Amish Experience Visit-In-Person Tour

Overview

Many visitors to Lancaster seek out meaningful personal contact with the Amish community. Imagine visiting three Amish properties where our longstanding relationships allow you to become their guests during your stay. This exclusive tour is limited to 14 guests, and provides the rare opportunity to meet and talk to various Amish where they live and work. The three stops: Visit an Amish farm at milking time, go behind-the-scenes with an Amish craftsman, and then sit and chat with an Amish family right in their home.

City: Lancaster

Sun 17 Nov

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Starting at $65.33

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Sun 17 Nov

Starting at $65.33

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What's Included

Local guide

Transportation between locations

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation by 14-passenger bus is provided between locations of the tour
No children under the age of 6 allowed on this tour
Please dress respectfully
We ask that no photographs be taken of our Amish hosts
Please check in at the theater box office, east parking lot, at least 15 minutes before your tour
No pets allowed.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (400)

DLama84

Aug 2017

We were privileged to a wonderful VIP tour with the Amish with our guide Beth who share her experience with the Amish and prepare us to enjoy the best of the tour. She answe all our questions with patience. She prepare us well to get the best of our encounter with the 3 Amish Family. We feel welcome and they all explain to us their life. If you are really interested to know about Amish this is the tour to take. I will recommend to any one visiting the area.

Response from Host

Aug 2017

Thank you for the five-star review! Glad to hear that you had a great time on the tour and with Beth as your guide. Hope to see you the next time you are in Lancaster.

pdpiper

Jul 2017

Taking in the whole "experience," was really helpful in learning about and understanding the Amish way of life. The 40 minute movie, more or less, explained the "Rumspringa" or "running around" when an Amish youth chooses baptism within the their church, or instead leaves their community. The bus tour (bus holds maybe 18 people) was very nice. It winds through the area's countryside, with the "tour guide" driver explaining and answering questions on many facts about the Amish. Our tour guide, Kent, was very knowledgeable, seeing that he said that he had many Amish personal friends. The replicas of the Amish schoolhouse & homestead was also quite interesting. Although the tour guide on this section was very helpful in explaining this portion of the tour and answering many questions, it should not be expected that you will actually be in an actual schoolhouse or home of the Amish. They are just more or less show-and-tell learning aids. The buggy ride was also very nice with another very knowledgeable driver who answered any and all questions that were thrown at him. We plan on going back to the Lancaster area soon & would like to take the Visit-In-Person Tour.

Response from Host

Jul 2017

Thank you very much for your review! Glad to hear that you got good information out of the tour. We'll look forward to seeing you for the VIP Tour!

Sharon D

Jul 2017

Kent our bus tour guide was extremely informative. We visited an Amish milking farm, Mary and Henry and their 3 children were very friendly and answered all our questions. We learned how milk is kept cold without electricity. Between the farms we visited Kent provided lots of information about the Amish and their beliefs and the surrounding area. Our next visit was another Amish family where the Dad his son and daughter made leather crafts. The Dad showed us how he made a belt and his son was using a sewing machine to make the stitching around the belts. I bought a very well made clutch purse, very soft. Our last visit was another Amish family where we went into their home and asked questions about their life and we got to see their bible. It was very impressive. The Dad and older brother in this family made bird houses and lighthouses which we also got to see the workshop and how the lighthouses were built. This was an excellent experience and would definitely recommend it. Kent was excellent.

Response from Host

Jul 2017

Dear Sharon, Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review, and for going on the VIP Tour! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the experience and having Kent as your guide. Hope to see you again next time you are in the area!