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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Stop At: Local Flavours Tours, Geneva Switzerland
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
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Jet d'Eau, quai Gustave-Ador Jetee des Eaux-Vives, Geneva 1207 Switzerland
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
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lake Geneva, Geneva Switzerland
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
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cathedrale de Saint-Pierre, Cour St-Pierre, Geneva 1204 Switzerland
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Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Maison Tavel, rue du Puits-Saint-Pierre 6, Geneva 1204 Switzerland
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Stop At: Place Bourg du Four, Intersection of rue Verdaine rue des Chaudronniers, rue Etienne-Dumont, Geneva 1204 Switzerland
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Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Molard Tower, place du Molard 2, Geneva 1204 Switzerland
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Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Rue du Rhone, Geneva Switzerland
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Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Brunswick Monument, Jardin des Alpes Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva 1200 Switzerland
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Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: L'ancien arsenal, Rue de l'Hotel-de-Ville, Geneva 1204 Switzerland
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Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Musee international de la Reforme (MIR), Rue du Cloitre 4, Geneva 1204 Switzerland
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Stop At: La statue de Sissi Geneve, Quai du Mont-Blanc 10, Geneva 1201 Switzerland
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Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Batiment des Forces Motrices, place des Volontaires 2, Geneva 1204 Switzerland
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Stop At: Quartier des Eaux-Vives, Geneva Switzerland
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Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Hotel de Ville, Geneva Switzerland
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Stop At: Place de la Madeleine, Geneva Switzerland
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Duration: 20 minutes
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