SAVANNAH
The best of Savannah, sorted.
The 15 most popular history & culture tours in Savannah, with prices, run times and who you book through. The ones worth planning a morning or an evening around, and what each one actually gives you.
Taste Southern classics while walking Savannah’s squares and River Street. Small-group tour includes 6 tastings and history for $60.
Most Popular“Food good! Grouper, chicken, peach cobbler delicious. Our guide Christina was excellent! Very attentive to all our needs. Fun, and informative.”
60-minute Segway tour of Savannah with training and small-group stops at Telfair Square and St. John the Baptist Cathedral. $55.
“We had a wonderful time with Gregg as our tour guide. He was excellent. Our first time on a segway and loved it.”
A 75-minute narrated open-air Savannah trolley tour: cobblestones, squares, mansions, riverfront views, and 270+ years of lore for $35.
“The knowledge, professionalism and humor of Michael, our guide was the BEST PART!! Also, we had a fantastic experience with Captain Phil as well! Two amazing men and an incredible activity! Thank you!!!!”
Walk Savannah’s historic squares in 2 hours, from Wright Square to Forsyth Park Fountain, with Revolution and Civil War stories and film spots.
“We had the best tour guide- incredibly kind, funny, and knowledgeable. We all learned so much about Savannah, wish we had booked for our first day of the trip.”
Savannah Historic District stories with a live guide plus letter-based audio, small group headsets, 2-hour walk for $39.
“David was so knowledgeable about Savannah’s history. As a native of Savannah he brought interesting insight to his tour. We were blessed to catch him on a rare slow day in the off season. Our tour ended up being private. It was wonderful! This was our second time on this tour and our daughter came…”
Savannah Civil War history walking tour for $40. Follow secession to Reconstruction with a guide, squares, Sherman’s March, and mobile tickets.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered our questions quite well. His discussion included the multiplicity of underlying causes of the Civil War.”
Guided Savannah slavery-to-freedom tour with Master Gullah Geechee truth-telling at River Street and Johnson Square. 3 hours.
“Beautiful and life changing, I am taking my family next. I was inspired and relived at Sister Patts knowledge and grace.”
Segway through Savannah on a 90-minute history tour with small-group pace, free cathedral and museum stops, and guides who teach.
“It was great Gregg was a great tour guide. He made everyone feels comfortable on our Segways .would highly recommend this tour.”
Stroll Savannah’s Historic District with a guide, hitting iconic squares and landmarks. Learn the city’s Revolutionary and Civil War role.
“Unable to rate as the tour time was changed and we had a conflict. Understand things come up. Took the trolley tour instead which was fun.”
A 2-hour, historian-led walk through Savannah’s squares, churches, theaters, and monuments, with architecture stories and quick stops.
“Janine was very good. Lots of information, moves at a good pace. I usually find tours move too slowly and don’t cover much. She covered a good amount of sights. She was entertaining without being over the top.”
A 90-minute Savannah walking tour for $20, packed with colonial, Revolution, and Civil War stories plus local dining and shopping tips.
“Exceptional tour! Very informative and knowledgeable about the history! Great restaurant and museum suggestions!!”
Horse-drawn, narrated tour of Savannah’s historic core from Jefferson & W Saint Julian. 45–50 minutes, English, small group.
“The horses seemed to be taken care of. They were sweet and they move when told pitter patter. The guide was knowledgeable and hilarious. He told so many Dad jokes! It was enjoyable.”
Savannah’s Original Dark History Tour bundles real stories, eight key stops, and Colonial Park Cemetery into a 2-hour walk for $29.
“This is the actual history of Savannah explained and shared in a nutshell by a true Savannah historian in a most entertaining way. All visitors to Savannah should take this tour on their fist day in Savannah. Thank you Brandon”
A fast, small-group walk through Savannah’s top squares with Sarah Johnson, mixing founding stories, architecture, and Civil War-era stops for $35.
“Tour guide was knowledgeable and interesting. Such an enjoyable experience. We saw all of the houses that were described and was told about each one. The tour guide even gave us some additional "spooky tales" .”
3-hour Savannah bus tour tracing slavery to freedom through River Street, Johnson Square, Green-Meldrim House, and Second African Baptist Church.
“The tour was short, but full of information, history and very thought provoking.”
From the squares under the oaks to the riverfront, the cemeteries and the dark nights in between, here is the whole city, sorted.
