Wormsloe Historic Site: Explore Savannah's Rich History
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619 Ratings
Savannah
Immerse yourself in Savannah's rich history with a walking tour of Bonaventure Cemetery and a visit to Wormsloe Historic Site. Explore notable inhabitants, ancient ruins, and indulge in delicious cookies.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Half-Day Wormsloe Historic Site & Bonaventure Cemetery Tour from Savannah
  • Complimentary Hotel Pick-Up & Drop-Off from Savannah’s Historic District Hotels
  • Visit Savannah Byrd Cookie Company headquarters for shopping and tastings
  • Walk to see the Plantation Tabby Ruins that date to the 18th Century
  • Learn about historic figures like Johnny Mercer at Bonaventure Cemetery
  • Drive through the iconic live oak tree lined drive at Wormsloe Historic Site
  • Time for lunch at one of our select local restaurants
  • Explore the Museum of the Georgia State Park Historic Site
What's Not Included
  • Food & Drinks (lunch is not included in ticket price)
  • Gratuities
  • Parking fees at Savannah Visitors Center *(FREE 1st hour & $1.00 each hour following
Additional Information

Your morning kicks off with a guided stroll through Bonaventure Cemetery, where you’ll hear the stories of renowned residents including Johnny Mercer, an Academy Award-winning composer, Edward Telfair, Georgia’s initial governor, the philanthropist Mary Telfair, along with fascinating accounts of poet Conrad Aiken and Gracie Watson. The Cemetery tour winds under oaks festooned with moss and along the Wilmington River bluff. Bonaventure Cemetery, established in 1846, stands out as one of the most picturesque burial grounds. Upon completion of the cemetery jaunt, you’re free to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant we highly recommend. Post lunch, your excursion to Wormsloe features a stunning drive down a drive bordered by majestic live oak trees. A brief walk will take you to the 18th Century Plantation Tabby Ruins and then to the museum at the Georgia State Park Historic Site. Wrapping up the day will be a scheduled halt at the renowned Savannah Byrd Cookie Company headquarters where you can shop and taste Byrd’s renowned Cookies.

  • Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
  • Per State law, any person entering the premises waives all civil liability against this premises owner and operator for any injuries caused by the inherent risk associated with contracting COVID-19 at public gatherings, except for gross negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, reckless infliction of harm, or intentional infliction of harm, by the individual or entity of the premises.
Location
223 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Our guide will be at the Gray Line Savannah's Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. office.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sullivans
Apr 20, 2024
Historic and entertaining tour of Savannah - Beautiful day in Savannah to check out a historic cemetery and hear all the stories of the settling fathers… Dennis is a wonderful historian and tour guide! After a quick stop for AMAZING bbq and fried oysters we headed to Wormsloe Historic Site and enjoyed a stunning view of the majestic live oaks. In addition to being a great guide Dennis is a skilled photographer! Stop for a cookie sample rounded out the day! Tour is worth every penny…
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Susanpb9101yo
Apr 20, 2024
Beautiful live oak canopy - The live oak tree road is magnificent. It is worth the mile and a half walk. You can take the trolley back. The new visitor center has some unusual and beautiful gifts.
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John_p
Apr 19, 2024
Excellent tour - Dennis was a most entertaining and knowledgeable host and we were so pleased we booked the tour. It was a very enjoyable day when we learned a lot about the history and geography of the locations.
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188darcyr
Apr 19, 2024
Highly recommend - Very interesting and informative tour. Denny is very knowledgeable and you can tell he loves doing these tours. The stop at Erica's low country restaurant was a great surprise. the food and service was amazing.
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Iopbeachfoodie
Apr 16, 2024
Nice and informative tour - This was a very good tour. The tour guide, Denis, was very informative and knowledge. He was also very customer service focused. It was also very convenient that they pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. I personally found the Bonaventure cemetery much more interesting that the Wormsloe Historic site. If i ha d to take a tour again, I would omit the Wormsloe portion. Lunch was very good at a local diner.
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Meg5466
Apr 10, 2024
Bonaventure/Wormsloe tour - Our tour was wonderful experience ! Bonaventure Cemetery was a highlight of our girls trip!! Dennis was a wonderful tour guide and full of knowledge . Work slow visit was beautiful and we were able to get some great pictures. A plus was a great lunch at an out of the way place!! Would recommend!
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Rosa
Apr 9, 2024
Wormsloe Bonadventure Cemetery Tour April 2024 - Our tour guide, Albert, did a wonderful job of pointing out and explaining many parts of the tour. Albert was very professional and compassionate. Kudos!!!
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Norene_b
Apr 14, 2024
Enjoyed the History - We enjoyed the Bonaventure Cemetery - the history was very interesting. The nats were out so a bit of a faster pace would have been nice🙂
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Leah_w
Apr 20, 2024
Not the greatest tour - I’m glad I got to go to Wormsloe and Bonaventure. It was convenient to book this tour instead of getting a rental car, but it’s not a very good tour. The day felt really rushed. We were allowed to explore Wormsloe on our own for an hour. The bus driver gave a very rushed tour of a few graves at Bonaventure, which is the worst cemetery tour I’ve ever been on. She wasn’t very knowledgeable about funeral practices, grave symbolism or who is buried there. On the way out she also talked about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil which she also isn’t very knowledgeable about. I did a history tour for the book the day before and much of her info was not correct. Lunch was also disappointing. Based on other reviews I thought we were stopping at Erica Davis LowCountry for lunch. We stopped at a shopping center with several options to choose from: pizza, burgers, Mexican. It wasn’t the exposure to authentic low country I anticipated. It’s worth doing this tour to avoid the hassle of renting a car, but not worth going if you want a history tour and to experience the low country.
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Diane_w
Apr 17, 2024
Wasted day I will never get back - After arriving at the plantation we went through the museum and we're then escorted to the beginning of several trails. These trails just lead us through what looked like "the forrest" with the exception of a couple of building/ ruins. When I asked where all the cotton, rice etc was grown I was told within these grounds and elsewhere. Not at all what the online description portrayed. And did not enjoy walking through the hot dusty cemetery and listening to the guides personal likes and dislikes. Keep family out of tours. It's not what I paid for. Total wasted day.
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