Garden Gate Get-A-Way Seasonal Tours & Packages in Ohio Amish Country

Garden Gate Get-A-Way offers a variety of vacation packages throughout the year including Amish Country tours, Dinner with an Author Packages, Murder Mystery Weekends, Wine Tours, and Concert Packages.

Enhance your Ohio Amish Country getaway with one of the packages below, and you're sure to have a travel experience you won't soon forget.

Please Note: Many of the packages listed below require us to call in a final head count to businesses, restaurants, spas, etc., at least 2-4 weeks prior to the date. Please make your reservations as far in advance as possible to insure availability.

EXPLORING AMISH COUNTRY PACKAGES

BED & BREAKFAST GUEST TOURS & SPECIAL PACKAGES

Our bed and breakfast has a tour bus that is used exclusively for our bed and breakfast guests to provide back road tours of Amish Country . You can even have dinner in an Amish home!  We will have weekend packages as well as individual tours offered. The weekend package tours will include wine tasting tours and specialty theme tours.

2-Hour Tour Departs from the Bed & Breakfast at 10 a.m. Every Tuesday and Thursday
OR by appointment

Hop on our own tour bus for an adventure where you will learn about Amish culture and customs.  Along the way we will explain how the Amish community is organized, talk about education, weddings, and funerals.  We'll make 2 stops along the way for you to shop at Amish-owned businesses. Our first stop will be at an authentic Amish bakery where you will find everything from scrumptious cinnamon rolls to cream tarts to breads and pies and more!  The second stop will be at an Amish general store where you will have time to do some shopping.  Cost: $29 per person + Tax

Culture, Customs & Cuisine
3-Hour Tour Amish Culture Tour with Dinner in Amish Home
February 22-24, 2013; March 1-3, 2013; April 5-7, 2013; May 10-12, 2013; June 14-16, 2013

Learn just about everything you can imagine about Amish culture and customs on this 3-hour back road tour of Holmes County.  Our area is home to the World's Largest Amish Community and we can't wait to share it with you.  Many of your questions of how the Amish live and survive will be answered throughout the afternoon.  We'll make stops at Amish homes where they have businesses to give you a chance to do some shopping.  We'll end the tour with dinner in the home of one of our Amish neighbors.  Our experienced cook will prepare a meal just for our group offering a more intimate experience.  Dinner includes homemade bread & salad, meat, potatoes, noodles, vegetable, beverage and dessert.  At the end of dinner we'll return to the B&B where you can relax around our evening campfire.  (You will have free time on Friday evening and Saturday morning to do some exploring on your own.)
Cost Per Couple:   $398.22 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $443.22 Magnolia Garden Room; $533.22 Garden Gate Suite; $555.70 Summer Breeze Suite (2 nights lodging, all taxes, 3-hour tour on Saturday, dinner in Amish home on Saturday

4-Hour Tour Amish Culture Tour
Departs from the Bed & Breakfast at 1 p.m. Every Monday and Wednesday
OR by appointment

Board our own tour bus for a 4-hour excursion where you will learn about Amish culture and customs.   You will learn the same kind of information about the Amish community as on our 2 hour tour but this tour will be more extensive.  Along the way we'll make stops at Amish-owned businesses as well.  Cost: $55 per person + tax

 4-Hour Tour Highlights of Amish Country Tour (by appointment)
January - March  Departs at 9:30 a.m.
Sometimes our guests are a little nervous about driving around Amish Country in the Winter months so let us do the driving.  This tour takes you to some of our favorite tourist attractions where you will have some time to shop at each place.  Stops include:  Heini's Cheese Factory, Wendell August Forge, Ashery Bulk Foods,  Lehmans, Coblentz Chocolate Factory, Tis The Season Christmas Store

Wine Tours
Wine & Dine: Wine Tasting weekends  or Eat, Drink & Be Merry (see below under Wine Tours). 

Build Your Own Tour

If you have a small group that books 4-5 guests rooms and you would like to take a tour let us know.  You can choose the length and the kind of places you would like to visit and we can build a tour just for you and provide you with a price quote.  Perhaps your group doesn't want a "tour" but you would like to be chauffeured around to shops, wineries, cheese factories, etc.  We can also quote a price for this type of service.  

DINNER WITH AN AUTHOR PACKAGES

We are working on our 2013 Dinner with an author series.

We are currently in talks with Wanda Brunstetter and Paul Gaus, plus we're working on some new authors.

We have set aside the following dates for some of our 2013 packages:
April 26-28, 2013; May 31-June 2, 2013; June 28-30, 2013

Stay posted to our website for details and prices.

