Day 1 - Friday, 4/24/2026
Fly to Charleston    
Arrive in Charleston, meet your Tour Manager and transfer to your hotel for the next two nights. Enjoy an evening on your own to relax.

Day 2 - Saturday, 4/25/2026 - Breakfast - Dinner
Charleston / Edmonston-Alston
This morning, 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. See the Historic District, Citadel, and Battery Park. Next, 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. Tonight, enjoy your Welcome Dinner.

Day 3 - Sunday, 4/26/2026 - Breakfast - Dinner
Middleton Place / Beaufort / To Savannah
Visit Middleton Place, home to America’s oldest landscaped garden. 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. Then, depart for the historic port city of Beaufort, a quaint 1711 town with narrow tree-lined streets and historic homes. Enjoy a charming Carriage Ride through town. Later, arrive in Savannah, one of the South’s most graceful cities for a two-night stay in the historic district. Tonight join your fellow travelers to enjoy southern cuisine at a fine local restaurant in Savannah. 

Day 4 - Monday, 4/27/2026 - Breakfast
Savannah Sightseeing
This morning, 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. Next, 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 and eventually completed in 1868. Later enjoy time on your own this afternoon to see the sights of John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil and stroll the historic cobblestone streets. The evening is free to enjoy a local restaurant or shopping on your own. 

Day 5 - Tuesday, 4/28/2026 - Breakfast
Savannah to Jekyll Island
Motor south today to the Golden Isles of Georgia. Visit St. Simons Island to view famous Christ Church and the lighthouse. 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.

Day 6 - Wednesday, 4/29/2026 - Breakfast - Dinner
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 with free time 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.

Day 7 - Thursday, 4/30/2026 - Breakfast
Fly Home
Depart for the Jacksonville Airport and your return flight home.