USA ·HISTORICAL TOURS IN SAVANNAH
Every trip has one afternoon left over. These 14 historical tours in Savannah are the ones worth spending it on, with what each costs and how they differ.
Explore Savannah after dark on a candlelit ghost walk blending war, crime, legends, and history across cobblestone streets.
“It was very informative about the cities history. But if you are wanting to get spooked, its not the tour for you. Just lots of stories.”
Review of Savannah’s $30 historic walking tour, covering squares, Forsyth Park, River Street, local guides, pacing, value, and practical tips.
“Great tour, enjoyed walking around all of the squares and learning about all of the quirky history of Georgia and Savannah”
Review of Savannah’s 75-minute narrated trolley tour, with historic sights, guide quality, pricing, weather tips, and booking advice.
“Weather became unexpectedly cold. The trolley was perfect. Neither too warm nor cold. Our guide, Crystal, was an absolute delight. She kept an entertaining dialogue of historical info mixed with humor and charm.”
Taste shrimp and grits, pimento cheese, peach cobbler, and more while walking Savannah’s squares with a local guide.
“We had an excellent walk through the historic area of Savannah and stopped at five different food vendors while we learned about the history of Savannah from our wonderful guide, Christina. Given that she is a native to Savannah and has a passion for history and a degree in history she was incredibly knowledgeable. What was fun about her was not only her sense of humor, but the number of people along the way she knew and connected with, including the homeless. The food was delicious and very filling. Each place served a different dish. The warm peach cobbler at the end with ice cream was a perfect ending to…”
Savannah’s Dark History and Ghost Encounter tour blends true crime, cemetery lore, and ghost stories with clear audio and a small group.
“It was lovely, though not as expected. Her stories were good, but it would be hard to not be cheesy.”
Review of Savannah’s 60-minute Segway history tour, including route, guides, price, training, safety, value, weather, and who should book.
“I totally loved the Segway Tour around Savannah. It was our first time on a Segway, and my daughters and I thought it was the best!”
Explore Savannah’s 270-year story on a lively 75-minute trolley tour with costumed guides, grand homes, mossy oaks, and cobblestone streets.
“Ohio Bob and his driver were excellent. My wife and I really enjoyed the tour and leaned many things about Savannah that we did not know. Also the driver was amazing! She threaded that bus through some of the tightest spots I have ever seen and made it seem easy”
Explore Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah with a two-hour history and art tour covering famous graves, symbolism, film sites, and local stories.
“Pasqual Miller, our guide, was absolutely incredible. His wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm was amazing. He welcomed questions and had a great sense of humor. We would highly recommend this tour with Pasqual. I can't imagine doing it with anyone else!”
Explore Savannah’s historic squares, movie sites, grand homes, and Civil War stories on a lively two-hour walking tour ending at Forsyth Park.
“This was a great two hours of walking a beautiful city and getting its history. Our guide was very knowledgeable and was happy to answer any and all questions.”
Review of Savannah’s Bonaventure Cemetery and Wormsloe tour, with oak avenues, local stories, lunch, Byrd cookies, costs, and practical tips.
“Ashley was a fantastic guide. She is very knowledgeable and was able to give us a lot of details at both the cemetery and Wormsloe. She made the tour for us!”
Savannah’s Creepy Crawl pairs ghost stories, Colonial Park Cemetery, and four historic pubs in a lively two-hour night walk.
“Tour guide was inebriated during the tour, didn’t even take us to the last bar, clearly has a drug issue, didn’t walk into any of the bars either us and really didn’t let us speak at that much”
Review of Genteel and Bard’s Savannah History Walking Tour, with historic squares, local stories, audio headsets, price, tips, and itinerary details.
“David was extremely knowledgable as a 9th generation Savannan with wonderful stories and insights. He kept you interested and engaged.”
Taste Savannah favorites at six stops while walking the Historic District, learning local history, and finishing near City Market.
“Guide was very well informed. The pace was good. The food was delicious!”
Explore Savannah’s Civil War past on a two-hour walking tour covering Sherman, secession, Reconstruction, historic squares, and key local sites.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable! I is less than 2 miles to walk. He gave very interesting facts about the Civil War.”
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