Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah

If you are going to take this trolley tour, which I absolutely recommend you do, buy the tickets online for a cheaper rate. I 100% recommend taking the trolley tour. Myself and my boyfriend both in our mid twenties have never been to Savannah before and were hesitant about paying so much money for a guided tour but having done so it was 100% the correct course of action. Bearing in mind we were the youngest people on the tour by about four decades. The on again off again feature is fantastic for seeing all the sites and for gaining some history about them while saving your feet from all the walking in between. We had two drivers while on the tour a Ralph and a Ms Denise both who were abundantly friendly and highly knowledgable and who in real time narrate your tour no prerecording. They were safe courteous drivers who are clearly locals and abundant with knowledge. When we took the tour it was on a Monday and a lot of the sites themselves were closed so if you intend to go I suggest you check it out maybe on another day but if you are new to Savannah I cannot recommend this tour highly enough. It’s a relaxing, beautiful way to get a historical and friendly scope of historic Savannah. It is a little pricey and caters to locations that buy ads with them is the only reason they don’t get five stars.

Excellent orientation to Savannah historic district.
Great guides. Would go 5 stars but seats are kinda tight. Loved the witty and informative history of the city. Ask for Emily. The best of the best tourguides. She rocks !

Great way to see the city and learn the history. But your experience truly depends on the driver you get.
Vee and Larry were great. They told humorous stories and you could tell how much they both adored Savannah.
Emily, however, used this change in the inflection and tone in her voice that was truly annoying. It distracted from the tour and made you wish you picked a different trolley.

We took the Holly Jolly Trolly Tour this evening and had a great time. While Savannah doesn’t do a lot of Christmas decorations, in fact very little, the tour took us through some history of Savannah and then over to Hutchinson Island to the Westin to see the Gingerbread house display which was amazing! While $ 25 may seem a lot for a tour, it was worth it as it was something different to do. I would recommend it.

Great way to tour downtown Savannah. Some awesome drivers with a historical insight in Old town. You can get on and off the trolly and a new one comes every 15minutes but beware a few times they were full so we had to wait for the next one. One stop was a ghost tour house we paid $ 10 to do the architect tour and it was worth it to go into a house and look around and hear history.

We did the old town trolley tour and I must say that we were completely impressed. We arrived in Savannah on a whim and had no idea what to do or where to start. We aren’t huge shoppers so strolling the streets and wandering in and out of shops wasn’t on the agenda. We decided on the trolley instead of the Segway because it was cheaper and longer.
Our driver was Denise and she was great and had lots of southern charm. We boarded the trolley on stop 2 (city market) and stayed on till the end. There are a total of 16 stops and Denise did a wonderful job of keeping us entertained and provided us with a ton of information. This is a fabulous way to see most if not all of the city and learn lots about the city.
We were on the trolley for about 90 mins and it would have taken us all day to do what the trolley provided us with. We decided not to tour any of the museums or locations because we were provided with such great info. Had we done the house tours, museums or shopping we could of had a full day of on and off the trolley.
I fully recommend this tour as a way to not only learn about the city but a great way to get around with great ease and not worry about parking.

Loved our experience on a day trip from HHI to Savannah. If you’ve never been to Savannah I highly recommend getting your bearings by taking this trolley tour. So much history and such a fun time.

First time visitors to Savannah may be challenged getting around to important sites and districts. The Trolley Tour provides the perfect solution.
A $ 32 daily ticket (9AM — 5PM — discounts are available if one searches) offers you a ride — and stops — through the Historical and Victorian Districts as well as River Street, Forsyth Park and Downtown Savannah. The suggestion here — Do the full tour — approx. 1hr. 15 min. — without getting off the trolley. Use your second go around (remember — all day) to choose your sightseeing stops. Trolleys pass every 15 to 20 min. to pick up and take you to your next point of interest. By day’s end we had Savannah’s area down pat and were able to venture on our own for the rest of our stay.
Of Note: On two occasions — mid afternoon — there weren’t enough seats to cover everyone who wanted to board the trolley. The driver radioed the dispatcher who advised another trolley would arrive in 10 min.
All driver /​tour guides were friendly, funny and informative.
The perfect way to introduce yourself to Savannah.

Pretty interesting. Enjoyed being able to listen to different tour guides as we jumped trolly to trolly. But your history of Savannah will depend on who your tour guide is at the moment. Also, it’s apparent a few are so use to giving the tour that they are bored. One tour guide, Denise, was FANTASTIC. You could tell she enjoyed every moment of it and actually took time to talk to those on the trolley!

My parents and I did the Segway tour here and had a great time! Our tour guide’s name was Curtis and he was so funny, informative, and energetic. He took us past 6 squares overall and each one was more stunning and littered with history then the last. On this tour you also catch glimpses of churches, the Forsyth Fountain, and specific types of European architecture. I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Savannah.

