Savannah Dark History: Luxury Guided Ghost Tour

Experience Savannah’s only audio-enhanced, luxury guided ghost tour. Immerse yourself in the dark history and paranormal encounters of this haunted city.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Oglethorpe Square - Guests will experience the themes that give Savannah it’s reputation as America’s Most Haunted City.

Our walk is heavily based in storytelling, learning Savanah’s dark history, and sharing specific paranormal activity at each location.

Our tour is for those who enjoy history and the art of professional storytelling,

No walking tour company in Savannah has access to inside of buildings. All locations are hotels, private homes, museums, or restaurants which are privately owned. Colonial Park Cemetery is closed after nightfall.

Our tour is 100% outdoors, but we share locations that you may enter on your own time while in Savannah.

  • Wright Square - The story of Savannah’s first murder.
  • Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum - Discover the hidden secrets of what’s below your feet on Savannah’s streets.

Then, hear a tale of undying love from life beyond their last breath.

  • Chippewa Square - It’s not what, but rather who was hidden amongst one of Savannah’s most popular inns.
  • The Old Sorrel Weed House Museum & Tours - Murder, suicide, & war.
  • Madison Square - War
  • Colonial Park Cemetery - Cemetery history, diseases, and Hudu
  • Genteel & Bard Savannah - Other locations visited include Savannah’s first cemetery, The Marshall House, Foley House Inn, 12 Oglethorpe Ave.
What's Included
  • Headsets provided for clear audio
  • Guided by local professionals
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Indulge in Savannah’s exclusive audio-enhanced, luxury guided ghost tour, the only of its kind. We limit our groups to 20 participants, unlike other companies that allow up to 30 individuals.

Our tour has been featured in ‘Garden & Gun’, ‘Goop’, ‘Coastal Living, and ‘Samantha Brown’s Places To Love’.

Distinctively different from other companies, our live microphone hosts and advanced listening devices ensure a continuous and engrossing storytelling experience, offering the utmost value for your money.

Genteel & Bard’s Savannah Dark History & Ghost Encounter Tour presents narratives too macabre for daylight. Be prepared to learn about executions, homicides, medical procedures, pandemic diseases, and more. Discover why locals declare Savannah as haunted.

Relish in our carefully designed storytelling performance while you immerse in Savannah’s grisly history, ghost stories, & paranormal encounters delivered by a gifted, enthusiastic, & knowledgeable public historian & storytelling expert.

  • Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
Location
124 Abercorn St
Abercorn Street
Please arrive 10-15 minutes before your start time in OGLETHORPE SQUARE. The address provided is for the Owens-Thomas House Museum next to the square. Your tour will meet in the square across the street from the museum. Your host will approach you for check-in.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kate_l
Aug 6, 2024
Great spooky experience - The guide, Julianna, was so knowledgeable about Savannah's history and was a great storyteller. I had an amazing time!!! HIGHLY recommend this tour!!
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Sightsee687635
Aug 3, 2024
Worth it! - My husband and I enjoyed having Juliana as our guide for this. You could tell that she was not only passionate about the history of the town, but also about story telling and capturing the stories of those past. Would definitely recommend!
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Lauren_c
Aug 3, 2024
Best tour and tour guide! - Hello, we had such an incredible tour guide last night and i would love to give him a shout out! Can’t remember his name. We took the Dark History and Encounter tour. Our guide was knowledgeable of the history and all things! He was personable, thoughtful, and a damn good historian. He was funny and is someone who deeply enjoys his work, which makes a big difference in how an audience is captivated. He took the time to get to know everyone on our tour and shared great insight into the dark side of Savannah. The B&B we’re staying in is even one of the stops on the tour so it was super fun hearing about it. 10 thumbs up! I’ll be back for future tours with him and your company. Great times were had exploring the city last night, and hopefully we captured something spooky in one of the many photos I took. Thank you again for a great night!
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Lauren_b
Aug 2, 2024
Awesome experience - We had Bradford for his last ever tour and he was wonderful! His passion for Savannah history was clearly evident and made the tour even better! We learned a ton and had a fantastic time!!
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Lauren_e
Aug 1, 2024
Great! - This was such a fun walking tour! Our guide was very knowledgeable about local history and weaved in spooky stories throughout the tour. Great experience!!
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Ashleyj834
Jul 29, 2024
Very nice experience - My husband and I did a good bit of research before booking this tour. Although the tours that are by trolley allow you in some of the places, this tour had much better reviews. We booked the 8:30pm tour so it would be night for the majority of our tour. Julianna was our tour guide. She was very energetic and knowledgeable about the history of Savannah. It was super muggy and hot even though it was later in the evening and this would be my only complaint… NOT the fault of the tour though. We enjoyed the stories and Juliana’s ability to describe little “extras” for us. My husband, who is a skeptic, swears he saw a light in the window of the 3rd floor of the Sorrel-Weed house just moments before the guide told us it was condemned! Needless to say, this was a highlight for our trip. I found myself wanting to know so much more after our tour! I enjoy history with a little mystery and this tour did it for me!
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Anonymous
Jul 26, 2024
Don't miss this tour you will be sorry if you do!!! - Wasn't sure about this tour but it sounded great. It MORE than lived up to the description. Ashley our tour guide was OUTSTANDING..!! She totally made it entertaining, spooky and FUN at the same time.
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Elizabeth_d
Jul 22, 2024
Amazing! - Absolutely loved the emphasis on history to better understand the city and its ghosts. The guide was absolutely amazing at storytelling and pulling you into the story itself.
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F6787aupaull
Jul 20, 2024
This tour was one of the highlights of our stay here. 10/10 - I did a fair bit of research on what was the best way to do a ghost tour and we decided on a walking tour. So glad we chose this option as the experience was so much more personal than being on a bus. We had Robert was our guide. His knowledge about the history of Savannah was exceptional. He even got the hairs standing on end a couple of times!! He was excellent. We visited one of the houses from the tour a couple of days later and had a guided tour, they didn’t give nearly as much info as Robert shared. This tour was one of the highlights of our stay here. Would highly recommend this tour 10/10!!
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Billi_f
Jul 19, 2024
Awesome Ghost Tour for Savannah! - We had a fantastic time on this ghost tour. Our guide, T.C., is incredible and an excellent story teller who you could tell is super passionate about the spooky history all around Savannah. The walking tour was great and spanned just enough distance to be able to really get a feel of the city and its creepy and interesting stories of it's historic homes, squares, and cemeteries. I would definitely recommend this tour for any one visiting Savannah for the first time! Thank you so much T.C! You were awesome :)
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