Turner Field tours are conducted year-round and include a visit to the Atlanta Braves club house and the broadcast booth. Individuals and groups of 20 or less need no reservations.

Guided tours of Turner Field are offered year-round and begin in the Braves Museum & Hall of Fame. Tours start on the top of the hour, last approximately one hour, and take visitors to:

• Braves Museum & Hall of Fame
• Coca-Cola Sky Field
• Scouts Alley
• Broadcast Booth
• Luxury Suite
• Press Box
• Clubhouse
• The Plaza
• Dugout
• Museum Store

Tours for Individuals
No reservations are necessary for individuals or groups of less than 20 people. Walk-up tickets can be purchased on the day of your tour at the Braves ticket window at Turner Field and free parking is available in the Green Lot. (more…)

Bull River Cruises conducts dolphin tours and includes information about tides, marshes and the history of the region as a part of the tour package.

Bull River Cruises specializes in group tours exploring the natural beauty and history of coastal Georgia. From the Barrier Islands to the black water inland rivers, the “Island Explorer” - a 49 passenger excursion vessel - provides a unique experience, not soon forgotten. A variety of types of tours include:

• Eco Tours
• Dolphin Tours
• Private Parties
• Wildlife Refuge Tours
• Wassaw Island
• Ossabaw Island
• Daufuskie Island
• Savannah River
• New Ebenezer Retreat

The Island Explorer
The “Island Explorer,” is a 45-foot tri-hull, excursion vessel that seats 40 passengers comfortably and will accommodate 49 passengers. The Island Explorer was designed and built for coastal Georgia waters. Boat features include: padded seating, restroom, stereo, cordless PA system, USCG safety equipment; and it’s handicap friendly, and more. The Island Explorer is ultra stable - no seasickness.

A Typical Barrier Island Tour
A typical 2.5-to-3-hour barrier island tour would include:
Travel from Bull River to the Atlantic Ocean; a cruise through marshlands to barrier islands of the Georgia coast. Narration will include history, ecology and relationship of various parts of the Coastal Georgia ecosystem.

The Okefenokee Swamp is a wilderness paradise for canoeists, photographers, naturalist and explorers of all interests and ages.

Okefenokee Adventures, nestled on the bank of the historic Suwannee Canal, provides an embarking point into the Okefenokee Swamp. Okefenokee Adventures has everything you need to make your exploration of the swamp comfortable and enjoyable.

Okefenokee Adventures provides guided tours of the Suwannee Canal, open marshes dotted with cypress Islands, and winding trails where alligators and turtles bask on the banks, and sand hill cranes watch you drift by.

They have all new canoes, kayaks and quiet four-cycle motorboats for rent. Don’t bother packing a lunch – Camp Cornelia Cafe offers sandwiches, burgers, sodas, and other refreshments. Enjoy them on the deck overlooking the canal or pack it with you.

Okefenokee Adventures owners Chip and Joy Campbell
None of Chip and Joy Campbell’s friends and family were surprised when they chose to leave North Carolina’s vibrant and bustling Research Triangle area to move to south Georgia’s famous Okefenokee Swamp.

Chip, a Georgia native, has been exploring the Okefenokee since he was a 12-year-old Boy Scout. Chip introduced Joy to the region during their college days at North Carolina State University.

The couple honeymooned in the swamp in 1984 and have explored the Okefenokee and many other Southern wetland ecosystems extensively in the years of their life together.

Both Chip and Joy worked at Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina before coming to Charlton County to take over the sole concession inside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Chip has also worked as manager with Pro Canoe and Kayak, and both Chip and Joy have guided excursions for Rock Rest Adventures in the Okefenokee, Roanoke River and Black River swamps, many of them in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy.

The Campbells started Okefenokee Adventures in the Summer of 2000 and look forward to serving your needs as you visit the incomparable Okefenokee Swamp!

Sea kayak tours to Georgia’s barrier islands, including Blackbeard Island, pictured here, are among the many adventure tours offered by SouthEast Adventure Outfitters.

SouthEast Adventure has been in business since 1994 - based on St. Simons Island and in Brunswick, Georgia. Pioneering every trip we offer, our company has been integral in promoting and enhancing kayaking throughout the Golden Isles of Georgia.

SouthEast Adventure Outfitters was started with the goal to provide exceptional kayaking trips through some of the widely unexplored and naturally beautiful areas along Georgia’s coast. Over time, the trips just keep getting better - with new adventures planned every year, and more people interested in sharing our unique perspective and expertise.

