Exciting offers for groups of 6 persons or more
Aside from the Appenzeller show dairy, the entire region is truly worth a visit. This is why we have put together various package deals with our partners from the Appenzeller region.
TASTINGS
Tastings and aperitifs
Before or after a guided tour or just because! Our delicious Appenzeller® cheese-tasting sessions are always a great idea.
CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE
Two timeless Swiss secrets will be «disclosed» on this special tour
Chocolate and cheese
Two timeless Swiss secrets will be “disclosed” on a special tour of Maestrani’s Chocolarium and a guided tour of the Appenzeller dairy. No pun intended!
A customised morning tour of Maestrani’s Chocolarium chocolate factory and taste the results after watching the chocolate being produced. At lunchtime, your culinary journey brings you to the Appenzell region for a guided tour of the Appenzeller dairy where you will also stop off for a delicious lunch of cheese pie and green salad.
As a take-home gift, you will receive 200 g of Appenzeller® cheese and 300 g of the finest Swiss chocolate.
Find out more about the chocolate experience at : chocolarium.ch
When:
Tuesday to Sunday, advance booking necessary, available to groups of 15 persons or more
Duration:
approx. 4 hours
Languages:
German/ English/ French
Costs:
from CHF 48.00 per person
Timetable:
10.00 – 11.00 am
Customised tour of Maestrani’s Chocolarium
11.00 – 11.45 am
Own travel to Stein AR
11.45am – 1.00 pm
Lunch at the Appenzeller show dairy
1.00 – 2.00 pm
Guided tour of the visitors’ gallery
ON THE TRAIL OF THE BEST-KEPT SECRET
All about tasty secrets of Appenzell.
On the trail of the best-kept secret
Learn all about how Switzerland’s tastiest cheese is made on a tour of the Appenzeller show dairy and then immerse yourself even deeper into the tasty world of the Appenzeller.
After a tour of the dairy, perhaps your lunch of cheese pie and green salad will bring you closer to finding out the secret recipe? Or will a secret mission to tour the site where the Appenzeller Alpenbitter liqueur is produced followed by a tasting session unveil the herb-infused mystery?
When:
daily, advance booking necessary,
Bookings available for groups of 6 persons or more
Duration:
approx. 5 hours
Languages:
German / French / Englisch
Costs:
from CHF 29.00 per person
Timetable:
11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Guided tour of the Appenzeller show dairy
12.00 – 1.30 pm
Lunchtime
1.30 – 2.00 pm
Own travel to Appenzell
2.00 – 3.00 pm
Guided tour of site where Appenzeller Alpenbitter liqueur is made
3.00 – 3.30 pm
Tasting session
“Treey” traditions
Get on the trail of the “treey” traditions…
… and experience the customs in the show dairy as well as the sustainable nature experience on the tree top walk.
On the trail of „treey“ traditions: start the day with coffee and croissants in the Appenzeller® show
dairy. After a guided tour and lunch (cheesecake with leaf salads), head to Mogelsberg, where you
will experience a guided tour on the tree top walk. As a crowning finale, you will have a delicious
Schlorzifladen with coffee for dinner.
When:
daily, advance booking necessary,
Bookings available for groups of 6 persons or more
Duration:
approx. 6 hours
Languages:
German / French / Englisch
Costs:
from CHF 65 per person
Timetable:
11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Guided tour of the Appenzeller show dairy
12.00 – 1.30 pm
Lunchtime
1.30 – 2.00 pm
Own travel to Mogelsberg
2.00 – 3.00 pm
Guided tour on the tree top walk
3.00 – 3.30 pm
“Schlorzifladen” with coffee
EVERYTHING REVOLVES AROUND THE APPENZELLERS
An eventful day awaits you in the Appenzell region
Visit the Appenzeller show dairy and afterwards enjoy the stunning view from the top of the Hohen Kasten mountain.
