This morning, stroll through Savannah’s Historic District and the wards and squares characteristic of the Oglethorpe Plan. Walk through Forsythe Park to view the live oaks, gardens, and the iconic White Fountain in the heart of the Historic District. On your guided walking tour, visit the graceful antebellum homes and gardens at the Andrew-Low House and Davenport House, ending at Reynolds Square, in time for lunch at the Olde Pink House; built in 1771 by James Habersham Jr. who hosted many secret meetings which helped to secure the independence of the 13 colonies from England. This graceful Georgian mansion was renamed “The Olde Pink House” when the soft native brick began to bleed through the plastered walls and mysteriously changed the color of the Habersham house from white to Jamaican pink. Afterwards return to your hotel where the rest of the day is at leisure to explore the city on your own and sample the celebrated low country cuisine of Savannah. ANDAZ SAVANNAH HYATT HOTEL.

Leave Savannah behind this morning and travel a short two hours to Jekyll Island where you check in at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. Jekyll is one of Georgia’s Golden Isles. In 1886 a group of millionaires from the north bought Jekyll Island as a winter retreat and built the Jekyll Island Club, whose members included Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Astors. Meet on the verandah and depart on a walking tour to the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Center to learn about the rehabilitation of injured turtles that breed on the island’s sandy beaches. Return to the hotel for a cookout lunch on the Riverfront Verandah and time to relax. Later, walk to the Mosaic Museum at the History Center and board trams for a tour of historic Jekyll Island, including a stop at the Faith Chapel and one of the restored cottages. Lemonade and cookies will be served on the verandah and guides will give a brief tour of the Aspinwall & Pulitzer rooms and the Hall of Mirrors and give the history of the club. JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB RESORT.

Today enjoy a tour on the scenic St. Simons Island, known for its salt marshes and sandy stretches. Visit the archaeological site of Fort Frederica, where Spanish and British troops battled in 1742, establishing Georgia as a British colony and the lighthouse, which was rebuilt in 1872 and is still in operation today. Enjoy time at leisure to explore the shops and cafes that surround this charming port village. JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB RESORT.

Drive to St. Mary’s and board the Cumberland Island Princess ferry for the short voyage to the Cumberland Island National Seashore, a congressionally designated wilderness reserve, where wild horses and over 300 bird species thrive among the live oak, cedar and pine of its pristine maritime forest, beach dunes and salt marshes. Enjoy time on the trails exploring the rich flora and fauna of the island and the skeletal remains of Thomas Carnegie’s massive Dungeness Estate. Even the most indifferent birder will be amazed at the array of species including endangered and high priority species such as Wood Stork, Painted Bunting and Least Terns as well as osprey, Peregrine Falcon, and abundant shorebirds. Protected nesting sites support loggerhead turtles that come ashore from May through September. Other wildlife includes nine-banded armadillo, wild turkey, white-tailed deer, bobcat and feral horses thought to have been introduced by the Spanish in the 1500’s. Re-board the ferry in the afternoon and keep watch for manatee and dolphin as you return across Cumberland Sound to St. Mary’s. Tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner at the hotel in the Federal Reserve/Aldrich Room. JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB RESORT.

Your last morning in Jekyll Island is at leisure. Enjoy breakfast and then make your way to the airport for your return flight home. Take with you the feeling of the moist Low Country air on your skin, the smell of moss and roses, and the salty wisps of sea fed breezes.