Switzerland is famous for its chocolate, as I am sure you know, and an awesome thing to do when you visit Switzerland is to visit one of the many great Swiss chocolate factories.
Each chocolate factory in Switzerland has to offer provides a different experience from the next with some commonalities. You will learn about the history of the Swiss chocolate factories, and how to make delicious Swiss chocolate, and there is always some tasting involved too.
Chocolate lovers should not pass up the opportunity to learn about the chocolate-making process and taste the best chocolate in the world either.
There are quite a few different Swiss chocolate factories you can visit in Switzerland, but which one will suit you best? We run through all the greats below so you can decide.
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Funky Chocolate Club – Interlaken
The Funky Chocolate Club in Interlaken isn’t a chocolate factory per se, it is more of an awesome chocolate shop, but it is still worth a visit. Plus, it is the only spot in Interlaken where you can have a Swiss chocolate experience, so to speak.
The Funky Chocolate Club provides several workshops every day that you can join. During the workshop, you will learn how to make chocolate, create your own chocolate, and get taught how to taste chocolate too.
Did I mention that it is an all-you-can-eat experience too? Chocolate lovers beware as walking home after goring yourself on as much delicious Swiss chocolate as you can is not easy.
The workshops last 1 hour and 15 minutes and cost CHF 69. Be sure to book them in advance as they book up pretty quickly.
Lindt Home of Chocolate – Zurich
If you are in Zurich then a trip to the Lindt Home of Chocolate is a must as it is one of the best chocolate factories in the world, with one of the best tours you can go on. Plus, Lindt might be some of the best Swiss chocolate ever.
Founded by the Lindt Chocolate Competence Foundation, the Lindt Home of Chocolate is a new visitors center that was just opened in 2020.
Home to one of the biggest chocolate fountains in the world, you will be blown away when you are standing next to it. Rising up 30 feet and streaming over one tonne of Swiss chocolate, it is a chocolate fountain of dreams.
A tour of the chocolate factory includes going around the chocolate museum where you will learn everything about the chocolate-making process from the selection of cocoa beans to how to set a chocolate bar.
Once done in the museum, it is time for some all-you-can-eat chocolate tasting. Imagine drinking fresh chocolate from the chocolate fountain and sampling all the great Swiss chocolate Lindt offers, and you get the idea.
After the historical part, you get eased into the tasting section. If you’ve ever wanted to eat as many Lindor balls as you can or have spoonfuls of chocolate fresh from the fountain, here’s your chance to shine.
Aeschbach Chocowelt – Root
Aeschbach has only been producing Swiss chocolate masterpieces since 1972 and are therefore quite new on the scene. But, their creations are pretty incredible and their Chocoworld experience is worth going to if you are in the Lucerne area.
You have two options when attending Aeschbach Chocoworld, the normal tour for CHF 15 and the “plus” tour where you get to make your own chocolate bar at the end, which is worth it in my eyes.
The normal tour takes you through the history of chocolate production from the growing of cocoa beans to their processing and how Aeschbach turns raw chocolate into their little drops of heaven.
The tour then takes you onto watching Aeschbach’s chocolatiers in action and you can even ask them any questions you have about their skills.
The normal tour ends here but the plus tour continues and you will learn how to make a chocolate bar, and get to take it home with you.
Camille Bloch – Courtelary
Located in Courtelary in northwest Switzerland, Camille Bloch is one of the most popular Swiss chocolate brands in Switzerland, which is saying something.
Before going to the Camille Bloch chocolate factory, make sure you try their Torino and Ragusa chocolate bars which are a household name in Switzerland.
The Camille Bloch visitors center takes you through chocolate production and the history of the business since it started making Swiss chocolates in 1926.
You will be able to watch chocolatiers make the famous Torino and Ragusa chocolate bars live and taste them within seconds of them being ready.
Chocolate-making workshops are also available at the center with advance booking. You can also buy a huge range of their delicious chocolate, and even get a special engraving put on a Ragusa bar to take home.
Maison Cailler – Broc
Maison Cailler is the oldest chocolate factory in the Swiss chocolate industry. Founded in 1819, it has been making yummy Swiss chocolate for over 200 years.
Their visitors center in Broc is one of the top Switzerland chocolate factory tours around. You will learn about the rich history of Cailler, watch chocolate being made live, learn a lot about chocolate, and you finish with a tasting room where you can eat as much chocolate as you like.
You can also book a chocolate-making workshop here too where you will learn from the best!
Entry to the visitors center is only CHF 12 and is free with the Swiss Museum Pass or Swiss Travel Pass.
Alprose Chocolate Experience – Caslano
The Alprose Chocolate Experience is based in Caslano, a town in the southern Italian-speaking region of Switzerland Ticino.
