A good bit of walking, so wear good shoes. The overall experience was good. We learned some interesting history about places in downtown Savannah. Our guide was super nice and easy to communicate with.
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What's Included
Includes
- Included is a licensed guide who is well versed on the true history of this historic city.
Excludes
- Parking is not included with the tour. Please arrive early enough to give yourself time to find parking downtown.
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We meet in the middle of Telfair Square, which is at the intersection of State St. and Barnard St.
Return
- We end at Conrad Aiken's birthplace, located at 228 East Oglethorpe Ave.
Itinerary
We stop here to discuss the square's use as an execution site as well as the first female executed in the state of Georgia.
This stop includes the story of the serial killer Gary Ray Bowles, who was later dubbed the I95 Killer.
We stop here to discuss an unsolved murder that happened at the old inn.
This stop includes the story of the Gribble House axe murders, which was a triple axe homicide that occurred in Savannah in 1909.
Here we talk about the rich history of this historic cemetery, as well as a murder that occurred here in the early 1900's.
Here we discuss the tragic murder/suicide of the parents of Conrad Aiken, the Pulitzer Prize winning poet.
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Reviews
Nice evening walk around Savannah at night discussing true crime. Guide was not confident with the script and confused characters and facts. Quiet spoken with little engagement or enthusiasm. Awkward silence moments. Guide brought her dog which was cute but a distraction. Guide ended the tour at the Colonial Park cemetery and shorted us by not covering and the last location and topic on the list the Aiken murder/suicide. Tour had potential to be amazing but ended up leaving a mediocre feel and ghosting us at the dark cemetery to find our way back instead of the itinerary endpoint on Oglethorpe. At the end, the guide mentioned tips are acceptable and stood there as if prompting before ghosting us. Recommend trying a different tour.
Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and very welcoming. She took the time to answer all of our questions and to address any concerns that we had. She even indulged us going off topic on several occasions 😂 If you are a fan of factual, accurate true crime stories then I highly recommend you take this tour.
Our tour guide was amazing. Very insightful. Her cute dog Hamilton was with her who was also a great tour guide. We booked last minute and she was able to accommodate. Our tour guide was a true crime fanatic like us.
Daria was amazing! Very kind, very knowledgeable and gave excellent descriptions of the stories and information. I would love to take her tour again!
It was a unique and entertaining experience with fact-checked stories of real crimes in Savannah., GA
After several ghost and historical tours that we have taken in Savannah we were surprised with the number of true crime stories that we had not heard of before. Our tour guide, Daria was such a sweet person who was so interesting and informative. It was a small group which allowed for a more intimate experience and more time to delve deeper into each crime. It was a great experience and one of our favorites.
So interesting! Our guide, Daria, was incredible. So friendly and informative. We just loved the tour.
There was so much good information and the stories were very interesting. I wished the tour guide talked while we walked. We walked to each place before information was given. We were confused about why we walked to the first location instead of meeting there. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable, but she often paused like she had forgotten what she was saying.
Darriea was an amazing tour guide, she was very detailed and amusing in her story telling. She still has me scared about 2 locations! She made sure that the entire group saw her materials and was able to answer questions. I never knew Savannah so much true crime!
There is one part of the trip they stop at a restaurant/ bar but at this time it’s more a bar so if that’s not your thing I would just stay outside.
Thrilling and immersive! The guide brought every chilling story to life—highly recommend! It was a wonderful time overall.
Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. She did a great job of relaying information in an easy to listen to way.
My wife and I really enjoyed the true crime tour. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and her personality made the trip very enjoyable. Highly recommend.
This was a really interesting and fun tour with lots of stories of the dark history of Savannah. Sarah was an awesome tour guide and the next time we're back in Savannah we're definitely going to request Sarah.
We enjoyed our experience. We walked through some of the darker history of Savannah. We enjoyed our guide knowing so much of the history of Savannah
Absolutely loved our guide Daria (if that is spelled correct) she was awesome. Made us feel comfortable and told the each story wonderfully. We could have walked the whole city with her.
The tour was interesting and different from a Savannah ghost tour. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. I recommend this tour.
The tour was interesting and different from a ghost tour. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable.
Darriea was an excellent tour guide! Very personalized tour. She was very knowledgeable about the local area. Showed us extra things that were not on the official tour based on her extensive knowledge of the area. She was very friendly! Highly recommend this tour kind of neat to learn about some of the local crime and lore….
The guide really knows her history! She was informative and kind. Her pace was casual & engaging. She was also able to recommend a few other activities and must-do's in area. Highly recommend!
The whole experience was amazing. Our tour guide told great stories and very friendly. We were so impressed that she told us what was urban legend and what the truth was on a lot of stories! We had the best time.
Went in knowing a few of the stories already, so was very interested in the guides info. Dariah ( sorry if spelled wrong ) was so sweet, knowledgeable and patient with my group of people. Highly recommend any of the Afterlife tours! Ryan and Kim put a lot of time and love into making these experiences great. The only thing i would say is the guides need to be a bit louder, only because of the Savannah nightlife. Will do again!
Darrieah (apologies for any misspellings) was an excellent guide: knowledgeable, down to earth, and extremely friendly. The tour strikes a fun and intriguing balance between talking about the featured crimes and scandals themselves and their place within broader Savannah history. The coolest part is Afterlife Tours is each tour has been fully researched at the Georgia Historical Society and the St. Augustine Historical Society. It's so easy to lean into the urban legends, especially with a city as famous for its dark and eccentric side like Savannah, so hearing about what was true and what wasn't made the experience more memorable. The tour was at night, which added the atmosphere and offered some relief from hot and humid weather. Savannah is a very safe city, especially in the downtown region, so it's perfect for those who want something a bit spooky but not overwhelmingly so. Thank you so much Darrieah, Ryan, and the rest of the team at Afterlife Tours!
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