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 18 Nov

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Starting at $65.33

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Mon 18 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)

Susan C

Aug 2018

We had a humbling experience while visiting an Amish Family. They are beautiful people who love our Creator and show His love in their daily lives. Our tour guild Jay was respectful of these families and an awesome guild. We really enjoyed his company and expertise. We recommend this tour to others and be sure to ask for Jay. We WILL be back to visit again.

Response from Host

Aug 2018

Dear Susan C, Thank you for your very kind review. So glad you enjoyed meeting our wonderful Amish neighbors. We will let Jay know how much you enjoyed his tour. Look forward to seeing you again.

Dana A

Aug 2018

Our VIP in-person Amish tour was great. Not only do you experience Amish life up close but the drive from house to house (farm to farm) is scenic and you get to see Lancaster County in a way you otherwise wouldn’t. Our tour guide was Kent and he really knows his stuff. He also knows the families we visited fairly personally because of his working relationship with them and this was evident in the way he speaks to them and about them. This was helpful as he also facilitated the conversation as needed. We took a 14 and a 16 year old and they were highly engaged.

MackinacMegan

Aug 2018

My 15 year old son and I both love history and learning about different cultures, so visiting the Amish in the Lancaster area was on our list for our summer trip. We were really surprised at the interesting nature of the Amish Experience “show”-it’s a very unique film with physical affects such as a misty rain and some other things (I won’t spoil it for you). 😊 We took several tours including one that took us on a small bus driving through the gorgeous farmland as the driver discusses Amish life. Another, our favorite, took us in a small group to visit the homes/farms of three Amish families. Hannah lived in a very nice, newer home with a huge kitchen built to handle meals with her large extended family. She showed us her sewing activities, her canning, and talked about their life. They had a really nice, clean stable with three horses and kept not only their own buggies there but also her son’s from next door. Her garden was beautiful as were her flowers. Her adorable grandson walked around with us. He only spoke Pennsylvania Dutch (a German dialect)-he’ll either learn English when he’s older or when he goes to school. Susan had a nice home, but smaller and very old (maybe 1860s?). We just sat and chatted with her which was delightful. We ended up talking about 9/11 and it was interesting to hear what she had learned by word of mouth. She made adorable pot holders and her husband made beautiful wooden baskets that fold flat. Our final stop was at “Farmer John’s” dairy barn. He had about 35 milk cows and did a terrific job explaining his operation (the stainless steel cooling tank was operated by a big diesel engine in a shack behind the barn. He obviously cared so much about bringing a healthy milk supply to others and his sophistication about his operation was beyond what we expected. He was cute, interesting and teased our tour host, which was fun. The sad part was that milk prices had stayed too low too long so he was having to sell off his herd and go to work for someone (our tour host told us this and we saw the auction sign outside his home), but we didn’t speak of it with him. I highly recommend this wonderful tour-it will be a once in a lifetime experience to learn about these interesting and good people who live a much simpler (and perhaps more fulfilled) life than the rest of us do.

Response from Host

Aug 2018

Dear MackinacMegan, Wow! What a great review. We really appreciate you taking the time to go into depth about the tour, our Amish Friends and "Jacob's Choice" our multi-media presentation on the Amish. Thank you for saying such nice things and we hope to see you again!