MURDER MYSTERY WEEKENDS

New Year's Eve: Murder in the Mediterranean

December 31, 2012   1 night murder mystery

Grab your suitcase because we're going to "set sail on a cruise ship".  You are one of the ship's crew and one of the crew has committed a murder!     The captain of the ship has summoned the suspects to his dinner table to solve the murder.  Will it be the chef?  The chorus girl?  The Bartender?  The massage therapist?  The entertainer?  Join us for a fun-filled night . . . we'll start  "in the lounge"  over cocktails while we play some "cruise ship games" for prizes during this time that you get to know the other "crew members".    After the games indulge in a progressive dinner in between each round of the mystery.  At the end we'll have some more games and the captain will let you in the "Casino" to play as well.  End the evening with a midnight champagne toast.  Cost Per Couple: $279 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $302 Magnolia Garden Room;  $347 Garden Gate Suite; $358 Summer Breeze Suite; (1 nights lodging, all taxes, murder mystery including cocktail party, games, and activities, dinner, and breakfast each ).
NOTE: Packages must be reserved by phone as our online booking system is for room only.

Pasta Passion & Pistols 1-Night Murder Mystery
Friday, January 4, 2013

It's nothing but confusion and mayhem in New York's Little Italy.  The owner of a famous Italian restaurant has been found murdered and you are a suspect!  Join with other "family" members at the restaurant to figure out which one of you is the murdered.  The mystery is played in rounds where you will be served an Italian dinner in courses in between each round.  Your meal will include a pizza appetizer, antipasto salad, baked ziti and dessert.   Cost Per Couple: $254.38 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $276.88 Magnolia Garden Room; $321.88 Garden Gate Suite;  $333.12 Summer Breeze Suite; (1 night lodging, all taxes, murder mystery including dinner/beverages, and breakfast Saturday morning).
Check-in between 3-6 p.m.  Murder Mystery begins at 6:30 p.m.
NOTE: Packages must be reserved by phone as our online booking system is for room only.

Til Death Do Us Part
Pre -Valentines Murder Mystery Weekend
February 8-10, 2013

Warm up your Winter in the Cayman's with our island wedding-themed murder mystery.  Check-in on Friday and relax.  Saturday, after breakfast at the B&B, you are free to explore Amish Country until the evening when the fun begins.  The most eligible bachelor on the island is getting married and there is a murder at the wedding.  High society guests are among the murder suspects!  You are a suspect and will help solve this unfortunate murder.  The mystery is played in rounds and you will receive a different course of food in between each round.  Wedding cake for dessert!   
Cost Per Couple: $384 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $452 Magnolia Garden Room; $519 Garden Gate Suite;  $542 Summer Breeze Suite; (2 nights lodging, all taxes, murder mystery including dinner/beverages, and breakfast each morning).
NOTE: Packages must be reserved by phone as our online booking system is for room only.

Taste for Wine & Murder Murder Mystery Weekend
March 8-10, 2013

It's time for the annual wine festival in California when the body of the vineyard owner appears.  He's been missing for 6 six years.  Everyone of our guests/festival attendees is a suspect in his murder.  Will it be the actress?  The vineyard manager?  The relative?  The German Art Dealer?  The mystery is played in rounds and a progressive meal complete with wine will be served throughout the evening.
Cost Per Couple: $384 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $452 Magnolia Garden Room; $519 Garden Gate Suite;  $542 Summer Breeze Suite; (2 nights lodging, all taxes, murder mystery including dinner/beverages, and breakfast each morning).
NOTE: Packages must be reserved by phone as our online booking system is for room only.

Murder at Mardi Gras Murder Mystery Weekend
April 12-14, 2013

Lethal Luau Murder Mystery Weekend
May 3-5, 2013

Pull out your hula skirt and brush up on your dancing lessons!  This murder mystery is set in Hawaii!  You're at a beach party luau  for a birthday party when a body is discovered.  Did the big Chief do it?  The surfer dude?  Hawaiian Dancer?  Good food, good fun, good time will be had by all.  The mystery is played in rounds and you will receive a different course of food in between each round. Cost Per Couple: $384 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $452 Magnolia Garden Room; $519 Garden Gate Suite;  $542 Summer Breeze Suite; (2 nights lodging, all taxes, murder mystery including dinner/beverages, and breakfast each morning).
NOTE: Packages must be reserved by phone as our online booking system is for room only.

