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

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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