Savannah: Bonaventure Cemetery & Wormsloe Tour with Cookie Stop

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Duration6h

GroupUp to 25

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Walk Savannah’s moss-draped Bonaventure paths then wander Wormsloe’s live oaks and tabby ruins with a cookie tasting finale

You’ll walk beneath ancient oaks in Bonaventure Cemetery with a local guide sharing Savannah stories, then ride out for Wormsloe’s iconic live oak avenue and historic tabby ruins. Enjoy lunch at a favorite spot before sampling cookies at Byrd’s headquarters. It’s a day full of quiet moments and unexpected flavors—you might find yourself lingering on something you didn’t expect.

Step-by-step itinerary

Bonaventure Cemetery and Wormsloe Tour

Tour Bonaventure Cemetery
Lunch at local restaurant
Drive down Wormsloe oak-lined road
Walk to Plantation Tabby Ruins
Visit Wormsloe museum
Shop and taste at Byrd Cookie Company

The Experience

It started with a quiet “Hey y’all, watch your step,” from our guide as we shuffled under those huge, drooping oaks in Bonaventure Cemetery. I was honestly more nervous about tripping over tree roots than ghosts, but the guide—Miss Carla, born-and-raised Savannah—knew every story behind the stones. She paused by Gracie Watson’s grave and let us just stand there for a minute. You could hear the river somewhere nearby, and I swear the air even smelled different—like old flowers and damp stone. I didn’t expect to feel so much walking through a cemetery, but it kind of sneaks up on you.

Afterwards, we piled back into the van (which picked us up right at our hotel downtown—huge relief) and headed out toward Wormsloe State Historic Site. That drive down the avenue of live oaks is something else—sunlight flickering through all that Spanish moss, just endless green overhead. Our guide pointed out how the plantation tabby ruins were made from oyster shells (“tabby” is a word I’d never heard before), and Li laughed when I tried to say it in Mandarin—probably butchered it. The museum was small but had these odd little artifacts that made me wonder about all the people who lived here centuries ago.

Lunch was on our own at this local spot Carla recommended (I had shrimp and grits for the first time—don’t judge), then we finished at Byrd Cookie Company headquarters. Never thought I’d eat so many tiny cookies in one go, but they hand out samples like it’s Halloween. There was this lemon one that tasted like summer afternoons. I still think about that view back at Bonaventure though, with the river shining past all those old stones… you know?

What’s included

Your day includes complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off from Savannah’s historic district hotels, guided walking tours of Bonaventure Cemetery and Wormsloe State Historic Site with time to see the plantation tabby ruins and museum exhibits, free time for lunch at a favorite local restaurant (on your own), plus shopping and tastings at Byrd Cookie Company headquarters before returning to town.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

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