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Gullah Heritage Trail Tours

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) 681-7066
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

» Video Tour
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

Call (843) 681-7066 or Email tourinfo@gullaheritage.com