Day 1 Arrive in South Carolina
Welcome to beautiful Charleston,
South Carolina with a transfer to your hotel. Tonight, get to know
your Tour Manager and fellow traveling companions during a
welcome dinner at 6:00 p.m. in the hotel. Meal: D
Day 2 The Charm of Charleston and Boone Hall Plantation:
DAY 2 The Charm of Charleston and Boone Hall Plantation:
Through the stories of those who founded Charleston, the local
guide makes history come alive along these antebellum homelined
streets. See the Old Market and Exchange and the famous
"Battery at the Harbor," which overlooks Fort Sumter. At Boone
Hall Plantation enjoy a taste of the Old South with a traditional Low Country Plantation lunch before a tour of the grounds. One
of America's oldest working plantations, Boone Hall has been
continually growing crops for over 320 years and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. Meals: B, L
Day 3 Beaufort and Jekyll Island
Depart Charleston for one of
Georgia's "Golden Isles'" Jekyll Island. En route, a stop is made
at charming Beaufort, one of only a handful of towns in the nation
that has had its entire downtown designated an historic district by
the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Beaufort is known for
its southern hospitality, scenic waterfront charm, quaint shops and
historic homes. Later, arrive at the romantic Victorian-style Jekyll
Island Club Hotel, originally built as an exclusive island getaway for
the Rockefeller and Vanderbilt families. Meals: B, D
Day 4 Jekyll Island and the Golden Isles:
Begin the day with a
narrated tram tour of Jekyll Island's National Landmark Historic
District and hear the fascinating stories of the island's beginnings
and development by the "rich and famous" of the late 1800s. In the
afternoon, visit the largest of the Golden Isles, St. Simons, where
Spanish moss-draped oaks line the island's charming streets.
See St. Simons Lighthouse, in operation since 1872, and Bloody
Marsh, where British and Scottish soldiers defeated the Spanish.
The balance of the day is free to relax and enjoy the natural beauty
of the Jekyll Island Club. Meals: B, D
Day 5 Savannah
Travel to Savannah, the "Belle of the South" and
discover why General Sherman found this city much too beautiful to burn during the Civil War. On a narrated trolley tour your driverguide
recounts the tales and secrets of the stately mansions of
the lovely squares of Savannah's Historic District. Pass the 1820
birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts, the
squares and streets where movies such as Forrest Gump and
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil were filmed. Meals: B, D
Day 6 Tybee Island and Free Time in Savanna
This morning
it's off to Tybee Island to visit the lighthouse that has been the
guardian of the Savannah River since 1736. Visit the museum
that features exhibits of early life on the island, and if you are
feeling adventurous, take the exhilarating walk up the 154-foottall
lighthouse. Later, feel free to discover the many shops along
River Street and enjoy the beauty of the quaint squares perfect
for relaxing. Tonight, dinner is served family-style at Mrs. Wilkes'
Boarding House, a Savannah legend. Meals: B, D
Day 7 Home:
Bid a fond farewell to Savannah and leave with
wonderful memories of the South's most beautiful cities. Meal: B