The Bonaventure & Wormsloe Tour — A Complete Guide

Most Bonaventure Cemetery tours last an hour or two. The Bonaventure & Wormsloe tour does something different: it pairs the cemetery with Wormsloe State Historic Site and a cookie-company tasting stop into one structured full day. This guide explains what the tour covers, how the day flows, what is and isn’t included, and who it suits — and you can book it alongside shorter options on our Savannah cemetery tours page.

What This Tour Is

The Bonaventure & Wormsloe tour is the full-day, “see it all” option in the cemetery section. It is operated by Kelly Tours – Gray Line Savannah, runs about six hours, starts from $73.83 per person, and carries a 4.82/5 rating across 283 reviews — the most-reviewed tour in this section. Transportation between every stop is included, so it works well for travelers without a car and for anyone who would rather not navigate Savannah’s outlying historic sites themselves.

How the Day Flows

The tour is built as a sequence of three main stops with lunch in between.

Stop 1 — Bonaventure Cemetery

The day begins with a guided walking tour of Bonaventure Cemetery. You stroll beneath the moss-draped live oaks along the Wilmington River while your guide tells the stories of notable figures buried here — songwriter Johnny Mercer, Georgia’s first governor Edward Telfair, philanthropist Mary Telfair, poet Conrad Aiken, and Gracie Watson. Established in 1846, Bonaventure blends history, funerary art, and natural beauty in a way few cemeteries anywhere can match.

Lunch (on your own)

Midday, the tour pauses for lunch at a local restaurant so you can sample authentic Savannah cuisine. The cost of lunch is not included in the tour price — budget for a meal out.

Stop 2 — Wormsloe State Historic Site

In the afternoon you visit Wormsloe, a colonial estate south of Savannah. Wormsloe is famous for its avenue of live oaks — a roughly mile-and-a-half canopy of trees that is one of the most photographed spots in all of Georgia. A short walk leads to the 18th-century tabby ruins (tabby is a coastal building material made from oyster shells, lime, sand, and water), and an on-site museum covers colonial Georgia and the families who shaped the region.

Stop 3 — Byrd Cookie Company

The day ends with a stop at the headquarters of the Byrd Cookie Company for tastings and shopping — a light, easygoing finish to a full day of history.

What’s Included — and What’s Not

The practical takeaway: the tour price covers the experience and the driving, but plan to pay separately for a meal, your parking, and a tip for the guide.

Who This Tour Suits

The Bonaventure & Wormsloe tour is the right choice if you:

• Want the most complete version of a Savannah cemetery day, not a quick visit.
• Do not have a car, or would rather not drive to sites outside downtown.
• Like a structured, guided itinerary over piecing a day together yourself.
• Are interested in colonial Georgia history as much as the cemetery itself.

It is a longer commitment than the one-hour golf cart tour, so if your time in Savannah is tight, a shorter cemetery-only tour may fit better. For help choosing your dates, see our guide to the best time for a Savannah cemetery tour — the full-day format is especially comfortable in spring and fall, when you are outdoors for hours.

Bonaventure & Wormsloe vs the Shorter Tours

It helps to see how the full-day tour sits against the cemetery section’s shorter options:

The shorter tours are cemetery-only. The full-day tour is a different kind of day out — it is as much a guided introduction to coastal Georgia history as it is a cemetery visit. If you only have a couple of hours, the cemetery-only tours deliver. If you want a complete, transport-included day and you are interested in Savannah’s colonial past, the Bonaventure & Wormsloe tour is built for exactly that.

Why Wormsloe Is Worth the Trip

Wormsloe is more than a photo stop, though the oak avenue alone draws photographers from across the country. The estate dates to the 1730s, making it one of the oldest sites in the Savannah area, and its tabby ruins are a rare surviving example of early colonial construction. The on-site museum frames the bigger story — how colonial Georgia was settled and the families who built it — so the afternoon adds genuine historical context to the morning’s cemetery walk. Together, Bonaventure and Wormsloe trace Savannah’s story from the colonial era through the Victorian age in a single day.

A Few Practical Tips

• Wear comfortable shoes — there is walking at both Bonaventure and Wormsloe.
• Bring water and sun protection in the warmer months.
• Carry some cash or a card for lunch, parking, and a gratuity.
• Because transportation is included, you can relax between stops and let the guide handle the logistics.

Ready to Book?

If a full day of Savannah history sounds like your kind of trip, compare the Bonaventure & Wormsloe tour against the shorter cemetery tours on our Savannah cemetery tours page. Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance means you can book now and keep your plans flexible.