Sarah Murray Review of Old Savannah Tours
My fiancee and I did the ghost tour where you ride...
My fiancee and I did the ghost tour where you ride around in a trolley and hear stories about famous haunts, but also get to tour the rum cellar of the Pirate's House and the Sorrell-Weed House. The tickets were $37 and there are mostly positive reviews for this company, so we were expecting a good time. Our tour was supposed to start at 8:00 pm and since we weren't staying at a hotel downtown, the person who made our reservations told us to meet at the Visitor's Center on Martin Luther King at 7:45 pm. We arrived at the Visitor's Center on time, and even received a call from someone at the company to confirm our meeting place. He said he would be there within a few minutes. We waited for 25 minutes and no one showed up, so my fiancee called the company to ask where our trolley was. We were informed that we missed it, but we were confused as to how that was possible when we were standing where we were supposed to be for almost half an hour and no trolley came. We were then told to walk across the street to the actual Old Savannah Tours building. We were accommodated by being fit on to the 9 pm tour, which was fine but rather inconvenient seeing as we were tired and the tour is over 2 hours long. Plus we were irritated at being told the incorrect meeting place, even after confirming the location twice. This left a bad taste in our mouths, and my fiancee did not enjoy the tour. Our tour guide Tammy was great though. She was fun and lively and wanted to make sure we all enjoyed ourselves. The actual tour left something to be desired. Only a few haunted spots were pointed out on the ride and the stories were lacking. The rum cellar at the Pirate's House was cool, and the Sorrell-Weed House was creepy, but both of these places weren't spectacular. Also, you only get to visit 2 rooms in the Sorrell-Weed House and we were expecting a little more. I don't think $37 per ticket is a good value for this tour as it left much to be desired and the company's customer service is lackluster. Save yourself some money and take the hearse tour, which is much more informative, creepier and a lot of fun.
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