Gullah Heritage Trail Tours
"We
glad fa see onah"
Experience the Gullah Culture
through the eyes of Gullah Tour Guides
Gullah
Heritage Trail Tours - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
» Gullah
Culture Defined
Gullah
is the West African based system of
traditions, customs, beliefs, art forms and family life that
have survived centuries of slavery and more than a century
of free lifestryle. Modern resort development began influencing
the culture in the 1950s.
» Tour Features
Please
come with us for a pleasant two-hour narrated travel through
hidden paths of the subtropic traditional landscape of Hilton
Head Island. Fourth
generation Gullah Family members who relate first hand stories
of traditional food ways, family life and the Gullah language,
will guide you.
At
halfway point you will have a 15-20 minute rest stop at one
of the Public Beach accesses allowing for a casual stroll
over a boardwalk to view the Atlantic Ocean and refresh.
» Tour
Route
The
tour route takes a scenic weave through ten family-based villages
that have sustained themselves for more than a century, but
are tempered by current resort developmental pressures.
» Tour
Highlights
• Gullah
Family Compounds
• Old
Debarkation Point (used before the island’s connection to
the mainland)
• Old
One-room School House
• Plantation
Tabby Ruins
• Historic
Marker of First Freedom Village
» Schedule
and Fees
| Depart
and Returning Points |
Discovery Museum of Hilton Head
70 Honey Horn Drive
(North end of the Island) |
| Time |
10:00
a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday |
| |
2:00
p.m.
Sundays |
| Regular
Tour Fares |
$25.00
Adults
$12.00 Children under 12 |
| Step-on
Guide Service |
Call
for arrangements
(843) 681-70662 |
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| SPECIAL |
Shopping
and Lunch Tour
De Gullah Creations Gallery Shop
and lunch at Dye's Gullah Fixin's |
| Time |
Mondays
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Call for arrangements
(843) 681-7066
Min. of 8, Max. of 24 |
| Fare |
$35.00
Adults
$17.00 Children under 12 |
 
Check
out a Video
of some scenic areas along the Gullah Heritage Trails tour
route.
Tour of Penn Center - St. Helena Island, South Carolina
» Tour
Features
We
conduct special group tours on Tuesdays to historic Penn Center
on St, Helena Island. Penn Center, established in 1862, was
the first school for former slaves on the sea islands around
Port Royal Sound. In 1974, the U.S. Department of the Interior
named Penn Center a National Historic Landmark.
» Tour
Route
This tour provides a 100-mile round trip bus ride through
the scenic Low Country over local salt marsh waterways.
» Tour
Highlights
• 50 acre National Historic Landmark
District and moss-draped live oaks
• Restored historic buildings
• House and meeting space used by Martin
Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights workers
• Museum depicting history of school
and center
• Gullah cuisine (lunch) available--not
included in fare
» Schedule
and Fees
| Depart
and Returning Points |
Call
for arrangements (843) 681-7066 |
| Time |
Tuesdays
Minimum of 10, Maximum of 25/group |
| Regular
Tour Fares |
$45.00
Adults
$20.00 Children under 12 |
Call
(843)
681-7066 or Email gullahheritageinstitute@adelphia.net
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