The writer of this article Gagan Sharma is a Mumbai based outdoor and adventure travel expert who writes for various publications

Switzerland is one of the premium chocolate destination in the world. Home of some of the best chocolate makers, Switzerland today offers tourists several tours option to get more insight on chocolate making and its history in Switzerland.

Cailler-Nestle Broc Factory – One of the most famous chocolate maker in the world, Cailler is also the oldest chocolate company in Switzerland. The Cailler factory located in Broc offers live camera feeds of chocolate making process. The factory tour also provide insight in the history of Cailler chocolate and samples of varieties of chocolates.

Alimentarium Food Museum – Located on the shore of Lake Geneva the museum is managed by the famous chocolate company Nestle. Large section of the museum is basically all about food however there is a special section about the history of Nestle and its chocolate. Tourists who love Nestle chocolate will enjoy the visit.

Camille Bloch Factory Tour – Camille Bloch allows chocolate enthusiastic to tour around its factory in Courtelary. The factory provides guided tours that include chocolate production. The company has some of its production secrets to share with the visitors. The tours ends with the opportunity to chocolate tasting. The company only provides tours for groups and tourists interested should book at least 3 weeks in advance.

Maestrani Schoggi Land – The famous chocolate factory in Flawil is always ready to welcome chocolate lovers. The factory offers guided as well Public tours for the visitors. The guided tours include an interesting film about chocolate making. A trip to museum and factory where visitors will learn about the chocolate making technique, ingredients. visitors are always welcomed to shoot their questions to the factory guide. End the tour by sampling chocolate but beware, you might end up gaining weight.

Alprose Chocolate Museum – There is no better place than the Alprose chocolate museum to learn the complete history of chocolate in Switzerland. Chocolat Alprose factory was founded in 1957. Visitors will explore the art of Swiss Chocolate making at the museum. During weekdays you can also observe the chocolate making process.

Chocolat Frey AG – Chocolat Frey AG is one of the few companies that offers plant tours. The chocolate tour by Frey lasts around 3 hours that gives great insight in the chocolate making. Interested tourists needs to book tours well in advance.

GoldenPass Chocolate Train – The service is started by the Switzerland for the chocolate lovers. The Chocolate train will take you to the picturesque Gruyères village where you will discover how Swiss Cheese is processed. The next stop will be the tour to the Cailler factory in Broc. Reservation for the train can be made from Montreux train station.

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