Shannon Scott does tours right with their seamless booking process and informative tour guides. For $30, our tour guide Paschal provided an encyclopedia's worth of information with passion and enthusiasm. The tour was well paced and thoroughly informative ranging from topics such as Savannah's history, important historical figures from Savannah, architectural symbolism, and popular culture references. While the tour was very informative, it leaned heavily on historical and religious references which had my partner and I lost at times. We are all for learning about history and religion in the context of modern society, but full on history and religion is overwhelming for the average person. It also doesn't help that the history of Savannah is very white and while my partner and I are Americans, our roots lie elsewhere. My favorite parts of the tour were the breakdowns of the symbols on the tombstones (such as urns, crosses, flowers, etc.), the breakdown of generational wealth, and the resting place of Johnny Mercer (founder for Capitol Records and acclaimed songwriter). I think the tour is also easier to follow for people who take the trolley tours around the city or have previous experiences in ghost tours in other cities such as New Orleans. Since this was the only tour we did in Savannah, we felt a little uninformed compared to the other 6 in our group. But at least our tour guide was open to answering all our questions and fostered an environment where we were comfortable to learn more. I would definitely recommend Shannon Scott tours for anyone who wants to learn more about Bonaventure Cemetery and the history of Savannah in general. It was not what we expected as we were expecting more ghost stories but it was fun nonetheless. Just remember to bring bus spray because the sand gnats will eat you alive out there. read more

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My son and I did the Laurel Grove cemetery tour yesterday. Our tour guide was Paschal and he was great. The tour was two hours long but because it was so interesting, time flew by! The monuments and iron work is incredible. Highly recommend this tour! read more

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Shannon & Alyssa did a great job, Shannon is a treasure trove of knowledge and is a great story teller rolled up in a colorful package. Even with two weddings on going at the cemetery and intermittent light rain, it's was excellent. I would recommend his tour at the Bonaventure Cemetery! Shannon goes beyond mere ghost stories. The wealth and depth of local knowledge and the way he walks you through the history leaves you looking for more. Great work Shannon & Alyssa!! We'll be back. read more

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Amazing tour of Bonaventure cemetery . Shannon was amazing and very knowledgeable. The tour was fascinating. We did the dinner as well at Halloween read more

Shannon is the best. Don't go to bonaventure without him!! He seems to have a string connection to both the spiritual and historical significance of the cemetery. He appears to be intertwined in its history himself -- a passionate gentleman who has had direct contact with many savannahians important to bonaventures past and present. read more

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Took his tour this morning. This guy is really knowledgeable, and has a voice that can really project well - easy to listen to. He does a really complete tour of Bonaventure cemetery which we did this morning. He is an artist type, and goes into great detail of the artistry behind the sculpted tombstones, etc. he really Knows the details and history of this place. I was a little surprised at the end when he skipped past the Conrad Aiken tomb considering he started out talking about it, but he said that's part of his evening tour. Our tour was about 2.5 hours long though it was advertised as two hours, so we really got our money's worth. I want eavesdropped a bit on the other tours that started at the same time. Shannon seemed like the best. read more

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Took my husband to the After hours tour with Shannon Scott. The tour was fascinating, and Shannon is an amazing story teller! We learned so much history about Savannah and about the cemetery itself. Definitely recommend as this particular tour allows you to have the entire place to yourself. read more

We took the Bonaventure Cemetery tour. First off, Shannon Scott was not our guide, I wished he was, that is why we took his tour! The guide we did have seemed to be in training and you could tell everything he said (including the lame jokes) was pre-packaged. Also, there was like 30 people on the tour... WAYYYYY too many! We could barely hear anything in the back, and with all the cars in the cemetery we were dodging vehicles a lot of the time. Disappointing at best. read more

On a recent trip to Savannah, my wife and I took the Bonaventure Cemetery By Day tour by Shannon Scott Tours. We met in the gravel parking lot near the water - you have to take your own transportation to the cemetery. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Our group was only about ten people so it felt pretty intimate. This is a walking tour and covers a lot of ground, so wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Bonaventure, of course, is spectacular. The place just oozes history. You should definitely go with a tour company when seeing Bonaventure, otherwise you will miss so much. One word of warning that has nothing to do with this tour company--we were not renting a car in Savannah, so we used a taxi service to get from our downtown hotel out to the cemetery. The ride out to the cemetery was fine. In fact, the driver drove us all the way through the cemetery to the gravel parking lot near the water. When it came time to leave, however, we called the same taxi service for a ride back to the hotel. Fifteen minutes passed and then a half hour. I called the company back and they said the driver "was on his way." By this time it was getting dark and we were getting impatient. We called again at the forty-five minute mark and - nothing. Finally we gave in and contacted Uber. Someone was there within five minutes. Moral - go with one of the rideshare companies at least on the way back to your hotel. All in all a great experience. I highly recommend Shannon Scott Tours. read more

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I looked at all the different tours, before finally picking this one and I'm glad I did. Our original tour guide for the Shannon Scott tours for our time and date had an unfortunate accident, and Mr. Scott came back from vacation to give us the tour personally and kept us updated in a professional manner. The tour itself was extraordinarily interesting, in depth, funny, heartfelt, and awe-inspiring! Definitely one of the highlights on my first trip to Savannah! I wish the best of luck to Bonaventure Cemetery, Shannon Scott, and I sincerely hope our original tour guide, Jessica, makes a full recovery and continues her awesome Bonaventure Cemetery tours as well! read more

This guy loves the sound of his own voice more than anybody on earth. If you are looking for a tour - find someone more knowledgeable

Great Christmas tour of Bonaventure! Our tour guide Jessica was VERY knowledgeable and engaging. She was patient in answering questions and had a ton of extra knowledge. Highly recommend! read more

We took this tour yesterday and had a wonderful time. Our tour guide was very informative. She was great giving great info about not only the persons but how the symbolism of each part of the grave meant. Would highly recommend. read more

My family took one of Shannon's tours of Bonaventure Cemetery a few weeks ago. It was excellent. He had an incredibly vast and detailed knowledge of so many different aspects of the cemetery, from who was buried and their family story (and gossip - my favorite part even if they're long gone and I never knew them anyhow!), to the actual land's history itself. My mom said this was her second tour and was as good as the first. She especially loved that he shared different stories and visited different graves on the other tour. That's a huge win in my opinion - you can probably go on a number of his tours and learn so many new things each time. For the amount of time walking on this tour - around 2 1/2 hrs - it was absolutely worth it. read more

We took the after hours group tour with Shannon on our first evening in Savannah. It was fantastic! Shannon's knowledge on all things Savannah is incredible. This was by far the best tour we took and it was the highlight of our stay. We were pleased that we took this tour early in our visit to Savannah. The information gleaned from Shannon on the history of not only Bonaventure Cemetery but on all of the surrounding area provided much background for the things we would see and do for the next few days. We plan on taking another of Shannon's tours when return to Savannah in the Spring. read more

We went to Savannah to get married last week and our family went with us. I heard great things about this tour with Shannon Scott and so we booked it and he did not disappoint! It was a great tour and Shannon was a wealth of knowledge! Everyone on our tour thoroughly enjoyed it and all want to go back again! Thank you Shannon for such a great experience! read more