Bonaventure Private Tour: Explore Hidden Realms

Explore Bonaventure Cemetery in-depth with Shannon Scott. Enjoy exclusive access, personalized insights, and hidden gems on a private tour.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Bonaventure Cemetery - Explore various sites in the oldest parts of the cemetery with numerous opportunities for photos.

What's Included
  • Bathroom Break
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Public Bonaventure tours are both entertaining and comprehensive, but Private Tours offer enhanced exploration opportunities and direct interaction with Shannon Scott. Participants will experience and learn more than the typical tour attendee. Given that Bonaventure spans over 200 acres, public tours cover only a small portion, while private tours venture into less explored areas.

Location
330 Bonaventure Rd
Bonaventure Road
The guide will discuss with the traveler, but generally speaking, we meet at the parking lot on the riverfront or river bluff of cemetery and not at the front entrance as logic might suggest.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bobretired
Jun 21, 2026
Bonaventure Cemetery Experience IT!! - A cemetery tour? At first I was a little skeptical when our local trip planner recommended it. Then i found that that Tauck Tours ( hgh end) includes Bonaventure in their Savannah itinerary. Very happy we decided to take this tour Our tour guides nom de plume was "Lady in Mourning" and she has a true love for the cemetery its history and its symbolism. We appreciated how she was able to convey this feeling and knowledge to us. Every city has a uniqueness and Bonaventure is that for Savannah. An excellent compliment to a history of Savannah walking tour.
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Jet598137
Apr 1, 2026
Great tour of Bonaventure Cemetery - We took a Bonaventure Cemetery tour with Hannah as our guide. She was a fantastic tour guide. Friendly, incredibly knowledgeable with amazing stories as they pertain to the history of the cemetery. One of our very best tour experiences!
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Amy_z
Nov 28, 2025
November Day at Bonaventure Cemetery - We enjoyed a beautiful November day with a private tour of the famous Bonaventure Cemetery. Mr Scott ensured we had an incredible tour today. We enjoyed the legends and stories.
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Elizabeth_y
Dec 25, 2024
Ken was a great guide,... - Ken was a great guide, very knowledgeable and personable. The tour was personalized to our interests. We had a great time.
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Bucfan700
Oct 25, 2024
Private Daytime Bonaventure Tour - My wife and I had a great time on our private tour with Shannon!! He possesses an endless amount of knowledge about the people, and places in and around Savannah. We did the Bonaventure half day tour with him today. He picked us up right on time. We stopped to see a handful of places on the way to the cemetery. Once we got to Bonaventure Cemetery he took us to countless graves, and told us several stories, and facts about the people laid to rest within them. He answered any and all questions we had about the people he was telling us about, along with anything we asked about in the surrounding graves that we saw and were curious about. You can definitely see, feel, and hear the love and passion he has for the history, and the people of Savannah. I cannot recommend a private tour with him enough. You will not be disappointed!!
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H1834tgjamesw
Mar 26, 2024
Best Cemetery Tour I've Experienced - Time well spent! Went on the after-hours tour to scout locations for A Joyful Rebellion Podcast and learned SO much on this tour that I'd never heard on any others. The azaleas and Wisteria were popping all over Bonaventure. I would recommend this tour to anyone traveling to Savannah.
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Nomad450015
Mar 13, 2024
Interesting historical and personal history of cemetery and many buried there. - Beautiful spring day for Bonaventure tour. Richard was an excellent tour guide; informative, organized, friendly, entertaining. Definitely recommend this tour. If going solo, without a guide, one would never acquire the information received. The historical and personal history of many buried there is enlightening.
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225cherylz
Feb 17, 2024
A great experience! - Shannon Scott is amazing! He has spent decades uncovering the true stories behind some of the most infamous people buried at Bonaventure Cemetery. What a great way to experience some of the "forbidden" history of Savannah!
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Kelly
Aug 4, 2023
Excellent Tour - A Must Do - There is no better way to visit this historic cemetery. Our guide and interpreter, Paschal, was excellent. We learned the history of the cemetery and about some of its oldest residents, what certain headstone symbols mean, how certain sayings came about, and more. My daughters were exhausted before our tour even began and I am sure Paschal felt they were not interested; however, they loved the tour and we all learned a lot. I highly recommend this tour. We will visit again!
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Carolynb578
May 23, 2026
This is a Walking Tour - I enjoyed the tour, but did not know it was a WALKING TOUR. It would be helpful to mention that in the description as we saw other tours in vehicles. It is two-hours of information, but I could only stand for a short period of time and had to return to my car after one hour.
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From $450 (Per Vehicle)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).