Our Top 9 Cheese Tastings in Lucerne

1.Lucerne CH Experience: Cheese, Chocolate, Chapel Bridge & Château

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 155 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $198Our pick

Meet at Lucerne’s train station at 1 p.m. for a small-group walk with five chocolate samples, three Alpine cheeses, Swiss wine, Chapel Bridge, the water tower, and Lucerne Castle. Guides such as Luis, Sarah, and Laszlo bring local stories, while an optional one-hour lake cruise adds more scenery.

“This tour was excellent! I typically HATE tour groups, but this was definitely an exception. Sarah gave us a great tour. It was very personable and really just felt like an old friend was showing us around her home town. She told some great stories about the town and some of the locations. The chocolate tasting and cheese tasting were delicious. The walk to the chateau was a nice way to walk through some of the old town. If you also add the boat cruise, the guide will wish you well and send you onto the boat so you can take the departure time that works best for you. She…”

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2.Walking and Boat Tour with Cheese & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 120 reviews · from $108Best value

Walk Lucerne’s old town with a small group of up to eight, visiting Chapel Bridge, the Lion Monument, Musegg Wall, Spreuer Bridge, and the Reuss River. Add a one-hour Lake Lucerne cruise and Swiss cheese with wine. Guides include Luis, Martina, Irina, Tanja, and Isabella.

“The boat tour was too late in the day. Didn’t think it through that it would be nearly dark.”

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3.Lucerne CH Tour: Cheese, Chocolate, Chapel Bridge & Chateau

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 99 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $193

Join a small group of up to eight for a 2 to 3 hour Lucerne walk with five Swiss chocolates, three Alpine cheeses, wine, Chapel Bridge, the Water Tower, and a lift ride to the castle. English and Spanish guides such as Luis and Laszlo add local stories. Add a one-hour Lake Lucerne cruise.

“We enjoyed our tour very much. We learned the layout of the city on our first day in Lucerne and got great recommendations for other great activities and restaurants for later in our trip. The chocolate tasting was super tasty and the wine and cheese tasting was as well.”

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5.Bern Small-Group Day Trip from Lucerne With Emmental Dairy Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 14 reviews · 8 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $245

Travel by air-conditioned minivan from Lucerne through Entlebuch and Emmental, tasting Kambly biscuits and Emmentaler cheese before a guided Bern walk. You get free time in Bern, scenic farm stops, Wi-Fi, and a small group capped at 16 people. Guide assignments vary.

“Peter was an informative and entertaining guide. The stop en route to Bern, and en route back to Lucern made it a well paced outing. Seeing the countryside was lovely.”

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6.Lucerne Walking tour and Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $318

Spend three hours with an English-speaking local guide in Lucerne, combining Chapel Bridge, the old town, Lake Lucerne, and Alpine cheese tasting. Eve and Dave have led especially well-received tours, though the cheese stop should be confirmed because the shop arrangement has changed.

“Eve was awesome!! We highly recommend this tour with her. She easily navigated the city of Lucerne and highlighted the history and culture. Eve was great to answer all our questions and made sure we had a great day. Thank you Eve we learned a lot and had a fun tour.”

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7.Chocolate, Cheese and Wine Tour in Luzern region

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $879

Spend about nine hours exploring Swiss dairies, chocolate makers, wineries, towns, and natural sights near Lucerne. Your private English-speaking guide builds the day around your interests, with hotel pickup, air-conditioned minivan transport, and hotel drop-off. Chris is one guide praised for tailoring the experience.

“Chris was an amazing tour guide. We had less than optimal weather but Chris set up a fantastic day with really interesting activities. Everyone really enjoyed the entire day.”

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8.Cheese, Chocolate and Wine in the Bern Region from Luzern

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $954

Travel privately from Lucerne with guide Chris Wilson to Gruyère, Broc, Bern, and the Lavaux vineyards. Watch cheese and chocolate production, sample local treats, walk through Bern, and taste Swiss wines above Lake Geneva. Hotel pickup is available, but admission fees and wine tasting cost extra.

“Chris Wilson provided a road trip that exceeded our expectations. Chris was extremely pleasant, great conversationalist and a really nice guy.”

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9.Private Chocolate and Cheese Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 hours · from $296

Spend three private hours walking Lucerne’s Old Town and tasting 3 to 4 chocolates, 3 to 4 cheeses, and a drink. An English-speaking local guide leads you from Torbogen Luzern past the Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, and Jesuit Church, with stops at family-owned food shops.

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