Chocolate Tour from Lucerne: Create Your Own Swiss Chocolate Bar

Learn Swiss chocolate craft, then make and take home your own bar

A chocolate-making class near Lucerne where you ride a local train to ChocoWorld, tour the interactive exhibition, and create a personalized chocolate bar in a hands-on workshop. The tour includes entrance, samples, your finished bar to take home, and a shopping voucher, with a live guide in English or German and a small group atmosphere.

Step-by-step itinerary

Swiss chocolate tour and workshop

• Train ride from Luzern to Root
• Visit ChocoWorld exhibition
• Create your own chocolate bar
• Visit chocolate shop and coffee break
• Train ride back to Luzern

The experience

The day starts with a short train ride from Lucerne to Root, where ChocoWorld sits outside the city center. Once there, you move through the interactive exhibition to learn how cocoa beans become finished chocolate: live demonstrations show the actual process, and you taste premium samples along the way. The real work comes next: in the hands-on workshop, you become the chocolatier. You design and create your own personalized chocolate bar, choosing flavors and mix-ins, then wrap it to take home.

A small group keeps the pace manageable and the workshop space uncrowded. After you finish your bar, there's time to browse the chocolate shop with your included voucher for a discount, and to sit in the coffee shop if you want to linger. The return train ride to Lucerne closes the loop, and the whole outing runs about two and a half hours from start to finish.

What’s included

• Train ticket from Lucerne to Root and back.
• entrance to ChocoWorld exhibition.
• live demonstrations and premium chocolate samples.
• creation of one personalized chocolate bar per person that you take home.
• shopping voucher for a discount at the chocolate factory shop.
• access to the coffee shop.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to FridayDeparts at 14:30

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (16 and older) · Child (6 to 15 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish and German

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by SwissTravelGuide.ch

Is this one for you?You work through the chocolate-making process yourself in the workshop, so this suits anyone who wants hands-on learning over watching a demonstration. Small group size keeps the workshop from feeling crowded, which works well if you prefer a more intimate pace than a large tour would offer.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and German.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 15 years); Infant (under 6): free.

What exactly do I make in the chocolate workshop?

You create your own personalized chocolate bar, choosing flavors and mix-ins during the hands-on session, then wrap it to take home with you.

How long does the whole tour take?

The tour runs about two and a half hours total, including the train rides to and from Root and your time at ChocoWorld.

Is the train ride included in the price?

Yes, the train ticket for both the journey to Root and the return to Lucerne is included in the tour.

Can I visit the chocolate shop after the workshop?

Yes, after you finish making your bar, you have time to explore the chocolate shop, and your tour includes a voucher for a discount on purchases there.