Savannah Historic Walking Tour: Comprehensive History Exploration

Discover the rich history of Savannah on our comprehensive walking tour. Explore the city’s founding, Revolutionary Savannah, Civil War era, African American experience, and more. Perfect for tourists and residents alike!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chippewa Square - We will proceed down Savannah’s main street through some of the most beautiful squares in town. We’ll visit five in total. We’ll spend about 20 minutes in each square, discussing both the history of the city and that particular square. As a former National Park Service Ranger, you’ll be enjoying the most historically accurate tour in town.
What's Included
  • Local recommendations included at no extra cost.
Additional Information

Our Historic Savannah Walking Tour provides a brilliant introduction to Savannah’s history. The tour commences in Savannah’s oldest square, revisiting the inception of Savannah and Georgia. We then begin our journey southwards, square after square, delving into Savannah’s periods of growth and decline.
Our discourse covers themes like the Oglethorpe…

Location
Johnson Square
We'll meet on the north side of Johnson Square nearest to Bryan Street
Cancellation Policy

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

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O9868wvheatherg
Feb 16, 2025
Rain rain go away. - It was really great. The guide was very knowledgeable and knew lots of stories. He had facts an insights without embellishment. It poured the whole day. Suggestion. Add more stops less details. My ADHD was in a struggle bus. Would go in the tour again.
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Jacinta_o
Jan 16, 2025
Fabulous - Our Guide-was just outstanding. A great speaker, very detailed. Had photos of all the past people that made Savannah what it is today. His knowledge on the Civil War was second to none and you could see by his face and body language that he loves Savannah. Visiting from Ireland, he made the walking tour a GEM. Thank You
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Nancy
Jan 15, 2025
Amazing historical tour with an expert historian. - Rodney, a history professor, was an excellent guide, knowledgeable, engaging, and fun! We learned much about Savannah's history and also interesting current day facts. His passion for civil war history was evident in his presentation. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Nancy_r
Jan 5, 2025
Guide had quite the... - Guide had quite the knowledge about Savannah history. He is a history professor so that maskes sense. Saw multiple squares and monuments. Discussed a bit about architecture. Enjoyed the tour. Only con for me was that I was hoping for more actual walking.
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Laurapf673lv
Jan 4, 2025
FABULOUS tour - This was the highlight of our trip to Savannah. I do local tours in pretty much every city I travel to - they are either good or GREAT - and it all depends on the tour guide. Our tour guide was truly phenomenal. We learned so much history - got to see amazing parts of Savannah and truly enjoyed ourselves. I was traveling with my twin teen sons and they enjoyed the tour as well. Truly fabulous! The two hours were chock full of history and our tour guide (a college history professor!) was amazing. I highly recommend this tour company is you want the FACTS presented in an amazing an entertaining way. I am quite familiar with Savannah and I have traveled there many times and I have lived in the South for over 25 years - and still, this truly was the highlight of our trip.
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983kalih
Dec 28, 2024
Best Tour in Savannah - I have never learned more on a tour before. Such in depth history of Savannah and the wars that shaped America. Brandon and Sarah were fabulous and always eager to answer our many questions. Highly recommended to anyone who is looking for a walking tour of Savannah. WELL worth it.
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Darrencolv
Dec 6, 2024
Real history is way more entertaining than goofy ghost stories. - I’ve gone on a few different tours in Savannah and this one is far and away the best one. The history is thoroughly researched and delivered well. The walking is very manageable even for those that don’t get their steps in every day. If you want a tour that doesn’t come feel like it’s full of cheesy, spooky inauthenticity, this is the one for you.
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P6479eldeborahh
Dec 4, 2024
Savannah Historic Tour - Rod was an excellent guide, with great info on how Savannah was started. He made things interesting and the 2 hours flew by!
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Lenr222
Nov 28, 2024
Savannah’s Dark Side - Great historical tour. We loved that the tour guide was a professor and was very knowledgeable on Savannah and its history.
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Bishopt626
Nov 26, 2024
Really good tour - Brandon was very knowledgeable and interesting. He brought an excitement to the tour without having to rely on exaggeration.
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