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Savannah
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: March to May and October to November
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Welcome
Savannah, in a few days
Laid out in 1733 around a grid of oak-shaded squares, Savannah has kept 22 of its original squares, linked by streets of Victorian houses where Spanish moss hangs down to the pavements. Spared by Sherman's army in 1864, the city is explored on foot, drink in hand, between its cotton wharves on the river, its romantic cemeteries and the beaches of Tybee Island, 30 minutes away.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 3 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Forsyth Park free · about 1 hThe city's great park, 12 hectares of paths lined with moss-draped live oaks, crowned by its white fountain of 1858, with a Saturday farmers' market and spring concerts.
- Afternoon · Squares of the Historic District free · half a dayTwenty-two of the 24 squares laid out by James Oglethorpe in 1733 survive, from Johnson Square, the oldest, to Monterey Square and the Mercer-Williams House, each with statues, benches and oaks.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Marshall House ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€230 a night
D2
Day 2
3 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Owens-Thomas House · about 1 hA Regency house completed in 1819 on Oglethorpe Square, whose guided tour begins in the slave quarters, with their original haint blue ceiling, and tells the house's story from their side.
- Afternoon · River Street free · about 2 hThe ballast-stone quay on the Savannah River, lined with 19th-century cotton warehouses turned into bars, restaurants and praline shops, with the iron walkways of Factors Walk above.
- Late afternoon · Bonaventure Cemetery free · about 1 h 30A 40-hectare cemetery on a former plantation by the Wilmington River, where Victorian tombs fade beneath avenues of oaks and moss, made famous by John Berendt's book in 1994.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Marshall House ↗€230 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Wormsloe · about 1 h 30The estate of colonist Noble Jones on the Isle of Hope, entered along a 2.4 km avenue of 400 live oaks, leading to the tabby ruins of a 1740s fortified house.
- Afternoon · Fort Pulaski · about 1 h 30An 1847 brick fort ringed by a moat at the mouth of the river, breached in 1862 by Union rifled cannon, whose impacts still scar the south-east wall.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Marshall House ↗€230 a night
D4
Day 4
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- All day · Tybee Island free · a full daySavannah's beach island, 29 km away across the salt marshes, with five kilometres of Atlantic sand, a pier, houses on stilts and a lighthouse climbed via 178 steps.
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Burgers and barbecue: brisket and ribs cooked low and slow, done differently in every state.
- Clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl: the classic lunch on the San Francisco waterfront.
- Mexican food: tacos from a truck in Los Angeles, a Mission burrito in San Francisco.
- Pancakes and weekend brunch: a national habit, generous to the point of excess.
- Craft beer, and California wine from Napa and Sonoma.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Tipping is not optional: add 15 to 20% in restaurants and bars.
- Prices on menus and in shops exclude sales tax, which is added at the till.
- Do not plan more than four or five hours of driving a day: the distances are larger than they look on the map.
- Never travel without health insurance. A night in hospital can cost thousands of dollars.
- In summer, do not hike down into the Grand Canyon in the heat of the day: the climb back out is where people get into trouble.
Getting by
Words that help
🗣️ English is the main language here, so there is nothing to learn by heart.
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyUS dollar (USD, $)
BudgetAbout €175 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMarch to May and October to November
PlugA/B · 120V
Tap waterSafe to drink
Tipping15 to 20%, expected
Emergency911
EntryUK, Australian and most EU passports need an ESTA, applied for online before departure, for stays of up to 90 days; a few EU countries sit outside the Visa Waiver Program and need a full visa. Canadians need neither, only a passport. Anyone who has been to Cuba since January 2021 cannot use an ESTA and must apply for a visa.
HealthNo vaccination required. Keep tetanus, diphtheria and polio up to date; hepatitis A is worth considering if you eat well off the tourist trail. In the desert parks, the heat is the real risk.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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