Savannah and the Georgia coast in three days: a walk through the moss-draped squares of one of America’s largest National Historic Landmark districts and a guided ghost tour after dark, a self-drive out past the oak-lined avenue of Wormsloe and the Victorian statuary of Bonaventure Cemetery, and a lighthouse climb, beach afternoon, and low-country boil on Tybee Island before a last Southern lunch and the flight home — with real hotels, real restaurants, and 2026 prices for every stop.
Day 1
Arrive in Savannah — Squares & Riverfront
Fly into the coast and settle into one of America’s largest National Historic Landmark districts, a grid of moss-draped squares laid out in 1733.
🚗 Rental Car Pickup — Enterprise Rent-A-Car
~15 minutes to downtown · From $52 USD / day, midsize car
All major agencies operate out of Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a short drive north of the historic district.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
🌳 Forsyth Park & the Historic Squares
~2 hours, self-guided · Free
A walk south from Bull Street strings together a half-dozen of Savannah’s 22 oak-and-moss squares, ending at Forsyth Park’s cast-iron fountain, the most photographed spot in the city.
🍽️ Dinner — River Street
~1.5 hours · $20–$35 USD / person
A cobblestone strip along the Savannah River lined with seafood houses and pubs inside converted 19th-century cotton warehouses, an easy walk from downtown hotels.
👻 Savannah Ghost Tour
~1.5 hours, guided walking tour · $25 USD / person
A guided walk through the squares after dark covers the stories behind Savannah’s reputation as one of America’s most haunted cities, from Colonial Park Cemetery to the Sorrel-Weed House.
🛎️ Overnight — The Marshall House
From $189 USD / night, for 2 people
Savannah’s oldest continuously operating hotel, open since 1851, with wrought-iron balconies on Broughton Street in the heart of downtown.
The Marshall House
Day 2
Wormsloe, Bonaventure & Tybee Island
A morning through an oak-lined colonial ruin and a Spanish-moss cemetery, then a drive out the causeway to a barrier-island beach and lighthouse.
🌳 Wormsloe Historic Site
~1.5 hours, self-guided · $10 USD / vehicle
A 1.5-mile avenue of live oaks planted in the 1890s leads to the ruins of colonist Noble Jones’s 1745 tabby fortified house, on the same Isle of Hope land his family held for two centuries.
Wormsloe Historic Site
🪦 Bonaventure Cemetery
~1 hour, self-guided · Free
A Spanish-moss-hung bluff above the Wilmington River holds Savannah’s most famous cemetery, its Victorian statuary made famous by Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
🔦 Tybee Island Light Station & Museum
~1.5 hours, self-guided · $13 USD / person
A causeway east from Savannah crosses tidal marsh to Tybee Island, home to Georgia’s tallest and oldest lighthouse; the 178-step climb ends in a panoramic coastal view, with a small maritime museum in the keeper’s cottages below.
Tybee Island Light Station and Museum
🍽️ Dinner — The Crab Shack
~1.5 hours · $20–$35 USD / person
A sprawling waterfront seafood shack on the marsh, known for its low-country boil and an on-site alligator and reptile exhibit — ‘where the elite eat in their bare feet.’
The Crab Shack
🛎️ Overnight — DeSoto Beach Hotel
From $169 USD / night, for 2 people
An oceanfront hotel a block from the Tybee pier, with balcony rooms looking straight out over the Atlantic.
DeSoto Beach Hotel
Day 3
Tybee Beach Morning & Departure
A last stretch of sand before the drive back through Savannah for a legendary Southern lunch and the flight home.
🏖️ Tybee Island Beach Morning
~2 hours, self-guided · Free
A last unhurried morning on the sand before checkout, with the lighthouse visible up the beach to the north.
🍽️ Lunch — Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room
~1 hour, weekdays only · $25 USD / person, cash only
A family-style Southern boarding-house lunch served at communal tables since 1943 — fried chicken, black-eyed peas, and a dozen more dishes passed around the table until they’re gone.
Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room
✈️ Departure — Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)
~20 minutes from downtown · Self-guided
The drive back to SAV closes a three-day loop that ran from Savannah’s moss-draped squares to Tybee’s lighthouse and beach.
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