Authentic Tour & Meal with the Amish!
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Lancaster, USA
- 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Learn all about Amish culture in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County—and enjoy a more personal experience than you'd otherwise have—with this small-group lunch outing. Following pickup from central Lancaster, travel with your guide to the home of a local Amish family for a sit-down, home-cooked meal. Along the way, learn more about Amish customs and practices—then, on arrival, observe the family's way of life and share a meal and conversation together.
- This Lancaster tour is great for visitors seeking a cultural exchange
- Enjoy a hearty, home-cooked Amish meal, included in the cost
- Round-trip transit from central Lancaster makes getting around easy
- Vegetarian options are available upon request
What's Included
- LunchYou will be served a full, cooked lunch in an Amish home.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Discover Lancaster501 Greenfield Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601, USA
Parking lot of the Visitors Center, centrally located (Discover Lancaster). We will transport our guests in our 14 passenger, loKal Experiences van.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
This unique cultural experience begins around midday. Find your guide at the centrally located meeting point near the Discover Lancaster Visitors Center. With just your small group for company, hop aboard your vehicle, and set off without needing to worry about finding your own way there.
As you drive past some of Lancaster’s scenic highlights—including its historical covered bridges—listen as your guide brings the area’s history to life. They’ll also provide an in-depth introduction to Amish culture, history, and traditions, which make this part of Pennsylvania so distinctive.
More than just a sightseeing trip through the area, this two-part excursion includes the special opportunity to dine at the home of an Amish family: something most visitors don’t get to experience. Upon arriving at the family’s home, head inside and sit down for a hearty, home-cooked meal. Taste a range of traditional Amish dishes, and enjoy your hosts’ hospitality.
Finally, return to your vehicle and head back to the original departure point, where this experience ends.
As you drive past some of Lancaster’s scenic highlights—including its historical covered bridges—listen as your guide brings the area’s history to life. They’ll also provide an in-depth introduction to Amish culture, history, and traditions, which make this part of Pennsylvania so distinctive.
More than just a sightseeing trip through the area, this two-part excursion includes the special opportunity to dine at the home of an Amish family: something most visitors don’t get to experience. Upon arriving at the family’s home, head inside and sit down for a hearty, home-cooked meal. Taste a range of traditional Amish dishes, and enjoy your hosts’ hospitality.
Finally, return to your vehicle and head back to the original departure point, where this experience ends.
Amish Country (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Not recommended for travelers who might have difficulty getting on and off a touring van with two steps up.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 428 reviews
Renzy_T, May 2026
Excellent. The host family, the food, the tour guide - Moses, were all excellent. Everyone in my family enjoyed the trip.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your review, we are glad you enjoyed your time with our guide and the family!
We hope to welcome you back again in the future!
Teena_N, May 2026
This was GREAT! Guide (Dale) was very informative on the area, as well as the Amish way of life. Some things we knew, and some were interesting to learn. Lunch at farm was so enjoyable. Of course food was great, as well as the hospitality. I believe was our most enjoyable adventure while in the area.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear this was one of your favorite experiences during your visit to the area.
It’s wonderful to hear the meal and hospitality made such a lasting impression as well.
We truly appreciate you joining us! We hope to welcome you back in the future!
Sarah_W, May 2026
Dale, our tour guide was both knowledgeable and respectful. Barbie and Aaron our hosts were very friendly. The food was extremely delicious. All in all it was a very nice experience. And it makes me appreciate the things that we have more now than before. Also, the horses are so sweet. They are amazing.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! We’re so happy to hear you enjoyed your time with Dale, as well as the warm hospitality from Barbie and Aaron. It’s wonderful to know the meal was delicious and that the experience left such a meaningful impression.
We appreciate you joining us and hope to welcome you back again someday.
Beth_L, May 2026
This is an awesome experience, combining an informative narration of the Amish culture and an amazing meal
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much for your review! We are glad to hear you had an awesome time!
We hope to have you back in the future!
Elizabeth_B, Apr 2026
This tour and meal was an amazing experience all around. David our guide was very knowledgeable and took great care of us getting to and from the farm in comfort. Dinner was delicious and plentiful. The family was so gracious and we loved seeing the farm and talking with the kids.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re thrilled to hear you had such an amazing experience from start to finish.
David will be so happy to know his knowledge and care made your journey to and from the farm comfortable and enjoyable. We’re also glad you loved the meal!
We truly appreciate you joining us and hope to welcome you back again someday!
PamelaLassiter, Apr 2026
We had a lovely time learning about Lancaster and the Amish people. Our guide was very knowledgeable and enjoyable. Our Host family was so kind and the food was delicious.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re so glad you had a lovely time learning about Lancaster and Amish culture.