Nice drivers and knowledgeable about the history of Savannah. It was brutally hot the day we used the service. It would be great if they had air circulators or fans to cool off their passengers. Their webpage lists every stop with the arrival times tracked by the GPS on the trolley — very useful!

Slow to pick up. Lame driver. Transfer required. Other service, old savannah (white trolleys) seem more frequent, cheaper and better organized.

A great way to see Savannah and learn a little history. Our driver Ruben was delightful and full of stories.

We recently chartered a private Ghost and Gravestone Frightseeing Trolley Tour for our corporate team building exercise.
Everyone had a BLAST and Old Town Trolley Tours really runs a tight ship! It was informative, very entertaining and quite spooky. I liken it to my best adventures at Disneyland for a fraction of the cost.
I highly recommend the Ghost and Gravestone and regular Old Town Trolley tour… you will not be disappointed. Great value and BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK!

With only a day to visit and no idea where to devote our attention, we splurged on the trolley tour. Money well spent, in my opinion. We got to tour the entire historic district, learn about the city plan, and just generally get a sense of Savannah’s layout, history, and sights.
If we were to go back, we’d pick the individual things to see and go more in depth. But being able to hop on and off let us poke around and see a couple things we though would be cool, grab a bite to eat, and feel like we got a good sense of everything there was to see. At least, from a tourist’s perspective.
If I could give a full five-​star rating to a driver, Mickey would get it. He was fantastic. Informative, funny, and going through the script but without sounding like he’s done it a zillion times before or is bored with it. Excellent tour guide.

We got on the very last trolley of the day not even realizing you could pit stop throughout the city and pick up where you left off. No big deal, we didn’t mind sitting and taking the whole tour at once. Since my husband and I are moving to Savannah from Ohio we wanted to get a good historic view of the city. It really was perfect, we got to see the sights and learn. Our tour guide, I believe her name was Lonnie Belle (?) was absolutely perfect. She spoke clearly and popped in unscripted jokes with the riders here and there. The tour was great and I will definitely be taking visiting friends and family until I get familiar with the area and can give the tour myself.

I rode the Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah while visiting on 4÷9÷15. I didn’t have high expectations for the trolley (and think if you chose it you shouldn’t either). However that is actually not an insult on the service I received. The tour is written/​scripted for people of all ages and interest levels and therefore is not very detailed. I knew that going in.
The actual experience of the trolley was fine. The process of buying a ticket was easy, picking and getting off the trolley was also easy and very «user friendly». The map they provide will be helpful if I ever return to Savannah, GA again.
The tour although scripted may really depend on who is driving (throughout the day I experienced several different drivers and although they all stick to the same script, 1 driver particular, believe he said he was retired Navy, brought some colorful and interesting humor to the tour, it felt like he really enjoyed his job).
In conclusion if you don’t feel like walking or the weather isn’t very good the trolley is a good option. I used it to get to Miss Wilkes Boarding House and the Ships Museum.

The ticketing agent was very friendly and helpful.
We signed up for a ghost tour of Savannah last night. I’ve lived here for 3 years and never gone on a tour, so I was excited to finally do this. We met at the Cotton Exchange and no one else had signed up so my friend and I got a private tour. Donald took us around to about 13 locations from Bay street to Ogolthorpe Ave. I asked historical questions along the way not relating to ghosts and he was very knowledgeable.
Some people might sign up for this thinking it’s scary. I believe if you want something more spooky, you should go with the Hearst tours. But if you want about an hour of historical knowledge mixed with stories about the paranormal in Savannah, I think this is a great tour.
Be sure to tip your tour guide, they sweat a lot to put food on the table!

The trolley tour is great for those with tired legs looking for a way to get around parts of the historical section of the city with the ability to be dropped off and picked up any time within the tour’s business hours. The script from the driver might need some fact checking considering some of what is said is folklore, some is historical fact, and the need to discern between the two, at least for me, is somewhat important.
The tour is indeed informative and relatively easy to enjoy, a relaxing way to see some of the historical squares and sites.

Old town provided an informative historical tour with polite tour guides. There was a stop right outside our place (Holiday Inn Express) which made it convenient, especially since it was raining. The price is comparable to similar tours, but a little overpriced in my opinion. These orange and green trolleys are the most frequently seen on the streets FYI.
Unfortunately the rain did slow down the trolleys and we found ourselves caught outside without an awning to stand under. It started to really pour and we got anxious and called the company to find out the ETA of the next trolley. Please note that they will always just tell you «approximately 20 minutes» which can be pretty annoying. They don’t have any true tracker or anything on the trolleys, so be patient.