Truffle hunting in Switzerland
In the woods, hunting for truffles with your four-legged local guides
Your truffle dog guides:
Accompanied by a chasseur de truffes and either Tina & Athos. Athos is a male Vizsla (known as a Hungarian hunt & search dog) & Tina is a Lagotto Romagnola (specifically a water retriever; however, very popular for hunting truffles). Both are loyal companions & family dogs. They’re trained to search, sniff, dig, & locate a small, dark, morsel hidden under several inches of leaves and soil. Nose to the ground, fast at work, stopping to make a mess of some loose earth, making us think they’ve found something when they haven’t. Hogs can also help find these hidden treasures but wrestling a pig for a truffle before they gobble them up can be frustrating.
About our private tour:
Spend an exciting & fun filled day with “Athos” or “Tina”, your four-legged local guides, and a truffle spade in your hand. You can’t help but get excited as the adventure begins. Whether you’re a nature, pleasure seeker, foodie or wine aficionados, explorer, or adventurer; a great memory awaits you.
Fun all year long & for all ages.
Where we go to find truffles:
Hidden in the woodlands & fields of Western Switzerland, these truffles are seldom found in the middle of the forest. They are most often on the forest edge and around smaller forests that lay between a farmer’s field. The most common truffles in Switzerland is the Burgundy (Summer), truffle. Athos & Tina will sniff & dig around oak, hazelnut, and other deciduous trees looking for these truffles as well as the Black Périgord truffle.
Swiss truffles:
Italy & France are better known for their truffles but Switzerland is surprisingly the best place to find both the black truffle and the rarer white truffle. In 2012, a truffle dog named “Giano” made a spectacular discovery: In a city park in Geneva, he unearthed a White Truffle, also known as an Alba Truffle – the first to ever be found north of the Alps.
Truffle Hunting Exclusive Tour
Morning tour:
- 10.00 a.m. Pick-up from Montreux, Vevey or the vicinity. *
- 10.45 a.m. Meet the truffle hunter and begin your truffle hunt with the truffle hunter and a trained truffle dog to see if you can locate these hidden “black diamonds”.
- 12:00 a.m. Go to a historical winery for a truffle tasting, a Swiss dinner & numerous wines of this region. The “winemaker’s lunch”, consists of an appetizer of charcuterie & a Swiss fondue made with our local fresh truffles
- 13:30 p.m. Chocolate tasting of an extensive variety of Chocolate Truffles accompanied by a specialty red wine from the winemaker for an ideal “chocolate & wine pairing”
- 14:30 p.m. Drive back to Montreux & Vevey or the vicinity
Evening tour:
- 15:30 p.m. Pick-up from Montreux, Vevey or the vicinity. *
- 16:15 p.m. Meet the truffle hunter in the forest. Walk through the woods with the truffle hunter and a trained truffle dog to see if you & “Athos” can locate these hidden “black diamonds”.
- 18:00 p.m. Go to a historical winery for a truffle tasting, a Swiss dinner & numerous wines of this region. The “winemaker’s dinner”, consists of an appetizer of charcuterie & a Swiss fondue made with our local fresh truffles
- 19:00 p.m. Chocolate tasting of an extensive variety of Chocolate Truffles accompanied by a specialty red wine from the winemaker for an ideal “chocolate & wine pairing”
- 20:00 p.m. Drive back to Montreux & Vevey
Up to 2 participants |
CHF 1300 |
Up to 3 participants |
CHF 1400 |
Up to 4 participants |
CHF 1500 |
Up to 5 participants |
CHF 1600 |
Up to 6 participants |
CHF 1700 |
Price includes:
- Transportation to & from your location(s)
- Fondue truffle lunch or dinner
- English & French speaking tour
- Truffle hunting experience with your truffle dog
- Wine tasting in a historical vineyard
- Souvenir gift
- All Local Taxes
Truffle Hunting Exclusive Tour
Morning tour:
- 10.00 a.m. Pick-up from Montreux, Vevey or the vicinity. *
- 10.45 a.m. Meet the truffle hunter and begin your truffle hunt with the truffle hunter and a trained truffle dog to see if you can locate these hidden “black diamonds”.
- 12:00 a.m. Go to a historical winery for a truffle tasting, a Swiss dinner & numerous wines of this region. The “winemaker’s lunch”, consists of an appetizer of charcuterie & a Swiss fondue made with our local fresh truffles
- 13:30 p.m. Chocolate tasting of an extensive variety of Chocolate Truffles accompanied by a specialty red wine from the winemaker for an ideal “chocolate & wine pairing”
- 14:30 p.m. Drive back to Montreux & Vevey or the vicinity
Evening tour:
- 15:30 p.m. Pick-up from Montreux, Vevey or the vicinity. *
- 16:15 p.m. Meet the truffle hunter in the forest. Walk through the woods with the truffle hunter and a trained truffle dog to see if you & “Athos” can locate these hidden “black diamonds”.
- 18:00 p.m. Go to a historical winery for a truffle tasting, a Swiss dinner & numerous wines of this region. The “winemaker’s dinner”, consists of an appetizer of charcuterie & a Swiss fondue made with our local fresh truffles
- 19:00 p.m. Chocolate tasting of an extensive variety of Chocolate Truffles accompanied by a specialty red wine from the winemaker for an ideal “chocolate & wine pairing”
- 20:00 p.m. Drive back to Montreux & Vevey
Price includes:
- Transportation to & from your location(s)
- Fondue truffle lunch or dinner
- English & French speaking tour
- Truffle hunting experience with your truffle dog
- Wine tasting in a historical vineyard
- Souvenir gift
- All Local Taxes
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Truffle Dog Tour
Ch. de la Vauteyre 2 ∙ 1820 Montreux
Switzerland
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Truffle Dog Tour
Ch. de la Vauteyre 2 ∙ 1820 Montreux
Switzerland
+41 (0) 79 793 34 24