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Botanical Walking Tour of Savannah
Botanical Walking Tour of Savannah
Botanical Walking Tour of Savannah
Botanical Walking Tour of Savannah
Botanical Walking Tour of Savannah

Botanical Tour (by Walk With Me Savannah Tours)

By Walk with Me Savannah Tours
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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$60 per adult
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Overview

Walk With Me Savannah Tours presents a Botanical Tour of Savannah's beautiful squares and green spaces, on which we will identify many of our iconic plants and appreciate the ironwork gates and fences that frame our gardens.

Learn about traditional uses of our plantlife, their unique qualities, the natural or symbolic imagery in our wrought and cast iron, and see Savannah's natural beauty up close.

This tour starts in Columbia Square and concludes in Forsyth Park.

Activity location

  • Columbia Square
    • Habersham Street, Between East State and East York Streets
    • Savannah, Georgia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Columbia Square
    • 31401, Savannah, Georgia, United States

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Botanical Tour (by Walk With Me Savannah Tours)
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$60.45 x 2 AdultsAU$120.90
Total
Price is AU$120.90
Until Mon, 1 July

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFully narrated and interactive tour in English

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Well-behaved pets allowed
  • Not recommended for those who cannot walk/roll 1/3 mile without resting

Activity itinerary

Columbia Square
  • 15m
Your guide will introduce you to the cast iron ornamentation in Savannah, starting with the oldest fountain city centre, making our way through the works of the largest historic Georgia foundry, and to the modern cast iron of Ivan Bailey. They will also discuss the plant life in and around the square, including Star Jasmine, Bottlebrush, Tea Olive, Privet, Azaleas and Rhododendron..
Colonial Park Cemetery (Pass by)
On your way to and through Colonial Park cemetery, your guide will discuss Spanish Moss, Palmetto Trees, and Crepe Myrtles. Highlights also include Ginko Trees, Magnolias, and possibly the oldest Crepe Myrtle city centre.
Lafayette Square
  • 5m
On this square you will see Variegated Shell Ginger, Green Leopard Plants, and Japanese Holly Fern. There will be beautiful views of the Cathedral and homes, as well as a lovely fountain.
Andrew Low House
  • 10m
You'll visit the garden of the the Andrew Low House, which was lovingly grown by Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. In her garden you will see Crepe Myrtles, several varieties of Camellias (Juliette's favourite), Narcissus, and many others. (small possibility of garden being closed based on house schedule, though everything can also be seen from outside the fence as well)
Madison Square
  • 10m
In Madison Square we will discuss the Agapanthus, Reed Canary Grass, and Big Leaf Hydrangeas. There are also some very large Lacy Tree Philodendrons, Shrimp Plants, and a Japanese Cherry Blossom.
West Jones Street (Pass by)
We'll stroll along Jones St, voted by Better Homes and Gardens as the "prettiest area to live in" in the country and enjoy views of private gardens, a live oak canopy, and learn about additional plantlife and ironworks.
Monterey Square (Pass by)
In Monterey Square we will discuss Georgia's olives, as well as juniper and gardenias. There are also some more lovely examples of our local ironworks.
Forsyth Park
  • 5m
We will conclude tour in Forsyth Park, Savannah's largest open green space, by pointing out the oldest live oak in city centre Savannah, the Savannah Scent Garden for the Blind, and discuss live oaks and resurrection fern.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESColumbia Square
    • Habersham Street, Between East State and East York Streets
    • Savannah, Georgia, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEColumbia Square
    • 31401, Savannah, Georgia, United States

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