Historic Savannah & Charleston Holiday
December 10 – 16, 2025
$3925 pp(Based Upon Double Occupancy) +$1100(Single Supplement)
Includes Roundtrip Airfare from Phoenix

DAY 1: ARRIVE CHARLESTON
Arrive in Charleston, meet your Tour Director and transfer to your hotel for a two-night stay. Enjoy an evening on your own to relax. Originally founded as Charles Towne in 1670, this cultured and refined city is a beautifully preserved treasure.

Overnight: Charleston

DAY 2: EDMONSTON-ALSTON HOUSE – CHARLESTON SIGHTSEEING This morning visit the Edmonston-Alston House. Despite the ravages of the Civil War, the Earthquake of 1886 and numerous hurricanes, the Alston family pieces remain in place, much as they have for over 150 years. Notable in the collection is an original print of the Ordinance of Secession, portraits, dining room table, gas lights, mirrors, and exquisite interior woodwork. This afternoon enjoy a Charleston City Tour. Built on a peninsula, Charleston has remained a beautiful port city for over 300 years. Both preservation and southern gentility are a way of life here. Explore the Historic District, Citadel, and Battery Park. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your fellow travelers at a popular local restaurant. After dinner enjoy a Holiday Light Drive through one of Charleston’s popular districts festively decked out for the season.

Meals: (B,D) Overnight: Charleston

Day 3: CHARLESTON – BEAUFORT – SAVANNAH
Today visit Middleton Place, home to America’s oldest landscaped garden and a National Historic Landmark. It began in 1741 and took 10 years to complete the terraces, lakes and camellia alleys. Tour the home and stable yard with its craft displays. Later depart for the historic port city of Beaufort, a quaint 1711 town with narrow tree-lined streets and charming homes. Enjoy a delightful Carriage Ride through town, before traveling to the fascinating city of Savannah. America’s first planned city, Savannah is home to a beautifully preserved national landmark district that features restored 18th and 19th century homes, museums, churches monuments and more. We’ll check in for a two-night stay, then enjoy a free evening.
Meals: (B) Overnight: Savannah

DAY 4: SAVANNAH SIGHTSEEING
This morning tour the restored Mercer Williams House Museum designed by New York architect John S. Norris for General Hugh W. Mercer. Construction began in 1860 and was subsequently interrupted by the Civil War, to eventually be completed in 1868. Next enjoy a Savannah City Tour. See the 20 original squares, all landscaped with oaks, azaleas, fountains, and statues. Drive by the Old Cotton Exchange, River Street, and Madison Square of General Sherman’s ‘March to the Sea’ fame. This afternoon spend time on your own to see the sights of John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, then stroll the historic cobblestone streets. Tonight join your fellow travelers to enjoy southern cuisine at a fine local restaurant. After dinner explore Savannah’s gorgeous holiday light displays.

Meals: (B,D) Overnight: Savannah

DAY 5: SAVANNAH – ST. SIMONS ISLAND – JEKYLL ISLAND
Today travel south to the Golden Isles of Georgia. Visit St. Simons Island, known for its salt marshes and sandy beaches. View famous Christ Church and the St. Simons Lighthouse which was destroyed during the Civil War then rebuilt in 1872. This afternoon arrive on Jekyll Island, a former hunting reserve for America’s top millionaires. Goodyear, Pulitzer, and Rockefeller all built elaborate “cottages” here. Stay two nights at the 1886 Jekyll Island Club, a Victorian-style hotel originally an exclusive retreat for the wealthy. Jekyll Island becomes Holly Jolly Jekyll during the holiday season with over 500,000 light bulbs and 35,000 lights on the Great Tree.
Meals: (B) Overnight: Jekyll Island

DAY 6: JEKYLL ISLAND
This morning enjoy a guided Jekyll Island Trolley Tour of the historic district which includes the Indian Mound Cottage, the Mosaic Gallery, and Faith Chapel. Your afternoon is at leisure to walk the beach and enjoy the resort. Tonight’s Farewell Dinner is in the Jekyll Island Club’s Grand Dining Room, a venue of both social and historical significance which has welcomed titans of industry, stars of the stage, and resort guests for over a century.
Meals: (B,D) Overnight: Jekyll Island

DAY 7: JEKYLL ISLAND – JACKSONVILLE – HOME
Today travel to Jacksonville for your flight home filled with wonderful memories of your Historic Savannah & Charleston Holiday Tour.
Meals: (B)