Everything revolves around the Appenzellers
Includes guided tour and lunch at the Appenzeller show dairy (cheese pie with green salad), a cable car lift-ride to the top of the Hohen Kasten mountain and back as well as coffee and cake in the self-service restaurant offering truly magnificent views (subject to availability in the revolving restaurant).
When:
April to January daily,
Advance booking necessary,
Bookable from 6 persons
Duration:
approx. 5 hours
Costs:
from CHF 61.00 per person
Timetable:
11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Guided tour of the Appenzeller show dairy
12.00 – 1.30 pm
Lunch at the dairy
1.30 – 2.00 pm
Individual travel to Brülisau AI
2.00 – 2.45 pm
Hohen Kasten cable car lift-ride
2.15 – 3.45 pm
Coffee and cake at the summit
4.00 – 4.15 pm
Return journey
ON THE TRAIL OF LOCAL SPECIALITIES
Find out all about specialities from the Appenzeller region …
… and learn how famous Appenzeller dishes are made.
On the trail of local specialities
Learn all about how Switzerland’s tastiest cheese is made on a guided tour of the Appenzell dairy and enjoy a variety of Appenzeller®cheeses immediately after at a cheese-tasting session. After transfer to Jakobsbad, a relaxing cable car lift-ride takes you up to an altitude of 1,663 metres. Upstairs, enjoy an excellent salad followed by Appenzeller Siedwurst sausage complete with cheesy Chääshörnli and apple sauce. To round off the experience, a trip to Appenzell will reveal the secret of Appenzeller Alpenbitter. You will learn more about this herbal liqueur on a guided tour in the production plant.
When:
daily, advance booking necessary
Duration:
full day (5-6 hours)
Costs:
from 16 years CHF 72.00
with half-fare card / GA CHF 66.00
Further information and registration:
contact the Berggasthaus Kronberg directly
FROM THE ORGANIC FARM TO ORGANIC CHEESE
It all starts with the cows
Visit the cows that produce fresh milk for our organic Appenzeller® cheese every day followed by the Appenzeller show dairy tour experience.
From the organic farm to organic cheese
Our organic farmers Christina and Reto Preisig will bring you on a tour of the farm whose cows provide fresh organic milk for our Appenzeller® organic cheese every day. This is followed by a visit the Appenzeller dairy – with or without a guided tour.
When:
daily, advance booking necessary, available for groups of 6 persons or more
Duration:
approx. 2.5 hours
Costs:
without guided tour from CHF 22.00 per person
with guided tour from CHF 26.00 per person
Appenzeller Pride
Enjoy a day in Appenzellerland …
… and experience some of its quaint traditions first-hand.
Appenzeller pride
In Appenzellerland, traditions continue with great pride today and you too can be an honorary Appenzeller if you pitch in. As part of a team, prepare «Appenzeller Chäshörnli» – a feast of pasta with cheese an apple sauce – in the show dairy.
Fortified, you will set to work with your hands.
Following instructions from our master baker, make your own delicious gingerbread Biber dessert filled with honey and almond. And while the sweet speciality is turning golden brown in the oven, learn about traditional woodcraft with a visit to the wood-cooper who will also be on hand to assist you as you carve your own wooden board. After such productive day, you could almost pass for a local.
Group size:
10–30 persons
Duration:
full day
Costs:
from CHF 100.00 per person
Further information and registration:
Contact the Appenzellerland Tourismus office direclty
APPENZELLER FONDUE COOKING COURSE
Create, prepare and enjoy your own Fondue together with friends!
Appenzeller Fondue Cooking Course
Make creative fondues from scratch and enjoy them with friends in a cosy setting.
We offer a wide range of options! Put together your own fondue mix at the cheese counter, choose the ingredients you want and cook your own fondue at your table, with help from one of our expert hostesses.
When:
daily, advance booking necessary
Bookings available for groups of 6 persons or more
Duration:
approx. 45 minutes (mealtime not included)
Costs:
from CHF 37.00
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