CHARLESTON & SAVANNAH:
Southern Sisters Tour
TOUR ITINERARY
*Indicates hotel has swimming pool &/or hot tub
Day 1
7:30 AM Depart Forrest Fair Mall
8:15 AM Depart Anderson Mercy Hospital
9:00 AM Depart Steinmart, N. Kentucky
11:15 AM Arrive Boone Tavern Berea, KY for lunch
1:00 PM Depart for Asheville, NC
Rest stop (north side of Knoxville)
5:30 PM Arrive *Hampton Inn, Asheville, NC (828) 665-9680
6:30 PM Depart for Mountain Smokehouse BBQ
7:00 PM Dinner at Mountain Smokehouse
8:30 PM Depart for return to Hampton Inn
Day 2
6:30 AM Continental breakfast begins in hotel lobby
8:00 AM Luggage out in hallway
9:00 AM Depart for Columbia, SC
Rest stop (as needed)
Noon Lunch at California Dreaming Restaurant, Columbia
1:15 PM Depart restaurant
1:30 PM Guided tours of historic homes: Robert Mills House & Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home
3:15 PM Depart Columbia for Charleston, SC
5:30 PM Arrive *Hampton Inn Historic District, Charleston, SC (843) 723-4000
6:45 PM Depart for dinner at the Trawler Seafood Restaurant
7-8:30 PM Dinner at the Trawler
Return to Hampton Inn
Day 3
6:00 AM Deluxe extended breakfast bar in hotel lobby begins
8:30 AM Depart for Ft. Sumter Boat tour
9:30-11:45 AM Harbor tour & tour of Ft. Sumter
Noon-1:30 PM Lunch & time on own in historic Straw Market
1:45 PM Group meets step-on guide (Concord St. bus parking lot)
2:00-5:00 PM Guided motorcoach & walking tour of historic Charleston
5:15 PM Return to Hampton Inn
Dinner & evening on own
Day 4
6:00 AM Extended deluxe breakfast bar in hotel lobby begins
7:00 AM Luggage out in hallway
7:45 AM Depart for Magnolia Plantation
8:30 AM Arrive at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens/ Guided house tour & tram ride through gardens
This 500 acre estate was acquired in 1676 by the Drayton family, who's heirs own it to this day. The stately house now present is the third to reign after the loss of two earlier houses to fire and war. After the loss of his plantation house in the Civil Was, the Rev. John Drayton, disassembled this house, and barged it 14 miles down the Ashley River to rebuild it on the burned-out first brick floor of its predecessor. The 50 acre garden contains 900 varieties of camellias, 250 types of azaleas and hundreds of other flowers, providing year round color. Highlights include Biblical & topiary gardens, an antebellum cabin, and 16th century horticultural maze.
11:00 AM Depart for Middleton Place Plantation
Home to the oldest landscaped gardens in American originally begun in 1741 by Henry Middleton, later president of the First Continental Congress. Restored stableyard has working displays of plantation activities. The house, originally a guest wing, became the family residence after the main house was burned during the Civil War.
11:30 Noon Guided group tours of plantation home
12:30 PM Lunch at Middleton Place, Pavilion B
2:00 PM Depart for Drayton Hall
Built in 1738 by John Drayton, this mansion remained in the family for 7 generations. The plantation house is an outstanding example of Georgian Palladian architecture, and having never been modernized with plumbing or electricity is virtually in the original condition.
2:15 PM Arrive Drayton Hall/ Guided house tour & special lecture on African American Life in the LowCountry
4:00 PM Depart Drayton Hal for Savannah, GA
6:15 PM Arrive *Hampton Inn, Historic Savannah (912) 231-9700
Dinner & evening on own to explore historic Savannah & nearby shops & restaurants of Factor's Walk
Day 5
6:00 AM Deluxe continental breakfast buffet in hotel lobby begins
8:45 AM Depart for Savannah Visitor's Center to pick-up step-on guide
9:00 AM Guided tour of historic Savannah & surrounding area
Tour highlights to include: Old Fort Jackson; Tybee Island; Factors Walk, the Cotton Exchange, Trustees Garden, Colonial Park Cemetery, and the Juliette Gordon Low home.
Noon Lunch at Lady & Son's Restaurant
Located in restored cotton warehouse on City Market, featuring mouthwatering buffet of Low Country Southern dishes, such as fried chicken, cheese biscuits, and glazed baked ham.. . incredible desserts!
1:15-4:45 PM Guided Savannah tour continues
5:00 PM Return to Hampton Inn for brief R&R
6:15 PM Depart for Farewell Dinner at the Gingerbread House
Considered one of the most outstanding examples of Steamboat Gothic gingerbread carpentry in the US, built in 1899, and now one of Savannah's most photographed private residences. Home of Herbert & Jan Galloway.
8:45 PM Return to Hampton Inn
Day 6
6:00 AM Deluxe continental breakfast buffet in hotel lobby begins
7:00 AM Luggage in hallway
8:00 AM Depart Savannah for return to Cincinnati
Rest stop mid AM
NOON Lunch break--ON OWN
Rest stop mid PM
6:00 PM est. Rollin' dinner--ON OWN
9:00 PM Return to N. Kentucky Steinmart
9:30 PM Return to Anderson Mercy Hospital
10: 30 PM Return to Forrest Fair Mall
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