Murder in the Mediterranean
June 7-9, 2013

Grab your suitcase because we're going to "set sail on a cruise ship".  You are one of the ship's crew and one of the crew has committed a murder!     The captain of the ship has summoned the suspects to his dinner table to solve the murder.  Will it be the chef?  The chorus girl?  The Bartender?  The massage therapist?  The entertainer?  Join us for a fun-filled night . . .  indulge in a progressive dinner in between each round of the mystery.  Cost Per Couple: $384 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $452 Magnolia Garden Room; $519 Garden Gate Suite;  $542 Summer Breeze Suite; (2 nights lodging, all taxes, murder mystery including dinner/beverages, and breakfast each morning).
NOTE: Packages must be reserved by phone as our online booking system is for room only.

Til Death Do Us Part
November 15-17, 2013

If you are not available on the above dates get a group of 8-10 friends and take over our B&B and we'll set up a murder mystery for your group!  Call us to discuss the various themes based on your party size.

WINE TOURS

Wine & Dine: Wine-Tasting Tour Weekends
 2013 Dates: January 25-27, February 15-17, March 15-17, April 19-21, May 17-19, June 21-23, July 19-21, August 23-25, Sept. 20-22, October 18-20, November 15-17, December 6-8

Hop on our tour bus, complete with designated driver, for a fun-filled afternoon and evening.  Your first stop will be a gourmet market where you can sample wine, cheese and various foods which enjoying musical entertainment.  The next stop will be at one of the oldest cheese factories in Ohio along with a winery where you will be treated to some samples.  Our ultimate destination will be Ravens Glenn Winery where our group will take a winery tour, indulge in a wine tasting, and partake in a 4-course meal with a glass of wine to compliment each course.
Cost Per Couple January - June; November & December: $480.11 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $525.11 Magnolia Garden Room; $615.11 Garden Gate Suite;  637.59 Summer Breeze Suite; $655.95 Cottages at Garden Gate Get-A-Way
Cost Per Couple July - October: $502.59 Potting Shed/Briar Patch Rooms; $547.59 Magnolia Garden Room; $637.59 Garden Gate Suite;  660.11 Summer Breeze Suite; $677.15 Cottages at Garden Gate Get-A-Way
(Rates include 2 nights lodging, all taxes, breakfast each morning, transportation on wine tour, wine tasting, and 4-course dinner for 2 that includes a glass of wine chosen by the chef for each course)
NOTE: Packages must be reserved by phone as our online booking system is for room only.

MUSICAL GETAWAYS

LOVE STORY: A Musical Journey
June 15-17, 2012

Romance will fill the air when we serenade your sweetheart with our concert, 'Come to Me: Romancing the Erie Canal'.  Bud Preston, a Grammy-nominated, finger-style guitar artist will be performing on Saturday evening with a picnic dinner being served.  Preston has written a series of songs that tell a love story of a young couple that is separated when he comes to Ohio to work on building the Erie Canal.  Preston tells stories behind the songs before he performs them.  The concert and picnic will be Saturday night as you are mesmerized by his music and you watch the stars come out.  You will have plenty of free time Friday night and Saturday during the day to explore the area and unwind at our campfire.
Cost per room:  $361.00 Classic Room; $406.00 Magnolia Garden Room; $429 Summer Breeze Suite; $496 Garden Gate Suite  (2 nights lodging, all taxes, picnic for 2 on Saturday, guitar concert, breakfast each morning, homemade evening snack, )

Horsing Around In Amish Country
Available year round.

Check out the Holmes County Rails To Trails hiking, biking, walking & horseback riding path in Ohio's Amish Country! Bring your horse to our Amish Country B&B when you come to ride the Rails To Trails path. Rails to Trails is part of a National program where old railroad tracks are being pulled to create hiking, biking, walking, bird watching and horseback riding experiences. The Holmes County section is the only one in the USA where you might pass Amish buggies on your adventure! Our Amish neighbor has facilities to board your horse. They will provide grain, hay and water in your boarding fee, along with a place to park your horse trailer. While we're only 2 miles from Berlin, we are surrounded by farms and you can even ride your horse around the back roads of our B&B. This is your chance to ride the Trail, as well as explore Amish Country's cheese factories, bakeries, restaurants, shops, antiques, wineries, museums & more! We'll make it simple by packaging your room fee with the horse boarding fee and you only have to pay 1 time! For guests who don't own a horse, we can set up horseback riding at a near by stable. They will not let you take the horses out to the Rails To Trails path, however you will get to walk, trot and run the horses with an experienced guide in the beautiful rolling hills of Holmes County.