Whether you want to experience the breathtaking sights, the water, the food, the classic southern charm, the history, or the variety of things to do in Savannah, there’s a tour for that! Savannah offers so much to see so if you are looking for a fun and easy way to make the most of the area, you’ve got to check out one (or many) of these tours. I’m going to focus on three of the most popular ones in this post, but will follow up with additional posts with more tours.
Savannah is the largest city in Georgia and is known as America’s first planned city. It attracts millions of visitors who enjoy the architecture and historic structures such as the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South’s first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest black Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third-oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America). Today, Savannah’s downtown area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States.
Because the history that makes up beautiful Savannah is one of the most popular reasons why people want to live or vacation here, let’s start with the HISTORIC SAVANNAH TOUR, provided by Savannah Tours. The Historic Savannah Tour takes you through downtown historic Savannah on a 35-passenger open-air trolley and is fully narrated by an experienced professional tour guide.
You will experience over 270 years of rich history in just 90 minutes. This comprehensive tour covers much of Savannah’s beautiful historic district, including our lovely historic squares, River Street, and City Market. It runs from 9:00 am to 4:30pm daily, and includes free pick-up and drop-off from any downtown Savannah hotel. You can order online or call 888-653-6045 to order or for more information.
If the food here in Savannah is of interest to you, then the FOODY TOUR IN SAVANNAH is a must for you! On this wonderful culinary tour of Savannah, you’ll visit 7 unique restaurants and specialty food locations. The 7 visits are chosen, subject to availability, from a list of 15 Savannah locations, including the Lady & Sons restaurant, owned by the Queen of the Food Network, Paula Deen. You may even get to meet Paula and/or her sons if Lady & Sons is available and they are at the restaurant.
Your guide will tell you about the South’s rich culinary history as you go, and at each location the staff and owners will share what makes their food special. There’s no other way to taste the most delicious and unique food items Savannah has to offer! Your small group tour may include: Shrimp and Grits, Cupcakes, Fried Chicken, Iced-Tea, Sweet Potato Fries, Barbecue (Chicken or Pork), Gourmet Chocolates, Collard Greens, Macaroni & Cheese, French Frozen Hot Chocolate, and many other items. Bring your appetite and your cameras! You can order online or call 888-653-6045 to order or for more information.
The SAVANNAH MOVIE TOUR is by far the most exciting, and entertaining 90-minute tour in the South. On this small group tour you will visit over 68 movie locations up close on a climate controlled luxury coach, and view movie clips on LCD screens while passing the same locations. Over 85 movies have been shot in Savannah since 1915, and 10 Academy Awards have gone to those films.
You’ll see where Forrest Gump sat on the bench, Paula Deen’s Lady & Son’s, Clary’s Cafe, Leopold’s Ice-Cream, the Mercer House from “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” the Six Pence Pub from “Something to Talk About,” to name a few. You’ll also see the gorgeous homes of the stars, where the stars love to dine, shop, and party! Bring your camera, because you never know who you might see! You can order online or call 888-653-6045 to order or for more information.
