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Savannah Walking Tour: Explore Historic District
4.5
25 Ratings
Savannah
New to Savannah? Embark on a small-scale collective stroll, directed by a local residing in downtown Savannah, to discover a city that unites everything – rich heritage, bustling harbour, leading art/design institution, plentiful historic structures, alongside exceptional cuisine and eccentric stores – craft a distinct experience for global tourists.
New to Savannah? Embark on a small-scale collective stroll, directed by a local residing in downtown Savannah, to discover a city that unites everything – rich heritage, bustling harbour, leading art/design institution, plentiful historic structures, alongside exceptional cuisine and eccentric stores – craft a distinct experience for global tourists.
Duration:
2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Reynolds Square - Our tour begins here next to the statue of John Wesley. We talk about the Olde Pink House Restaurant and Tavern across the street and its historical and cultural significance.
- Historic River Street - We’ll talk about River Street and its historic significance, as well as its current role as the premier…
- Reynolds Square - Our tour begins here next to the statue of John Wesley. We talk about the Olde Pink House Restaurant and Tavern across the street and its historical and cultural significance.
- Historic River Street - We’ll talk about River Street and its historic significance, as well as its current role as the premier dining/drinking/entertainment venue in Savannah. Also a brief talk about slavery in Savannah.
- Johnson Square - We stop here and talk about Savannah’s experiences in the American Revolution and Civil Wars.
- Wright Square - Here we talk about several aspects of Savannah’s culture.
- Chippewa Square - At the statue of Savannah’s founder, James Edward Oglethorpe, we talk about Savannah’s origins.
- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - Here, we talk about the history of this church. If open, we go inside for a look.
- Hamilton-Turner House - Briefly talk about the history of this beautiful bed and breakfast inn.
- Andrew Low House - Briefly talk about the adult home of Girl Scouts of America founder Juliette Gordon Lowe.
- Monterey Square - We take a look at the Mercer Williams House Museum and the Temple of the Congregation Mickve Israel.
- Armstrong House - We briefly talk about the history of this historic mansion in downtown Savannah.
- Forsyth Park - Our tour wraps up here.
What's Included
- Professional tour guide services
- Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Professional tour guide services
- Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- A maximum of 15 people per tour
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- A maximum of 15 people per tour
Location
The Olde Pink House
Abercorn Street
We meet next to the statue of John Wesley in the middle of Reynolds Square, which is the square across the street from the Olde PInk House Restaurant and Tavern at 23 Abercorn Street.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(25 Ratings)
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821joas
Apr 22, 2023
Nice Savannah tour - Martin was an excellent tour guide--extremely knowledgeable about Savannah history. The walking tour proceeds at an easy pace, with time for a little sitting.
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C5532oubarryc
Feb 1, 2023
Interesting, informative, fun! - Our guide Joe was terrific. Interesting, informative and fun! He made sure to only give accurate information, looking to answers once or twice to be sure. Perfect way to begin our visit!
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Tracm2015
Dec 3, 2022
Informative - Chuck Norras was humorous and easy to listen to. He also seemed very knowledgeable of the area and the history. Thank you chuck for the walking tour
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Shelbyso1236uo
Jun 7, 2021
Wonderful Walking Tour! - Very pleasant walking experience and interesting historic details! Strangers asked my tour guide for information about local sites and he was very knowledgeable and helpful to them, too.
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Wimberly2013-14
Oct 11, 2020
Walking history tour - Learned a lot of history about Savanna. Guide told many stories about different sites which made it interesting. We had some rain but had umbrellas and kept going. Wear comfortable shoes!!
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Brian
May 20, 2021
Walking Tour of Savannah - Our guide was Martin S. The tour lasted two hours. Lots of history, architecture, places to eat, parks, wars, and key players in Savannah's history. Well worth the time and money. For the most part the walk was easy and at our pace.
This is not a group tour just the two of us.
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1brucew
May 6, 2021
Great overview of Historic area and worth doing to start your day - This was an excellent tour to do first thing in the morning. It was great to just walk around for two hours and get a general sense of the area … learning a lot of history along the way. Keith was a very good tour person and knowledgeable.
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J
Nov 17, 2020
Wedding photoshoot - My wife and I were there for a wedding photoshoot it was pleasant and family-friendly. I've been to Pedimont park in Atlanta, Georgia it's a lot better.
Also, she recently had a knee replacement there weren't many places to sit got some good pictures the bride and groom where happy would I go back probably not
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Christine_m
Jun 27, 2020
Boring - Talked more about food & places to eat instead of history. We passed a lot of locations not talked about.
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J7823sxkimberlyh
May 3, 2021
Lackluster - If I could pick one word to describe this tour it would be Lackluster. My husband and I had already been in Savannah for several days prior to taking this tour and walked around many of the squares and historic downtown. As such we had encountered many walking tour groups which all seemed to be high energy and having a great time laughing and talking with their guides, so we were really looking forward to our tour. When we arrived at our meeting point about 10 mins early we encountered a large group with a friendly guide-all were wearing headsets and the guide was talking clearly into a microphone relating some fun anecdotes. Alas, this was not our group. Our hearts sank when our guide Martin sauntered up wearing an N-95 mask...and promptly told us that we would all have to wear masks throughout the 2-3 hour duration of the tour...even though the entire tour was OUTDOORS. Plenty of room for social distancing, absolutely no need for this. Perhaps Martin should check current CDC guidelines. Needless to say, if you’ve tried to hear someone speaking in an N-95 mask...it was muffled at best. Overall energy level of the guide was very low. Basically walked to a destination, uttered a few lines, no funny stories, repeat. Mumbling the information you could read on any sign around the historic sites. After about a half hour we really wanted to just depart the tour but since we had paid $60 we decided to stick it out. Obviously this wasn’t the tour for us. There are MANY other walking tours of Savannah, unless you want to walk around in your sweaty mask outdoors for over 2 hours listening to the guide drone on...I’d suggest skipping this one.
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