A Is For Amish Buggy Rides

It was OK but I had higher expectations based on the reviews. Our guide was not Amish and I was expecting to get more information about the Amish life style. We took the 25 min ride, maybe the longest one is better.

The buggy rides are located right outside the Red Caboose Motel & Restaurant, which is really cute. The motel rooms are individual train cars painted different colors. Loved it. There’s also a tiny zoo to entertain you while you wait (pigs, goats, chickens and an alpaca). You can feed the goats and chickens. And a steam train goes by every once in a while (the Strasburg train) so make sure you get some photos.
Great experience here although there was some confusion with the ride options. We started to suspect that most of their ride options all go to the same location and they just omit some parts of the tour. We signed up for a buggy ride but they ended up putting us in a carriage. We were told it was since there were multiple groups waiting and they were looking out for the welfare of the horses. They did end up giving us a discount (supposed to be $ 20, but we got it for $ 12)
We had previously asked for clarification on the rides and were told that the Amish Family Tour would include an extended ride. It was a ride down the block.
Still, even though I’d have preferred a longer ride through the countryside — we really enjoyed our tour. Our guide, Jesse was really friendly and informative. He offered an interesting perspective since he grew up Amish but ended up marrying a Mennonite girl and thus left the community.
The Amish Family Tour consisted of a ride down the block, a walk through the barn (horses and adorable baby goats) and a walk through the wood shop. Jesse explained the intricacies of Amish life and offered a chance to ask questions. We also had time to purchase homemade root beer and whoopie pies at the same location. The whoopie pie was absolutely incredible — so soft. Don’t miss! They had some souvenirs for sale too.
This is obviously more of a touristy option but you are still getting good information.
Reasonably priced. If you do the Amish Roads tour (descriptions on their website) print out the 2.00 discount coupon (for that tour only).
Believe it’s cash only. Don’t forget to tip the driver!

Samuel was our Amish escort through an educational, fun, and interesting experience! From my 4 year old to my 87 year old… We al greatly enjoyed our tour, discussions, animal encounters, and buggy rides!

This place offers various buggy rides options, which is great. But when we were there, since it was raining and there were not a lot of customers, we ended up to go with someone else on a 35-​minute ride instead of the 80-​minute ride we originally planned so that we don’t have to wait.
The ride was good and the tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. But the ride was much shorter than I expected (it was like 3 – 4 blocks one-​way) and we spent the majority of the time at the barn, wood workshop and the gift shops. Next time, I would try some «pure and long» buggy rides.

Visited on Monday and it was great. Our driver/​tour guide was awesome. He was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the Amish (having grown up in an Amish family himself). Would definitely recommend!