Georgia has over 100 miles of coast and a third of all the eastern seaboard’s marshes. Only 3 of Georgia’s 15 barrier islands are developed. With 2,000 miles of tidal shoreline and remote river lowlands, the paddling opportunities on our coast are endless. The ambient climate allows for day trips to be planned year-round, while the cooler months (Nov.-April) are best for camping

SAMPLE TOURS

• BRUNSWICK KAYAK (about 2 hours, $40). Learn the basic skills of sea kayaking while exploring the scenic “Marshes of Glynn.”  Launching from our private dock, this trip is an easy and informative way to discover why kayaking is one of the fastest growing sports today. Discounts for kids’ groups. 2 Hour Full Moon $45 See the moon rise as the sun sets on our monthly trips.
• ST. SIMONS KAYAK (about 3 hours $55). Join our experienced local guides as we discover the magic of sea kayaking.  We’ll teach the skills needed to safely enjoy the sport as we watch the abundant wildlife in the marshes and on the beaches of St. Simons and Sea Island.  Anyone can enjoy the stable, expedition quality sea-kayaks used on our trips. We take a break on a beautiful remote beach for a little birding and shelling.
• ST. SIMONS SOUND (about 4 hours, $75). Paddle across St. Simons Sound to Jekyll Island and take a break on Jekyll’s beautiful north end “boneyard” beach.  We’ll catch the tide through the “Marshes of Glynn” arriving at our Brunswick Store.
• VILLAGE CREEK TO EAST BEACH (about 4 hours, $75). This trip explores the marsh and rivers between St. Simons and Sea Island before arriving on the beach at the south end of Sea Island. We can swim, shell, or bird watch before resuming our paddle through Gould’s Inlet, crossing sand bars along the way and landing at East Beach on St. Simons Island. About 4 hours.
• CATHEAD CREEK LOOP (About 3 hours). A glimpse into the upper part of Cathead Creek near Darien. This tributary of the Altamaha River gives one a sense of the majesty of this mighty river’s flood plain. Narrow rice canals and cypress swamps characterize this trip. An easy way to see this unique ecosystem.

Northeast Georgia’s Broad River offers miles of canoeing for beginning and intermediate canoeists along with some “cheap thrills,” that will please any level of paddler.

Experience the beauty of Northeast Georgia’s Broad River. It’s “wild” or “mild” and always scenic. Canoes or kayaks are the best way to float and enjoy the Broad River. The Broad River Outpost has something for everyone with two sections of river, a variety of rental kayaks and canoes, and camping for groups or individuals.

Located in northeast Georgia, 23 miles from Athens on GA Hwy 281, the scenic Broad River has 70 miles of continuous navigable water. Most of this free flowing river is mild with no rapids.  One section has exciting but easy Class II rapids, suitable for beginners yet fun for the more advanced paddler.

The Broad has the “Waterfall,”  an avoidable 5-foot drop that is a definite “cheap thrill.”  The 6.5 mile section -The Broad- contains 7 shoals, each with individual ledges and sloughs.

Our two basic trips are:

• The Upper Broad - 5 miles ( 2-3 hours) or 10 miles ( 3-6 hours) of moving water
• The Lower 6.5 miles of Class II beginner whitewater ( 3-4 hours).

Times will vary depending on water levels, skill levels and attitudes.

Mild and scenic sections with beautiful views and vista’s of high bluffs, cliffs and of hardwood forest and wildflowers describe the bulk of the river.  Most are suitable for day trips or for camping trips of up to 4 days.

The river starts in the National Forest on the eastern slope of the Appalachian Mountains and ends at U.S. Corps of Engineer’s Anthony Shoals, a mile-long Class II rapid with many endangered species of flora and fauna. These federally protected areas contain historic and prehistoric sites.

Links

• The Broad River is in the Savannah River Watershed. Download a Georgia River Poster of the Savannah River Watershed
• Learn more about the Savannah River and its tributaries, including the Broad River.

Maj. Gen. William Tecumshe Sherman reviews the troops in Savannah after the city surrendered to the Union Army in December of 1864. The events of the Civil War in Savannah are the subject of a walking tour of the city by Savannah Walks expert tour guides.

On this walking tour visitors get an overview of the strategies of the Union and Confederate armies as they waged the Savannah Campaign, which included Maj. Gen. William Tecumshe Sherman’s march from Atlanta to the sea that started on November 15, 1864, and ended on December 21.

