• Return flights from the UK to Jacksonville, Florida
• 7 nights deluxe accommodation in sought after locations
• An exclusive private evening featuring a taste of Savannah’s beloved Madeira traditions at the Federal-style Davenport House Museum, followed by a charming dinner at 45 Bistro in Savannah’s oldest hotel, The Marshall House
• Special evening in Hilton Head with Aunt Pearlie Sue, master storyteller of Gullah-flavored folktales; she’ll take you on a journey from the roots of Gullah history in West Africa to coastal Carolina
• A private cruise in Charleston Harbor, where Charleston’s rich maritime heritage comes alive, from the Revolutionary War to pirates to nature; visit places that bigger boats can’t reach
• A guided tour with expert interpreters that delves into three centuries of history at Drayton Hall, Charleston’s only surviving 18th-century plantation house open to the public
• A walk through America’s oldest landscaped gardens, lunch and a house tour during a guided visit to Middleton Place
• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure
  
• 15 meals (7 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 5 dinners); service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage

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Begin your day with a private tour of the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, family home of the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, and visit the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, interpreting the great Atlantic sea trade of centuries past. A local expert provides an insider's view of Savannah's park squares and notable buildings, part of one of the first planned cities in America, on a guided tour; its National Historic Landmark District is the largest in the country, and features more than 1,000 architecturally significant buildings. The remainder of the day is yours to explore more of Savannah on your own, perhaps wandering the city's trendy waterfront district.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Savvanah

Meals Included: Breakfast

Take time for a morning walk on Hilton Head's pristine beaches if you wish before journeying north along the coast. Arrive in Beaufort, "Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands," where you'll view the timeless architecture of its National Historic Landmark District. Head to Charleston, the lovely and historic first capital of South Carolina. An exclusively chartered private boat cruise of Charleston Harbor this afternoon imparts a wealth of information about the city's centuries of maritime history. Your home for the next three nights is a 150-year-old hotel at the center of Charleston's historic district. Dinner tonight is at your choice of several fine Charleston restaurants.

Accommodation: The Mills House Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Visit some of the finest plantations and gardens in America today. A morning excursion takes you first to Drayton Hall, a Georgian Palladian mansion built in 1738 that is preserved in original condition, without electricity or plumbing. Join senior interpreters for a Conoisseur Tour that takes an in-depth look at three centuries of Drayton Hall via historical photographs, plantation logs and archived letters. Then it's on to Middleton Place for a tour of its mansion built in 1755, stable yard with period artifacts, and the oldest formal gardens in the United States, considered a landscaping masterpiece. This evening, relive this most gracious of South Carolina and Georgia tours during the farewell cocktail reception and dinner at your historic Charleston hotel.

Accommodation:  The Mills House Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner