Genteel and Bard's Savannah Dark History and Ghost Encounter Walking Tour

4.8 (1,750 reviews) 1 h 50 min Free cancellation

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About this activity

Step into Savannah’s haunted shadows and make your favorite vacation memory on this immersive nighttime guided walking ghost tour. Experience Savannah’s lamp-lit historic district, its moss-shrouded haunted houses, and legendary cemeteries. Led by an expert historian storyteller, this world-renowned ghost tour unearths chilling dark history, unexplained ghost encounters, folklore, and mysterious chapters woven into the city’s culture and heritage that will haunt you long after you turn off the lights.

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 50 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 22 people
People per booking: 1–4
Guide: English
Operated by: Genteel and Bard

Ages: Children (8–12 years) · Adults (13–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Included: Local, professional guide

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Not included: Food and drinks

Itinerary

Oglethorpe Square

10 min

Guests will experience the themes that give Savannah it’s reputation as America’s Most Haunted City.

Our walk is heavily based in storytelling, learning Savanah’s dark history, and sharing specific paranormal activity at each location.

Our tour is for those who enjoy history and the art of professional storytelling,

No walking tour company in Savannah has access to inside of buildings. All locations are hotels, private homes, museums, or restaurants which are privately owned. Colonial Park Cemetery is closed after nightfall.

Our tour is 100% outdoors, but we share locations that you may enter on your own time while in Savannah.
Wright Square

10 min

The story of Savannah’s first murder.
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum

10 min

Discover the hidden secrets of what’s below your feet on Savannah’s streets.

Then, hear a tale of undying love from life beyond their last breath.
Chippewa Square

10 min

It’s not what, but rather who was hidden amongst one of Savannah’s most popular inns.
The Old Sorrel-Weed House Museum & Tours

10 min

Murder, suicide, & war.
Madison Square

10 min

War
Colonial Park Cemetery

10 min

Cemetery history, diseases, and Hudu
Genteel & Bard Savannah

40 min

Other locations visited include Savannah’s first cemetery, The Marshall House, Foley House Inn, 12 Oglethorpe Ave.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Please arrive 10-15 minutes before your start time in OGLETHORPE SQUARE. The address provided is for the Owens-Thomas House Museum next to the square. Your tour will meet in the square across the street from the museum. Your host will approach you for check-in.

End point

Using your ticket

Comfortable walking shoes
Subject to weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative time, date, or full refund

Please arrive in Oglethorpe Square 10-15 minutes prior to your start time.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.

Options

7:30 PM Ages 13+ Ghost Tour

Complimentary Earbuds: Savannah's only audio enhanced ghost walking tour where your host is mic'd and allows for easy listening up to 100 feet.
8:30 PM Ages 16+ Ghost Tour

Complimentary Earbuds: Savannah's only audio enhanced ghost walking tour where your host is mic'd and allows for easy listening up to 100 feet.
9:00 PM Ages 16+ Ghost Tour

Complimentary Earbuds: Savannah's only audio enhanced ghost walking tour where your host is mic'd and allows for easy listening up to 100 feet.
8:00 PM Ages 13+ Ghosts Tour

Complimentary Earbuds: Savannah's only audio enhanced ghost walking tour where your host is mic'd and allows for easy listening up to 100 feet.