rated Tour, Winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award for 2020 (award offered to 4700 attractions and hotels out of 8,700,000 listed worldwide), Number 1 Food Tour in Switzerland, Winner of the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence for 2019.
During the tour your passionate guide will share with you the secrets of chocolate: from the origins to the manufacturing, the history of Swiss chocolate as well as anecdotes and stories about Geneva.
You will taste 12 of the best Geneva and Swiss chocolate creations in 6 different stops.
You will also enjoy a guided visit of the picturesque Old Town, learn about its history, explore the Lower Streets (les rues Basses), Left Bank (Rive Gauche) and the Right Bank (Rive Droite) and enjoy a boat ride from one bank to the other.
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Chocolate tasting tour
What's included in Geneva 3-hour Chocolate Tasting Tour and Old Town Visit
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Local Flavours Tours
Visit 5 Chocolateries and Patisseries and one surprise stop. Enjoy 12 tastings of different chocolate products. Learn the secrets of more than 2000 years of “food of the gods” history and experience Geneva’s rich chocolate history and why it is home to some of the best chocolate. Also visit less well know sites of Geneva. • Tasting the chocolate cakes of the Swiss Gold medal-winner • Chocolaterie where W. Churchill, Grace Kelly, JF Kennedy and Charles de Gaulle purchased • Join the most important Geneva tradition - Breaking the “Marmite” (cauldron). • A boat ride from left bank to right bank • Taste several award-winning chocolate creations • Guided walk through the old town
Jet d'Eau
We will get to know all the hidden Jet d'Eau secrets and stories and we will get closer to it from the lake Geneva
Lake Geneva
We will walk around the shores of Lake Geneva both on Left Bank and the Right Bank. We will have a fun boat ride crossing it from one side to the other. You will also learn many stories and anecdotes that not even locals know about
Inclusions
- Guarantee skip the lines
- Story telling and anecdotes
- Expert tour guide
- Short boat ride
- Visiting Geneva's landmarks as well as less known sites.
- Chocolates all shapes and forms
- Individual hand sanitizer
- We recommend that each participant bring a bottle of water for their comfort during the experience.
- Chocolate Factory Visit
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please wear flat shoes that are comfortable for walking
- Aim to arrive 15 minutes early, so the tour can start on time
- It is recommended to have a light savory meal (breakfast /lunch) prior to the tour
- Unfortunately, there is no guarantee for substitutions for all dietary restrictions such as gluten-free and other food allergies. You’re welcome to join the tour, but you may miss out on a number of tastings. If you leave a note in your online ticket purchase, alternate tastings will be arranged wherever possible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Local Flavours Tours reserves the right to cancel the tour at any time. In this situation the price for the tickets purchased will be reimbursed.
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- Please bring a bottle of water
- ARE THERE AGE RESTRICTIONS?Children are welcome, but please bear in mind that some children have a limited attention span and therefore a 3 hour tour may not be appropriate for them. Parents know their children best and should assess the situation individually. Since there is a lot of standing and walking, please consider this when deciding whether the tours and events are appropriate for your child. Unless your child is a very good walker for children up to 5 y.o we do recommend a stroller in case they get tired since we are walking about 2.1 km, which includes a slight hill. If your child is 2 years of age or younger and will not be eating, you will not need to purchase a ticket for him/her. If your child is 3 years of age or older, you will need to purchase a child ticket for him/her, regardless if he/she will be eating.
- No health restrictions
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Address: Quai des Bergues 23, 1201 Genève, Switzerland Directions: At fountain to the left of the entrance of Starbucks https://goo.gl/maps/eQvJ5VtKsJC2
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• Please wear flat shoes that are comfortable for walking • Aim to arrive 15 minutes early, so the tour can start on time • It is recommended to have a light savory breakfast the day of your tour • Unfortunately, there is no guarantee for substitutions for all dietary restrictions such as gluten-free and other food allergies. You’re welcome to join the tour, but you may miss out on a number of tastings. If you leave us a note in your online ticket purchase, alternate tastings will be arranged wherever possible • Not wheelchair accessible