Southern Charm

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Tour Type:	First Class Tour
Tour Category:	Escorted Tour
Tour Operator:	Collette Tours
Tour Code:	3325

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Revel in the history and charm of America's South featuring the best of Georgia and South Carolina. From modern Atlanta to historic Charleston, Savannah, and Jekyll Island, you'll find graceful landscapes and warm, welcoming southern hospitality. During a two-night stay in Atlanta, itinerary highlights include a visit to the world-renowned CNN Studios, Peachtree Street and chic Buckhead with the option to explore the home of "Gone with the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell. In Charleston, tour the city's collection of colonial, antebellum and Victorian homes and building graced with lovely formal gardens. See where the first shots of the Civil War were heard at the battery overlooking Fort Sumter and Boone Hall, one of the low country's largest cotton plantations. Learn about the life and training of a marine cadet as described by an active-duty Marine when a journey long South Carolina's scenic coastal route takes you to an U.S. military base. Savor real southern cuisine at one of Savannah's long-time favorite restaurants and see how city's old cotton warehouses have been transformed into shops, taverns and restaurants while strolling along the cobblestone-paved Factors Walk and River Street. During your final 2-night stay on the beautiful historic isle of Jekyll Island enjoy a visit to its historic district and the chance to ogle the grand Gilded Age "cottages" once belonging to the wealthiest 19th century Americans like the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts. On St. Simons Island, highlights include the Museum of Coastal History and the Lighthouse with leisure time to check out the village's shops and restaurants.3743Revel in the history and charm of America's South featuring the best of Georgia and South Carolina. From modern Atlanta to historic Charleston, Savannah, and Jekyll Island, you'll find graceful landscapes and warm, welcoming southern hospitality. During a two-night stay in Atlanta, itinerary highlights include a visit to the world-renowned CNN Studios, Peachtree Street and chic Buckhead with the option to explore the home of "Gone with the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell. In Charleston, tour the city's collection of colonial, antebellum and Victorian homes and building graced with lovely formal gardens. See where the first shots of the Civil War were heard at the battery overlooking Fort Sumter and Boone Hall, one of the low country's largest cotton plantations. Learn about the life and training of a marine cadet as described by an active-duty Marine when a journey long South Carolina's scenic coastal route takes you to an U.S. military base. Savor real southern cuisine at one of Savannah's long-time favorite restaurants and see how city's old cotton warehouses have been transformed into shops, taverns and restaurants while strolling along the cobblestone-paved Factors Walk and River Street. During your final 2-night stay on the beautiful historic isle of Jekyll Island enjoy a visit to its historic district and the chance to ogle the grand Gilded Age "cottages" once belonging to the wealthiest 19th century Americans like the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts. On St. Simons Island, highlights include the Museum of Coastal History and the Lighthouse with leisure time to check out the village's shops and restaurants.