Simple Life Amish Tours is owned and operated by the tour guide Susan, who has many years of experience with the Amish in Lawrence County and has written the book "Inside the Simple Life: Finding Inspiration among the Amish." Susan offers 2-hour private and group guided tours of the Amish countryside.
Through this business's website, I booked a tour for my husband and me for $100. (Costs for larger groups and for children vary.) On the day of the tour, we met Susan at an Amish quilt shop. From there she drove us in her SUV to other Amish businesses while telling us about their lifestyles and answering our questions. Susan had a very friendly personality.
We rode past Amish houses, schools, barns, horses, buggies, birdhouses, fields of pumpkins and corn, and even phone booths. Please note that the exact Amish businesses visited might vary by tour. Our first stop was an Amish grocery store where we saw Amish foods and some "English" foods. Our second stop was an Amish wood-working and furniture shop. Next, we went to an Amish bakery that sold delicious apple fritters. Then we went to an Amish store that sold produce and plants. Our last stop was a store that sold goods for horses and households. read more