Bonaventure Cemetery Walking Tour with Transportation
Description
The only FULL WALKING TOUR of Bonaventure Cemetery WITH TRANSPORTATION and most accurate Bonaventure Tour, bar none! Most other tours start at the gate and regurgitate a scripted tour of myth, legend, and flat out lies that was written to separate visitors from their money. With me, you get a 6th generation Savannahian and academically trained historian with 30 plus years in the Savannah hospitality business who has the inside scoop and who loves sharing the stories. All this and Southern Hospitality too! Door to door service from downtown or meet me at the cemetery if you'd rather drive yourself. Complimentary bottled water and everything else you'll need for a stroll through the oaks.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Complete tour of the cemetery, mostly by walking tour, but we drive through the rest on the way in and way out. Its over 100 acres, but we concentrate our walking tour on the historic section. All for about the price of what the other tours charge to "meet you out there.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
I pick up at all hotels, B&B's, Inns and the many Trolley Stops around the Downtown Savannah area about 20 minutes before tour time. I call an hour before to give an exact pick up time. Pick up has to be in the Downtown Area (Historic District and Victorian District) at a loading zone or legal trolley stop. If you are not sure, just put in the address of where you are staying and I'll let you know the best place to get picked up. As long as you are in or close to my pick up radius downtown, I'll probably be able to get you at your VRBO or INN. I CANNOT pick up South of Victory Drive. It is just too far away to do pick ups in 20 minutes. You'd have to meet the group at Bonaventure Cemetery. Also, you may MEET THE TOUR at the cemetery. Please let me know what you want to do after you book your tour so I can make arrangements.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1,591)
THE GOOD: 1. GUIDE'S EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE: The guide is a local and has a great source of information and factual info about the stories of many grave sites. 2. AIR-CONDITIONED PICK UP: Very nice van and the guide is very accommodating to pick you up at your hotel. It was highly convenient. COULD BE IMPROVED: 1. 2-HRS OF INFO NON-STOP: I would limit it to the most interesting grave sites ( e.g. perhaps, choose 5 that are of most interesting and important ) and allow 20 mins of free walking around for tourists who want to explore on their own. Designate a meeting site after introducing the 5 most interesting graves ( 1 hr tops ) and then give 20 mins of free time to take photos and take it all in. Listening to extensive info with dates for 2 hrs can be a bit long in the hot sun. The tour can easily be 1.5 hrs. It should also be tailored to the crowd as there were some elderly in the crowd as well.
Our guide was very knowledgeable about the Cemetery. He was very helpful and informative.
Tim was a great guide. He made sure we saw the most interesting and beautiful parts of Bonaventure. This is a must-do when visiting Savannah. And the Johnny Mercer music was a nice touch.
Tim was a great guide! He is very knowledgeable and made sure we saw the most interesting and beautiful parts of Bonaventure. I highly recommend this tour as part of your Savannah visit. And the Johnny Mercer music was a nice touch!
Great tour, make sure you take it. Tim was a wealth of stories and information. I got picked up at my BnB. It was so convenient.
Tim does it all himself, communication, pickup and return, and his own research to provide an authentic experience. I really enjoyed the historical facts and stories. Highly recommend!!!
Tim was great and so knowledgeable. The pickup spots were easy to find, and we got a lot of good information on the drive out there. He shared real history without any exaggerated stories or sensationalized details, which I really appreciated. The tour was informative, engaging, and well worth it. I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about the area and Bonaventure.
Thank you Tim for a wonderful experience! I learned so much about the history of Savannah. Tim is knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful. Our time and money was well spent!
Very interesting event-host very knowledgable. Picked us up at our hotel, took us through cemetery, explained a lot about the history of the place, provided water, answered questions, and brought us back.
We really enjoyed this tour. The tour operator was very knowledgeable and we believe has a photographic memory given the details when asked. The cemetery is beautiful and very interesting given the times going back to Civil War era.
