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Savannah First Time Visitor Guide + Itinerary

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For our Savannah first time visitor guide, we’re narrowing down and simplifying, since the city has so much to offer, that it can be a little overwhelming trying to figure out what to see and do on your first visit. If you only have a short time to visit or if it’s your first time in this historic city, there are few things you just can’t miss. We’ve compiled a list of the must-visit attractions along with an itinerary to visit and experience while you’re here.

What to do…what to see and why

WHERE TO PARK

Figuring out where to park in an unfamiliar city can be daunting. We’ll make it easy and recommend just one great place to park. 

  • Savannah Visitors Center: 301 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA | Park here since you can get free info and maps from the Visitors Center….there’s also restrooms as well. From here you can hop on a Trolley or walk to most places around town.
  • Street or metered parking: In the off-season (October – February), you’ll find numerous metered parking around the squares and throughout the city. 
  • For more info read our Getting Around Savannah article.

 

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KNOW YOUR TROLLEY TOURS

Savannah Trolley Tours are a great introduction to the city since these tours provide narrated historic overview of the city. You can hop on and off at different stops and use this as transportation while you’re here. 

There are two types of Trolleys in Savannah, paid and free…yes there is a free version. 

  • Paid Hop On Hop Off Trolley: This tour costs money however you actually receive informative and entertaining historical facts about landmarks you will pass by. Included with TourPass Savannah – more info
  • Free Hop On Hop Off Trolley: The city provides a free trolley that is not narrated. We recommend you do this trolley once you feel comfortable navigating the city.
  • Bonus Tip: Do the paid trolley day #1 and the free trolley on additional days.

 

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GET TO KNOW SAVANNAH’S HISTORY – BE HISTORIC

If you love history….you’ll love being historic in Savannah! We recommend experiencing Savannah’s historic past by walking in the same alleys, pathways and houses of those who have gone before. 

  • Riverfront and River Street Area: The city’s wealth was built with cotton farming, merchants, shipping, agricultural and unfortunately through Slavery. The buildings that line River Street where once where Cotton Factors, who regulated the price of cotton for import and export worked. Cotton Factors were akin to the Stock Traders of today.
  • House Museums: There are quite a few to choose from. Checkout this article that covers the intricacies of the house museums. 
  • Carriage Tour: It’s a great way to see parts of the city and learn from an experienced guide. Included with TourPass Savannah
  • Riverboat Narrated Cruise: The Savannah River was a crucial artery that supplied the city and was the reason…and still is a major reason why Savannah is relevant today. Tour is included with TourPass
  • Historic or Ghost Walking Tours: Walk by and learn about why this or that is significant and all the amazing tidbits and facts on these tours. Tour is included with TourPass

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Additional Frequently Asked Questions

There are a number of places to start your Charleston vacation such as: 

  1. City Market area
  2. King Street
  3. Charleston Visitor Center
  4. The Beaches

Or you can purchase a Charleston TourPass which includes all of the top things to do

The best times to visit Charleston are in the spring season from March to May.

The fall season is also a great time to visit from September – December.

Due to the hot weather in the summer months (July and August), these are the times when most people visit but go to the beaches. 

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TourPass provides access and full admission to the top tours and attractions. After purchasing a pass, you can simply select what you want to do, make reservations and present your pass upon arrival. It’s not all about savings, convenience and ease of use should also be considered. Users can save a considerable amount of money and time by using TourPass. 

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Absolutely and we encourage this scenario since purchasing in advance will allow you to fully research and plan your vacation.

After purchase, when your ready, simply activate your pass for when you’ll be visiting and begin making reservations for that future date (can be today, tomorrow or months away).

No it doesn’t. After purchase on the app you select the activation date for when you’re visiting when you’re ready. Then it will ask you to book your featured tours in advance now for when you’re visiting. You don’t have to make tour reservations in advance if you’re not ready.

We give you complimentary refund protection for 30-days after purchasing. If you’d like to extend refund protection up to 1 year, you can purchase Trip Protection during the purchase process. 

No worries. Visit this page on our site tourpass.com/aggregator – select the date you want to tour and it will show you all of the available times for that day prior to purchasing. Now you can confidently  purchase a pass and book those times.

After choosing a day pass and checking out on our site, you’ll instantly receive instructions to install the app. On the app you can: 

  • Set your activation date (can use right away or set for a future travel date).
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  • Research landmark sites.
  • Use the interactive map to see where everything is located.

Yes you can skip days. Once activated, you have a total of 10-days to use however many days you purchased. For example, a 2 day pass activated on Monday….take a break Tuesday and then tour again Wednesday….pass expires at midnight on Wednesday.

Most Feature Tours do and reservations are easily made post-purchase on the app. To ensure tour availability before purchasing, visit this page and search the date you want to tour: https://tourpass.com/aggregator 

Standard Tours do not require reservations. Simply arrive and present your pass upon entry. Everything is paid for with TourPass.

Tours are designed to be visited 1x for the entirety of your pass. If for instance you’d like to do the Hop on Hop Off Trolley (Savannah + St. Augustine), then you could check-in on a second day which would use another of your featured tours.

Standard Tours can only be checked into 1x per person for the entirety of your pass.

Yes, we don’t restrict how many feature tours you can visit per day….we do restrict how many total you can choose which is determined by the # of days you select: 1-day = 2 featured. 2-days = 3 and 3-days = 4 featured.

Yes, after purchasing we instantly send instructions to install our app. On the app, you can select the upgrade option and add more days or people to your pass.

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