We’ll be sure to pass along your compliments—they’ll truly appreciate it! Hope to have you again!
Christine_C, Apr 2026
It was wonderful! So informative! Great tour guide! Good was delicious! The family was delightful and fun!
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much for your kind review! We are happy you enjoyed your experience!
We hope to see you again!
Margaret_P, Apr 2026
Very informative and delicious food! Very nice visiting with the Amish family. It was very interesting learning about their lifestyle.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thanks for the review. I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the experience. We appreciate you choosing loKal.
Lori_H, Apr 2026
A very informative van ride through Amish country to our destination, which was a lovely lAmish home, where our host provided us with a wonderful give meal, which we thoroughly enjoyed. After the meal, we were free to look around the outside of the property, which was beautiful. A wonderful experience!
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you for your kind review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the scenic ride through Amish country and your time at the farm. Sharing a home-cooked meal and experiencing the peaceful surroundings is always something special, and we’re happy to hear it made for a wonderful visit.
We truly appreciate you joining us and hope to welcome you again in the future!
Judy_M, Apr 2026
If you would like to learn a lot about the Amish family and how they live, I would highly recommend taking this tour and also having lunch or dinner with an Amish family. And hopefully you will get Moses as your tour guide. He was fantastic.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you for the wonderful recommendation! We’re so glad you enjoyed learning about Amish life and had a great experience with Moses—he’ll be thrilled to hear your kind words.
We hope to welcome you again soon!
Eric_B, Dec 2025
Was a great experience! Moses was a great guide with excellent information and insight. He lives in the area and thus has good knowledge and feel for the area and people. Lunch with Mary, her mother and daughter was terrific. The food was excellent and home cooked. Mary and her mom were great to talk to. Arlene was just as cute as she could be. She took us out to feed the goats, see the horse, chickens and the deer. Thanks to Mary for sharing her home and family. Glad we chose this tour!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much for taking your time to review and share your impressions of the experience. We appreciate you sharing.
Shannon_M, Nov 2025
We had a lovely visit with Emma and her little girl. She was a wonderful cook and a warm hostess. Our tour guide, Moses, was very knowledgeable! Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
That's great! Thanks for the review and the recommendation.
Paula_B, Nov 2025
It was excellent. Moses was kind and knowledgeable. The family we visited was gracious, and the meal was delicious.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thanks for booking with loKal Experiences! We appreciate the review and rating.
Kathy_T, Nov 2025
This was a truly wonderful experience. Moses was awesome and answered our questions with enthusiasm and was a pleasure to be with. Our host was awesome and the food kept coming. Would highly recommend!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thanks so much for the review and the recommendation. Happy to hear you enjoyed your experience.
Margaret_M, Oct 2025
the tour was very informative and Dale was an exceptional guide. Susie our hostess was very nice and the food was very good.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Great to hear! Thank you for taking your time to review.
Robert_W, Oct 2025
Lunch was enjoyed in the family’s Amish barn rather than their home. It has a kitchen area where Barbee prepared and served the lunch.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks for the review!
Kenneth_S, Oct 2025
Hope you are ready for a fabulous meal. Your guide is very informative on the Amish culture. Great experience.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
That's nice, thank you! We appreciate the review.
Donald_V, Oct 2025
This is definitely a worthwhile tour. Experiencing how the Amish live was a unique cultural experience. Our hosts, Aaron and Barbie, made everyone feel welcome and invited us to ask questions.
The lunch and dessert Barbie made was truly a homemade delicious delight!
Thank you to our tour guide, Moses, who was very informative and invited us to ask questions about the Amish.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks so much for the nice review! We're happy to hear how much you enjoyed the information, the host, and also the food.
Donna_C, Oct 2025
Sarah was very friendly answered all the questions we had and Mike which was our tour guide was very friendly and full of information about the Amish
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks for the review and rating. We're pleased to hear how much you enjoyed it and appreciate the recommendation.
Dwight_T, Oct 2025
The food was delicious & loved learning more about Amish traditions. The family was very informative & loved talking with them.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you for the review! Glad you enjoyed it.
Dianne_T, Oct 2025
Jamie was our tour guide. He was very good and knowledgeable about the Amish culture.
Our host family was very nice and the food was very good!
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks for the positive feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to review.
Tywanna_B, Sep 2025
Best experience every!! Amish family was very friendly. Hospitality was incredible, so was the food. I can't wait to do it again. Do not believe what you hear, experience for yourself. Also the tour guide Dale was professional and very knowledgeable .
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks for the enthusiastic review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the experience.
