Tour Schema

We limit our private tours to no more than four guests on each private excursion; this is appreciated by our clients and encourages questions and open discussions.

Details of the 3-hour tour:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Leaving the mainland at 8:30am (9:00 Saturdays) you will arrive on Sapelo about 20 minutes later, the tour will begin when you arrive on Sapelo. First stop is to the South End Mansion and from there we will head to Nanny Goat Beach for a brief toe-dipping” in the Atlantic. Shortly afterwards we will travel to the oldest live oak tree known to exist and then the Sapelo Island Lighthouse. From there a quick pass through the University of Georgia’s Marine Biology Institute. After that we will head over to the Hog Hammock Community where the homes of the Gullah/Geechee and the other established residents. The tour will round out with short visits to several historical sites including one of the oldest US Post offices located inside a 200-year-old tabby building. While in the community.

5-hour Tour: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. On these days the ferry leaves the mainland dock at 8:30 (9:00 Sundays) and leaves Sapelo from 2:00 to 2:30pm. The 5-hour excursion will have the same diversions as the 3-hour but with an additional trek to the north end of Sapelo to explore the Chocolate Plantation. 

Sapelo now has a restaurant/bar (Minnow Trap) that’s open for lunch except on Sundays, so you can have lunch there or bring a sack lunch, drinks or snacks for a picnic on the north end.

For guests staying on Sapelo overnight both the 3-hour and 5-hour tour is available.