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

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $65.33

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Mon 23 Dec

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)

Char N

Apr 2012

The Visit-in-Person [VIP] tour offered by the Amish Experience in Bird-in-Hand, PA was WELL worth the price. We went first to a working Amish dairy farm, where we met with the farmer, had a tour of the barn & property, and visited the quilt shop his wife runs. The second stop was at the home of an Amish woman who runs a soap-making business from her home. She demonstrated how she makes soap and other products. The final stop was at the home of another Amish family where the lady of the house just sat and talked with us. We just asked each other questions and spent a while visiting. It was a really great time for anyone who is interested in meeting 'real' Amish people and getting to know them better.

Abingdon_MD_Mike

Jul 2011

This tour is a chance to get close to members of the Amish Community that a casual visitor would not otherwise have. The tour I took included a Dairy Farm at Milking Time, A Gourd Farm, and a visit to a young family. We spent just short of an hour at each location. The bus driver / tour guide appeared to be fairly knowledgeable concerning Amish Customs; but did not appear to be very knowledgeable about the various community events that we were passing by! The tour did have a problem that detracted from the overall experience. The family chosen for the evening's home visit had notified the scheduling office several days in advance, that they would not be able to accommodate that evening's visit. Unfortunately; for whatever reason their notice was not followed through on and we arrived unexpected! After a brief discussion with the tour guide they agreed to host our visit in spite of their desire not to have visitors that evening. The tour would have been more enjoyable if the tour guide had known something about the various community events that were taking place that day (a Friday) or Saturday that he was taking us past! It also goes without saying that the organizer of the tour should have paid more attention to the details of that particular tour! It was an enjoyable evening never the less!

ArizonaTraveler2

May 2011

As part of our visit to Philadelphia we took a tour to Lancaster County utilizing a tour put together by Connective Tours. We took a train round trip from the Philadelphia 30th station to Lancaster where we were picked up and delivered to The Amish Experience facility in Bird in Hand. We did all 3 of the experiences from the movie to the house to the farmlands tour. We also ate lunch in the restaurant (wow - what an incredible lunch). This was highly educational and informative. I don't know how anyone wouldn't find it fascinating. The only negative was the Philly Trolley Works pickup part - they were 35 minnutes late picking us up from the hotel after 2 phone calls with no explanation or concern or apology. We never waited for them at the return to the train station and just took a taxi back to the hotel as we felt we could not count on them actually coming. Connective Tours needs to find another transfer agent.