Best Savannah Ghost Tours

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Best Savannah Ghost Tours

If you are a thrill-seeker and is up for some adventure, then Savannah, Georgia is where to go.

This city is said to be where to catch paranormal activities, basically the most haunted city in America.

One of the best ways to experience this spooky and thrilling adventure is through hopping onto a ghost tour. There are several of them from haunted houses, cemetery tours, or a ride in a hearse.

Through the tours, you will get to learn about the heart-rending tales of the paranormal activities in Savannah.

Here are the best Savannah ghost tours you can take in this scary city.

1. Sixth Sense Tours

We start with Sixth Sense World that offers tours at the cemetery and also takes you on a ghost hunt. They also have a walking tour that lasts about an hour and a half.

There is also a two-hour tour that takes you to the Mercer House and the Old Candler Hospital. This second option is adults only and takes place at midnight. It highlights everything about the city’s history with vampires and exorcism.

This tour that was first started in 1995, covers Savannah’s haunted historic district. The 7 p.m. tour is perfect for families with children because it is not too spooky.

The walking tour participants cover about half a mile discovering the city’s haunted history. You will get to learn about ghosts, shadow people, orbs, exorcisms, tunnels, root doctors, voodoo and more.

By taking this tour, you will be taken for a tour of Savannah’s renowned Bonaventure Cemetery. You will need to make advanced reservations.

2. Hearse ghost tours

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This next tour is of its level, so different from the other tours offered in Savannah. You will be in an actual hearse while on the tour of ghost history.

9 hearses take tourists around Savannah city, they have been doing this for more than 15 years now. Do not worry because there will be no casket or dead bodies in the hearse with you.

These open-air vans have canopies that protect the tour-goers. The tour is an hour and a half long whereby you will be taken on a cruise through cemeteries, and haunted buildings.

While on the tour, your guide will indulge you in the history of Savannah’s gruesome and eerie tales of the Victorian districts and the ghosts.  Being a bumpy ride, it is not recommended for expectant mothers.

You will be required to make a reservation and choose one of the many pickup locations in the city.

3. Ghosts and Gravestones

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The ghosts and gravestones tour is another night tour in a trolley.

The trolley will take you on an exciting trip in the dark, of course with a guide, to the Colonial Park Cemetery, Mercer House, Sorrel-Weed House, Davenport House, Owens-Thomas House and The Pirates’ House.

You will also make a stop at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and the Perkins & Sons Ships Chandlery on River Street, with a performance about the building.

The black trolley will take you on an evening stroll through Bonaventure Cemetery. The attractive Southern Gothic ace is one of Savannah’s most celebrated sites.

Interestingly, it is quite popular among the living and the dead. This is to say that there are popular and important figures that were laid to rest here.

Taking a tour will let you in on why many rate it as the best real haunted tours in Savannah. You will be taken to old battlegrounds and other infamous mansions of murder, cemeteries and the haunted river street.

4. Ghost walks

The Savannah Ghost Walks’ of Low Country Tour offers a multi-ethnic approach to haunted Savannah.

It gives its guests an amusing history about African Hoodoo, Irish and Native American beliefs and practices along the way.

They have two categories, adults-only and family-friendly. The adults-only tour starts at 10 p.m. while the family one takes off at 8.30 p.m.

The tour takes the visitors through hidden burial grounds and haunted back streets. This tour is operated by a ghost hunting veteran who is also part of the Savannah Paranormal Foundation.

You are therefore guaranteed an exciting and interesting tour rich with history and paranormal research.

This nighttime tour takes about an hour and a half of haunted places, tales about legends and exorcisms.

5. Savannah Ghost Tour and Trolley Tour Combo

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Next on the list is a combo of a trolley tour and a spooky walk.

The tour has a guide that narrates about all the haunted historical sites. What’s more, is that this tour is pet friendly and takes place during the night.

The trolley will take you to the cemeteries, squares and mansions that are haunted.

You will also be taken to the most haunted places like the Andrew Low House, Perkin and sons ship and Chandlery.

The chandlery, which is found on River Street, is said to be the centre of all paranormal activities. You will be scared and enthused at the same time during this tour.

If you will be with young children, its best to prepare them well in advance for the spooky surprises. The set up here is of a haunted house.

The preferred age for this tour is children aged 13 and above. Those below 12 and above 6 years are required to be accompanied by an adult.

6. Blue orb ghost tours

Lastly, there is the Blue ghost tour that is said to be one of the most credible and bone-chilling tours in Savannah. The guides of this tour are well informed on the history of the city and its paranormal activities.

This tour is one of the popular tours in Savannah that features haunted homes and its caretakers, renovation crews, real estate agents, past and current tenants.

The crew have documented stories from all these people that shared their chilling experiences in the house. Because of its chilling nature, the tour is for adults aged 18 and above.

No matter the season, the tour happens, therefore, come prepared with your bottled water and bug spray. You will be required to make a reservation for the tour.