Amish Experience Trolley Tour: Bridges to Understanding

Our tour guide, Lois, and driver, Dan, provided us with an interesting & enjoyable experience.

Our compliments to Discover Sarasota tours. This is a very friendly group of people who are personable and welcoming. The entire team makes you feel completely at home and appreciated. A great organization that under-commits and over-delivers. You won't be disappointed! This was our second tour of the Amish Experience. We enjoyed the first trip so much that we wanted to share this with several friends. They all loved it! Our tour guide (Kendra) is a delightful person with a wealth of knowledge about the Amish stemming from her early childhood and familial ties to this unique community. Kendra weaves her knowledge into an interesting story that will keep you spellbound from time you depart until the time you arrive back at the Discover Sarasota Tours office. You will learn so much in a unique setting as you traverse an actual Amish community in Sarasota. Kendra demystifies the Amish by fully describing their traditions, their dress code, and what it all means. I highly recommend this tour! You'll love Kendra and the team at Sarasota Tours.

This was my 3rd Amish Tour with Kendra and I would go again tomorrow! First, Kendra is the magic - articulate, clear, personable, warm and funny! Second, I had an earnest desire to understand the culture and now I have tremendous insights. When I see the families biking to the beach, I have appreciation and respect for the community they are part of.

What an amazing experience. I loved every part of the morning. I learned so much and felt like the time flew by. Our guide was so knowledgeable and shared great stories that brought everything to life. The gift shop was adorable. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area or local to area. Worth the time and every penny.

Everything I was hoping for and more! Things that are important to me: the tour was punctual -started on time and ended on time. The trolley was clean and comfortable. We had a very good driver. Beyond that, our guide was more than knowledgeable, she was connected to the history and had multiple personal stories to share. This added an emotional element that moved the needle for us. This was much more than encyclopedic facts and figures. We ended the tour with a respect and understanding of the community and the people who come to Pinecraft. We especially liked that the tour included the quilt shop and the bakery!

A great experience that delivered on the premise - a bridge to understanding the Amish culture. Kendra, the tour leader had first-hand knolwedlge of the culture and entertained us with stories of her experiences. I learned a lot and would highly recommend this for anyone interested in this facinating culture.

Christina was a fabulous tour guide and speaker! She is very knowledgeable and sensitive to the Amish and Mennonite communities. We learned so much. Thank you for the opportunity to learn.

The trolley tour of the Amish Experience with Kendra was excellent! Her first hand knowledge of the Amish and Mennonite population in Sarasota was interesting and fun. The stops on the tour were great - loved the food and watching the quilting demonstration at Alma Sue's! It made me want to learn more and visit again soon!

We absolutely loved this tour the time went by so quickly. Kendra was a wonderful tour guide, she makes this tour experience what it is. Which is exceptional. Our group enjoyed learning more about the Amish community.

Kendra Cross did an excellent job as our guide. She was engaging, knowledgeable, and kept everything running on schedule. We really enjoyed the tour!