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

Adresse

Truffle Dog Tour
Ch. de la Vauteyre 2 ∙ 1820 Montreux
Switzerland

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Adresse

Truffle Dog Tour
Ch. de la Vauteyre 2 ∙ 1820 Montreux
Switzerland
+41 (0) 79 793 34 24