Tours are conducted by Savannah Walks, which bills itself as providing “tours for the educated traveler.” The company specializes in providing walking tours of Savannah’s National Landmark Historic District to a wide range of customers. Since its founding in 1996, Savannah Walks has provided tours to an estimated 200,000 visitors, many of them referred by local businesses.

Other Savannah Walks walking tours include:

• Savannah Stroll
• Savannah Ghosts
• Historic Homes
• Gates and Gardens
• A Walk Through Midnight, being a walking tour based on John Berent’s best selling book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Savannah Walks provides group tours, school tours and customized tours.

Atlanta’s Fox Theater, originally the Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque, was designed in the late 1920s as headquarters for the 5,000 member Shriners organization. It is one of the popular tours given by the Atlanta Preservation Center.

See Atlanta’s history firsthand on the Atlanta Preservation Center’s Guided Walking Tours:

• The Fox Theatre
• Historic Downtown
• Sweet Auburn/Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District
• Inman Park
• Frederick Law Olmsted’s Druid Hills
• Grant Park
• Ansley Park
• Historic Midtown

These Guided Walking Tours are an informative and fun way to learn about Atlanta’s remarkable history and the people who led the city to prominence as the capital of the New South. The historic neighborhood tours illustrate why Atlanta’s quality of life has been sought after for generations.

Tour Schedules
Atlanta Preservation Center (APC) Guided Walking Tours are scheduled on a regular basis. They last about 1½ hours. The schedules for the eight tours are included in the following description of each tour.

All tours except the Fox Theatre are offered from March 1 through November 30. The Fox tour is given year round. Tours are not conducted on legal Holidays, Christmas and Easter.

The Atlanta Preservation Center is the agency for coordination, knowledge, research and advocacy for preservation in the city. Founded in 1980, it has worked tirelessly with government, business and community leaders to preserve more than 175 endangered residential and commercial structures, neighborhoods and landscapes. Its advocacy and education programs have made preservation come alive for thousands of area students, residents and visitors. 

Tours of Sapelo Island are among the outdoor adventures of the Macon-based Georgia Wilderness Society. The Sapelo Ferry is pictured above.

The Georgia Wilderness Society is a non-profit organization of outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy hiking, camping, canoeing and other wilderness experiences. It’s based in Macon with members from several states. Tours and trips extend throughout the Southeastern United States.

Georgia Wildernes Society meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of February, April, June, October and December at 7:30pm at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon.

A newsletter is available online in pdf format, and upcoming trips are available on the GWS website, which is usually more current than the newsletter.

Characteristic tours and outings include:

• Canoeing
• Backpacking
• Bike rides
• Social events
• Explorations of Georgia’s barrier islands
• Hiking on the Appalachian Trail

Brasstown Bald, the highest peak in Georgia (4,782 ft.) is on the route of one of a dozen Georgia Department of Transportation Georgia Scenic Byways driving tours.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has put together a series of 12 Georgia Scenic Byways driving tours including:

• Altamaha
• Cohutta-Chattahoochee
• Historic Piedmont
• I-85
• Meriwether-Pike
• Millen-Jenkins County
• Monticello Crossroads
• Ocmulgee-Piedmont
• Ridge and Valley
• Russell-Brasstown
• South Fulton
• Warren County-Piedmont

Each tour feature a map, driving directions and a brief overview of the area being toured. Here for example is the summary of the Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway:

• Traveling through Putnam and Hancock counties, the Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway stretches for 82 miles, following State Highways 15, 16 and 77, and rural county roads which link the county seats of Eatonton, Sparta and the communities of Linton, Culverton, and Jewell. From the Rock Hawk effigy, built by Native Americans thousands of years ago, to Glen Mary Plantation and other antebellum homes, this route reveals a region of Georgia that is rich in historic and cultural qualities. The scenic and natural beauty of the Piedmont is also on display as the byway travels through the Oconee National Forest, across the Oconee and Ogeechee Rivers, and past acres of rolling farmland.

Links in the specific tours take you to photos, road history, and information on local attractions.

The Jarrell Plantation, originally built in 1847, survived Sherman’s devastating march through Georgia and continued to operate until 1945.

This middle Georgia Jarrell Plantation, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, consists of 20 buildings dating between 1847 and 1945. It has one of the largest and most complete collections of original family artifacts from this time period in Georgia. (more…)