• GROUP TOURS

    Stop For The Restrooms - Savor The Cheese! Best Stop Between Bay Area & Yosemite along Highway 99.

    • Free Tours
    • Complimentary Cheese Tasting
    • Delightful Gift Shop
    • Peet's Coffee & Espresso Bar
    • Cafe, Grab-And-Go Or Fully Catered Group Meals
    • Ice Cream Counter
    • Front Door Drop Off/Pick Up
    • Ample Bus And Group Parking
    • Clean, Beautiful Restrooms
    • Motor Coach Operator And Tour Director Thank You Gifts

    Drop-by buses are welcome. If you call ahead, we'll set out extra samples. Please call 209.656.1196.

    Culinary Agri-tourism!
    Learn how cheese is made, see bulk packaging of 640-pound crates of cheese (truly "The Big Cheese") and taste complimentary fresh cheese curds made just prior to your arrival.

    Enjoy a gourmet, catered meal featuring our homemade Cheese Chowder Soup and famous Cream Cheese Brownie or Cheese Pie (better than any cheesecake!). We offer buffet or plated served breakfast, lunch, dinner and a dessert sampler! Motor coach operator and tour director meals are complimentary with a catered meal for 25 people or more. Prices range from $8 to $23 per person. Visit our current menu. If you don't see what you would like, let us customize a meal for you. 

    Behind The Scenes Motorcoach Tour
    Behind the Scenes Motorcoach TourOnly available to our motorcoach guests by reservation. Please call 209.656.1196. Our tour guide boards your coach to take a 15-minute drive through one of the world’s largest single-site cheese manufacturing facility. See the milk testing before they unload the milk trucks and learn about each of the areas.

    Plan Your Visit
    Get a behind-the-scenes tour aboard your motorcoach in 15 minutes.

    • Visitor Center guided or self-guided tours include the Cheese Theatre show, interactive exhibits and view employees packaging 640-pound crates of cheese - 30 minutes
    • Meal - 30-45 minutes
    • Shopping - 15 minutes

    Schedule Your Group Today
    Call 800.577.5772 or 209.656.1196, or e-mail tours@hilmarcheese.com or schedule online.

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