Beverly_F, Sep 2025
The meal was wonderful and the family was great. They were welcoming and informative. They freely answered questions and did not react to us showing us quite earlier than expected as one might. We were terribly rude to do so however and out guide was without excuse and was something rude in the way she buried them along. She also could use a great deal more training about the Amish of she is going to try to teach others.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
We have long-running relationships with our Amish hosts and we do sometimes arrive slightly early or slightly later. I can assure you they neither view it as rude nor offensive. Your comments about your guide are completely out of line with her years of work with us, her knowledge of the Amish, and her temperament. I don't usually push back, but I feel I have to in this case.
Nicole_B, Sep 2025
We enjoyed our driver. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. The Amish couple we visited was extremely friendly and welcoming. But this Amish tour was WAY too expensive for what we experienced! The website described this tour as a meal and a farm experience. We did get a delicious meal but not a lot of food options, especially if you have picky kids. And no farm experience really. This was not a true operating farm. Our whole group felt like it was just way too expensive for what we experienced.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
First let me say that I am sorry you felt the experience was too expensive. We are never pleased to hear we did not meet our guests expectations. I can understand that you would be disappointed if you were thinking you were going to a farm and we did not. However, neither the description on our website, nor the description on this site where you booked say in any way that we will be going to a farm. We do sometimes go to farms depending on the host, but fewer than half of the Amish live on farms and our roster of hosts reflects that breakdown.
Please accept our apology for not meeting your expectations. I will be reaching out to you directly.
Andrew_L, Sep 2025
Our tour guide, Dale, a local high school history teacher, picked us up in a nice sprinter van at the Lancaster County Welcome Center. We drove a half hour to Strausburg through the country side. As we drove along, Dave taught a class on the Amish starting with their origination as Mennonites. Along the way through the county, he talked about the area and the people. It was interesting to learn the structure of the church districts and how each one can differ to certain degrees from another. Dale was filled with facts and figures and given that we had a small group was able to answer all our questions. We ended our drive at the home of an older Amish couple with grown children. We were invited into the community room (a large open space with a kitchen sink, stove, oven, fridge, counter along one wall) by Susie, the wife. On the lunch table was home made fresh bread, butter, strawberry jam, pickled beets and cucumbers and chaw chaw. We sat and ate with our group while Susie made the food and served us, starting with some sweet tea. Dale continued to help us understand about the Amish way of life. We ate meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, string beans and shoe fly pie with vanilla ice cream. All homemade and delicious (should have skipped breakfast) with plenty to eat. Susie was so nice and helpful and was happy to help Dan with any questions he could not answer or needed some clarification. After lunch we toured the barn/garage and see the buggies and horses up close. After an hour at Susie’s home, we were back in the van and Dale continued our Amish class for the half hour ride back to the welcome center (don't miss Sticky’s Sticky Bun in a trailer next to the welcome center). All in all well worth the time and money with a tasty and healthy meal to boot ! Fully recommend !
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thanks so much for the extensive and positive review. We are very happy to hear how much you enjoyed the information as well as the meal. We appreciate the enthusiastic recommendation too.
Casondra_C, Sep 2025
Dale was an amazing tour guide that provided us an excellent history of the Amish. We arrived at our Amish hosts house, Emma and her daughter prepared us an amazing lunch. Thank you!
Roland_M, Sep 2025
The van ride was OK. That part of the tour was OK. The meal in an Amish house was fantastic. Overall, a bit too pricey.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Sorry you felt it was pricey.
Danielle_T, Sep 2025
What an amazing experience! Fabulous local tour company—with INCREDIBLE tour guide David (he’s a local high school history teacher so he was FULL of fantastic information!) show us through Lancaster County on our way to a DELICIOUS lunch served by an Amish woman and her daughter on their farm. It’s a working dairy farm so I had a tour of that afterwards. The food was fantastic and the Amish family was delightful. We got to ask as many questions as we wanted to, and the Amish mom even played her harmonica for us at the end! It was a wonderful day to learn more about Amish culture. I absolutely recommend this if you’d like to meet an Amish family while you’re in Lancaster. The tour was only 2 to 2 1/2 hours, so it’s not a huge time commitment!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thanks so much for a fantastic and comprehensive review! We appreciate you sharing so much of what made the experience enjoyable and enriching for you.
Tony_C, Sep 2025
I love the intro to this culture experience. It gave me more appreciation of the rich Amish culture. We had a close look of a typical Amish family and understanding their wedding preparations and support of community. It was a eye opening tour.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thanks for the review! We're happy to hear you enjoyed the cultural experience.
Helen_P, Aug 2025
It was awesome. Moses our driver was really very informative and Emma our luncheon hostess was fantastic great food
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Great to hear! Thank you for the review.
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