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Alprose doesn’t make typical supermarket chocolate, they make delicious carbon-neutral sustainable Swiss chocolate and their factory tour is renowned as one of the best in the country.
The tour tells you all about the brand, and how they make their special sustainable chocolate, and you get to see the factory floor in operation. There are lots of different machines running which isn’t something you see at other chocolate manufacturers’ tours.
Of course, the chocolate factory tour ends with tasting as much chocolate as you like and you buy lots of chocolate in the shop to take home with you too.
Max Chocolatier – Lucerne & Zurich
Max Chocolatier is one of the most talented chocolatiers in Switzerland and specializes in making luxury chocolates and lots more too.
Max Chocolatier only has two small chocolate shops in Switzerland, the original being in Zurich and their new location in beautiful Lucerne.
They are renowned for their unusual flavors and for making chocolate fillings according to seasonal produce available, meaning their chocolate is constantly changing.
At their Zurich and Lucerne shop, you can book a 60-minute chocolate tasting experience for CHF 300 (max 4 people), which is expensive but it is pretty insane.
Their Lucerne location also offers chocolate-making workshops that range between CHF 340 and CHF 600 for 4 people. The price is dependent on the workshop you choose which goes from how to make chocolate through to making your own special chocolate.
Maestrani’s Chocolarium – Flawil
Maestrani has been making Swiss chocolate since 1852 and is another household name in Switzerland thanks to their famous chocolate bars.
Their Chocolarium experience in Flawil is about as fun as a chocolate factory tour can be making it awesome for both kids and adults.
The exhibits are mostly interactive and you can do things like milking an udder, spinning dials to get chocolate, playing with chocolate fountains, and lots more.
At certain times, you can also see the actual factory processes in action which include a lot of different processes.
Along the way, you will have a lot of chances to taste many of the different chocolates they have on offer. You can also book chocolate-making workshops too on their website.
It is just CHF 14 to get into Maestrani’s Chocolarium. But, it is free with a Swiss Museum Pass or Swiss Travel Pass.
Verkehrshaus Swiss Chocolate Adventure – Lucerne
The Verkehrshaus Swiss Chocolate Adventure in Lucerne is connected to the Swiss Museum of Transport.
It is not owned by a chocolate brand or even a real chocolate factory but more of a museum that takes you through the entire chocolate-making process from cocoa beans to chocolate bars.
The museum also teaches you a lot about the Swiss chocolate industry and has lots of different interactive exhibits which are quite a bit of fun.
Like most factory tours, it ends with a tasting experience where you can also buy Swiss chocolates to take home with you.
It is quite an expensive experience and not as good as other Swiss chocolate factory tours, plus the tasting experience is not all you can eat, which is not cool if you ask me.
Läderach Chocolate Factory – Bilten
Läderach is relatively new on the Swiss chocolate scene, being founded in 1962, but they are about as good at making chocolate as anyone else. In fact, the founder was crowned “world chocolate master” in 2018, so their chocolates are up there with the best!
Läderach chocolate is all about broken chocolate filled with incredible additions but they make a lot more than those.
Their factory tour is excellent and you have to go with a guide. You will learn everything about their history, making chocolate, and get to see the factory in action, live, learning about what each machine does.
It costs CHF 15 to enter which includes your tour, a CHF 5 voucher for the chocolate shop, a ceramic spoon, and lots of tasting samples. You can also decorate a chocolate bar for yourself at the end for an extra price.
Felchlin Factory Shop – Ibach
Located in Ibach, close to Lake Lucerne is the factory store of Max Felchlin chocolate. It is on the bottom floor of the company’s HQ and is home to an incredible selection of great chocolate.
You will find everything from white chocolate through to 90% dark chocolate as well as specialties, baking mixes, fillings, and even Grand Cru chocolate couverture.
The staff at the shop are super friendly and pretty much chocolate sommeliers that will take you through everything you want to know about chocolate.
Frequently Asked Questions About Chocolate Factories in Switzerland
Is the Toblerone chocolate factory in Switzerland open to the public?
Unfortunately, the Toblerone chocolate factory in Switzerland is not open to the public, it is completely closed off. Therefore going on a tour around the Toblerone chocolate factory is not possible when visiting Switzerland.
What is the oldest Swiss chocolate factory?
The oldest chocolate factory in Switzerland is the Cailler Swiss chocolate factory. Opened in 1819 by founder François-Louis Cailler, it has been making incredible Swiss chocolate for over 200 years.
Is Lindt cheaper in Switzerland?
Lindt chocolate is not cheaper in Switzerland. In fact, Lindt is about the same price in Switzerland as it is in the UK and USA, depending on the exchange rates.
