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Lancaster County Amish Christmas Cookie Tour with Amish Farm and House

Lancaster County Amish Christmas Cookie Tour with Amish Farm and House

Overview

Have you ever wanted to go inside an Amish home? Or try their amazing baked goods? This tour is for you! Take a step back from the stress of the holidays, slow down and let us take you on a relaxing but festive journey. We will visit three authentic Amish kitchens to sample homemade Christmas cookies. You’ll leave with an appreciation of another culture along with recipes and cookies to take home and enjoy.

It's the season for family fun and cookies! Dad doesn't need a new tie and mom doesn't want another gift card. Give the gift of experience and bring your loved ones on our Amish Christmas Cookie Tour.

City: Lancaster

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $52.95

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Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $52.95

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Exclusive in-home visits with three Amish families.

Homemade Amish Christmas cookies + recipes

Heated 14-passenger bus

A complimentary beverage provided by the Amish family.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for travelers with food allergies or restrictions.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
We will be stopping at Amish homes. Please note that many members of the Amish community do not wear masks in their homes. We require masks while on the bus tour and in the farmhouse tour.

What To Expect

The Amish Farm and House

At the start of your tour, you will be welcomed into our farmhouse for a guided 30 minute tour. During this tour, a guide will teach you about Amish history, religion, and clothing as you walk through each room of our historic farmhouse. This is a great tour to start with as it will give you a good base knowledge before arriving to the Amish homes. It's amazing to see their different appliances and their "modern take" on electricity. Our farm house is the first Amish attraction in the United States. The farmhouse was built in 1805 and the last family to live here was in 1955. When you return to our farmhouse you can visit with our animals and artisans. We even have an Amish schoolhouse and covered bridge.

The Amish Farm and House

After your guided house and bus tour, you are free to explore our 15-acre farm. We have lots of animals for you to visit with and historic barns and buildings. We also have an Amish-one room schoolhouse for you to visit by yourself. Don't miss riding on the Amish scooters, they are so much fun! This is a self-guided tour that you can do before or after your guided tours. If you select the 2pm tour, we suggest you come early!

Amish Country

Next, jump on our spacious minivans and we'll guide you through the beautiful Amish farmlands. The bus will stop at three authentic Amish homes. At each home, mom, dad, and their children will allow you to sample Christmas cookies and chit chat about Christmas traditions. You'll leave each home with a variety of cookies and recipes to make at home. We suggest bringing extra cash to purchase more baked goods and handmade items from the Amish families.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (60)

champagnetasteb

Nov 2020

This tour was so great! I loved learning about the Amish, seeing the Amish in their environment and tasting their homemade cookies and treats. The staff on the tour and the house were great. The gift shop was great. Definetly a Covid friendly day trip. Lancaster was beautiful I look forward to returning there for an overnight or another day trip.

Response from Host

Nov 2020

Thank you so much for your kind words. We're happy to hear you felt comfortable with our COVID precautions and you were able to sit back and relax on our guided tour. We're happy to share these words with our Amish families. And we hope to you back in Lancaster soon.

Cindy E

Jan 2020

My sister, sister-in-law and I were researching fun things to do for our December girls weekend away in Lancaster when the Amish Cookie Tour caught our eye. We were so glad we signed up for this! We had all been to Lancaster on previous occasions, but still found this tour so informative and such fun. As other's have written, the Amish Farm and House is situated right next to the Target on Rt 30, but once you are inside, you really don't notice the Target even being there.We started out with a guided tour of the house and learned many interesting details about Amish life that we were unaware of. After the house tour, we had time to browse in the gift shop. It was raining that day, but we were able to stroll a bit outside where they had a blacksmith shop & baby goats in the barn. We then boarded a small bus that took us to three different Amish houses where we had a wonderful time meeting the families that opened their homes to us as we sampled their homemade cookies. We all received recipes for the cookies along with some cookies to take with us! All of the families were very kind and welcoming. We were also able to purchase some decorations that the children had made which was a nice reminder of our time on this tour. The ride through the backroads in Lancaster was also fun as our excellent bus tour guide gave us more insight into daily Amish living. I would highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host

Jan 2020

We appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear you all enjoyed the tour. It was our first year doing this type of tour which was very popular. Look for more unique tours to come on our website.

kellysQ749ND

Dec 2019

My extended family-my mom, my daughter (7), my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, had a wonderful time on the Amish Christmas Cookie Tour. Before the tour, we enjoyed some background information about the Amish at the farm house that is on site. Being local, we already had a base knowledge of the Amish but we learned a lot of new facts. We wondered around the farm until it was our turn to board the bus for the cookie tour. It was interesting visiting the Amish families in their homes. We enjoyed talking to them and sampling some of the delicious cookies. As we traveled, Lynn, our tour guide shared additional facts about the families and the Amish. She pointed out parts of the farm and taught us how to identify Amish homes. We had a wonderful time learning about the Amish and sampling cookies! My sister-in-law even made one of the recipes already! This is a must-do for every family.

Response from Host

Jan 2020

We received many positive reviews regarding our Christmas Cookie Tour. We are so happy that you were a part of it and thoroughly enjoyed your visit.