“SAVANNAH, GA & CHARLESTON, SC” 5 Days/4 Nights
SAVANNAH, Georgia's oldest city, the savannah, is known for its gorgeous coastal landscapes and well-preserved history. A sweet Southern sanctuary where art, architecture and ghost tales collide under a shroud of Spanish moss. Its where culinary perfection meets seaside delights.
CHARLESTON, a coastal city with small-town charm, historic sites, and diverse cuisine. Known as “The Holy City,” because of its over 400 churches is brimming with historic structures, monuments, and majestic home-turned-museums that proudly boast the history of the United States.
DAY ONE
- Today travel to Savannah, GA with lunch stop, on your own. Upon arrival, check into The Best Western Savannah Historic District hotel, for a two-night stay. After settling in you will have time to explore the area and Savannah’s River Street a glittering, multi-faceted gem along the broad Savannah River. The century old buildings, once cotton warehouses, have been converted to antique shops, distinctive boutiques, spectacular galleries, quaint brew pubs, fabulous restaurants, unique nightspots, elegant inns, and hotels. Bustling with welcoming hospitality.
- Tonight, you will enjoy a two-hour Sunset Dinner Cruise as a riverboat slowly takes you down the Savannah River. Enjoy a specially prepared buffet-style dinner, after dinner, enjoy the tunes from the 50’s through today performed by the riverboat entertainers and enjoy the calm Savannah evenings and the amazing sights and sounds of the historic city of Savannah.
DAY TWO
- Enjoy a delicious breakfast, we will then meet our guide for a tour of Savannah’s Historic Area. Unique park like squares, cobblestone and brick streets, mansions and row houses are shaded by Live Oak trees draped in Spanish moss.
- Following our tour, we will visit the Mercer-Williams House, featured in the Novel & Film, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil. Construction began in 1860, for General Hugh W. Mercer, great-grandfather of celebrated songwriter Johnny Mercer, and was subsequently interrupted by the Civil War. It was eventually completed in 1868, after General Mercer sold the unfinished structure to John R. Wilder. Thus, no Mercer ever actually lived in the house that bears their name.
- We will continue to the Pirates House for a delicious buffet lunch. This unique restaurant was first opened in 1753 as an inn for seafarers, and fast became a meeting point for pirates and sailors from the Seven Seas. Since then, The Pirates House has been entertaining visitors with a bounty of delicious food, drink, and rousing good times.
- After lunch you will be free to stroll down River Street and have dinner on your own at one of the many fine restaurants. And don’t forget to stop at Savannah’s Candy Kitchen, known for its classic Southern candies and confections, such as pralines, pecan brittle and peanut brittle.
DAY THREE
- Following breakfast this morning, depart for Charleston, SC. On arrival, you will tour the Magnolia Plantation & Gardens founded in 1676 by the Drayton Family. The Plantation has survived for centuries and witnessed the history of our nation from the American Revolution through the Civil War and beyond. Enjoy a guided tour of the Plantation House with its elegant, columned porch and extensive collection of Early American museum and background on the Drayton’s family plantation living through ten generations.
- The Nature Tram is a 45-minute narrated tour of the Plantations, outside of its historic gardens and lawns, giving an insight into the story of how Magnolia Plantation has evolved since 1676. Also enjoy a self-guided walk through the famous Historic Garden, continually planted since 1680’s and displaying year-round color.
- A boxed lunch is also included today at the Plantation.
- Then check into your Charleston area hotel, The Town Place Suites by Marriott, for a two-night stay.
- Dinner tonight is included at Hymens Seafood Restaurant.
DAY FOUR
- After breakfast, we will then head for Wadmalaw Island for a tour of the Charleston Tea Gardens. For tea lovers, we promise a once in a lifetime experience. Here's your chance to tour America's only tea factory. You'll learn all about how tea is made. Large TV screens will introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Bigelow and explain in detail the tea making process. Embark on a memorable Trolley Tour through the beautiful gardens, lush landscapes, and endless rows of tea bushes with a stop at the greenhouse, where you'll disembark and witness the miracle of new tea bushes coming to life.
- A boxed lunch is also included today at the end of our tour of the Tea Gardens.
- We will return to Charleston where we will meet our local guide for a Historic Charleston Tour. One of the most beautiful and historic cities in the South with 300 years of Charleston history, grand homes, historic churches, and city monuments. During the tour you will see White Point Garden, Rainbow Row, Old Exchange Building, Four Corners of Law, Site of Gadsden Wharf, U.S. Custom House, Ashley Hall, The Battery, College of Charleston, and several historic churches.
- Our tour will conclude at Charleston City Market where you will have free time to browse the historic area and the straw market. You will also be on your own for dinner at one of the restaurants in the historic area in and around Meeting Street, Market Street and Bay Street area.
DAY FIVE
- After a good night’s sleep and a deluxe hot breakfast buffet provided by our hotel, we will start our journey back to Sun City Center!
Includes 4 Nights’ Lodging, 9 Meals – 4 Breakfasts, 3 Lunch, 2 Dinners.
If interested in a roommate, a list will be available.
Double - $1050.00pp Single $1375.00pp
$300 per person deposit due with reservation DBL (Non-Refundable)
$450 per person deposit due with reservation SGL (Non-Refundable)
Multiple payments can be made over time with
Final Payment due February 5, 2025
Reservations after February 5 – Payment in full only
Sign up deadline – February 10, 2025
MUST HAVE 35 PEOPLE FOR TRIP TO GO
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