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Savannah is built on a grid of squares, and at night each one is a little dark room with a fountain or a statue in the middle and live oaks overhead. Ghost guides use them like stops on a subway line. Chippewa, Madison, Lafayette, Oglethorpe: you'll hear those names on every tour.
The ranked list below is nearly all walks. Two are haunted pub crawls, which make more sense here than in most cities because the historic district lets you carry a drink between bars in a plastic cup. One is an indoor paranormal investigation. No bus or trolley made it.
The top two tie on Night Score. A candlelit walk wins on rating and review count; a 9 p.m. ghost hunt with EMF meters matches it on price and darkness. Honestly, either one is a good night out. The Candlelit walk is for anyone. Ghostwalker is for adults who want to hold the gear.
At a glance
Best overall
Savannah History & Haunts Candlelit Ghost Walk, 7.6, from $39 (€35)
Best ghost hunt
Ghostwalker, 9 p.m., 16 and up, 16 people max
Cheapest good one
Savannah Supernatural's 7 p.m. walk, from $20 (€17.90)
Latest start
Spirits and Scoundrels at 10 p.m., adults only
Skip
The Ghosts and Gravestones trolley (rated 4.1)
When it gets dark
About 7:17 p.m. in October, 8:59 p.m. in June
On this page
The 10 best night tours in Savannah, ranked
Every tour we scored in Savannah that cleared our bar (rated 4.4 or more from 50+ reviews), in Night Score order. Night Score = 30% rating, 10% review count, 20% price per hour, 40% how much the night is the point. How we score
Savannah History and Haunts Candlelit Ghost Walking Tour
Ghost tours
7.6/10Night Score
From $39 (€35)
1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Evening
Large group
4.9 (3,565 reviews)
A 4.9 from 3,565 reviewers. That's the best rating and review count combination in the city, and it's why this one tops the list. Savannah History & Haunts leads 90 minutes by candlelight from Chippewa Square (17 W McDonough Street) to the gates of Colonial Park Cemetery. Reviewers mention 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. departures. It's $39 (€35), and tips aren't included, so add a few dollars. Kids are fine with an adult and there are child rates. Up to 30. Arrive 15 minutes early; it runs in anything short of severe weather.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%8.8
Review countData · 10%9.5
Price per hourData · 20%7.0
After darkEditors · 40%6.5
What it is: A candlelit 90-minute ghost and history walk by Savannah History & Haunts from Chippewa Square (17 W McDonough Street) to Colonial Park Cemetery.
Good to know: Arrive 15 minutes early; gratuities are not included. Children with an adult, kid rates; up to 30; runs in all but severe weather.
After dark: Carried by candlelight through the squares, it needs the dark, and it ends at the gates of Colonial Park Cemetery.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
Ties for first on Night Score, and it gets there a different way: a 9 p.m. start, K2 EMF meters, two hours, and $35 (€31), cheaper per hour than the walk it ties with. It meets at the southwest corner of Madison Square. Sixteen and up, no exceptions, and the cap is 16 people. That small group is a big part of why reviewers like it. Tips aren't included, and nor is entry to any house, cemetery or museum; you're outside the whole time. No alcohol, no animals. 733 reviews at 4.9.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%7.9
Review countData · 10%7.1
Price per hourData · 20%8.5
After darkEditors · 40%7.0
What it is: A two-hour ghost walk and hunt from the southwest corner of Madison Square, using the operator's K2 EMF meters.
Good to know: 16 and up, no exceptions; maximum 16. Guide tips and entry to homes, cemeteries or museums are not included; no alcohol or animals.
After dark: A 9 p.m. ghost hunt with K2 EMF meters, which only makes sense in the dark.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
Haunted Savannah Booze and Boos Ghost Walking Tour
Pub crawls and bar tours
7.5/10Night Score
From $40 (€36)
2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Evening
Small group, 21+
4.9 (1,274 reviews)
The best-rated crawl in Savannah: 4.9 from 1,274 reviews. Nightly Spirits runs 2.5 hours with a costumed guide and four historic bars, starting at Tandem Coffee and Spirits, 225 E Bay Street (on Sundays, Savannah Taphouse on Broughton Street) and ending near River Street. It's 21 and up with ID and capped at 16. At $40 (€36) for two and a half hours it's good value. The listing says drinks are included but never says how many, so plan to buy your own and treat anything extra as a bonus.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%8.3
Review countData · 10%7.9
Price per hourData · 20%8.9
After darkEditors · 40%6.0
What it is: A 2.5-hour ghost walk with four pub stops by Nightly Spirits, from Tandem Coffee and Spirits, 225 E Bay Street (Sundays from Savannah Taphouse on Broughton Street).
Good to know: 21 and up with ID, maximum 16. The page lists alcoholic beverages and gratuities as included without saying how many drinks; budget for your own.
After dark: Four historic bars and a costumed guide, a night-only format that ends near River Street.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
The best value ghost walk in Savannah. $20 (€17.90) for 90 minutes, rated 4.9, which is why it scores 9.6 on price and ranks fourth with fewer reviews (620) than the tours above. Savannah Supernatural Tours leaves at 7 p.m. from outside Moon River Brewing Company, 21 W Bay Street, and works into the squares as the light goes, ending on Broughton Street. Kid and senior rates. Reviewers say it isn't too scary for children around 8 to 10. Strollers are fine, wheelchairs aren't. Up to 30.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%7.7
Review countData · 10%6.8
Price per hourData · 20%9.6
After darkEditors · 40%6.0
What it is: A 90-minute haunted walk by Savannah Supernatural Tours from outside Moon River Brewing Company, 21 W Bay Street, to Broughton Street.
Good to know: Kid and senior rates; stroller accessible, not wheelchair accessible; up to 30. Reviewers say it is not too scary for children around 8 to 10.
After dark: A 7 p.m. walk from the riverfront into the squares as the light goes, Savannah's best value ghost walk.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
Spirits and Scoundrels Adults Only Savannah Ghost Tour | 10pm
Ghost tours
7.0/10Night Score
From $35 (€31)
1 hour 50 minutes
Starts: 10:00 p.m.
Large group, 18+
4.8 (586 reviews)
The late one. It starts at 10 p.m. at the Lafayette Square fountain and finishes near midnight at the Sorrel-Weed House, 6 W Harris Street, so it scores higher on darkness than almost anything else here. Adults only; the host says 18 and up. Haunted Savannah Tours lists gratuities and parking fees as included, and the route is wheelchair accessible, which is rare. It's $35 (€31) for 1 hour 50 minutes, up to 30 people. A 4.8 on 586 reviews keeps it fifth.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%6.2
Review countData · 10%6.8
Price per hourData · 20%8.2
After darkEditors · 40%7.0
What it is: An adults-only late ghost walk by Haunted Savannah Tours from the Lafayette Square fountain to the Sorrel-Weed House, 6 W Harris Street.
Good to know: Adults only (the host says 18+). Gratuities and parking fees are listed as included; wheelchair accessible; up to 30.
After dark: A 10 p.m. start makes it one of Savannah's latest ghost walks, finishing near midnight at the Sorrel-Weed House.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
Genteel and Bard's Savannah Dark History and Ghost Encounter Walking Tour
Ghost tours
6.9/10Night Score
From $35 (€31)
1 hour 50 minutes
Starts: Evening
Large group
4.8 (1,761 reviews)
Genteel and Bard has 1,761 reviews at 4.8, and its guides wear headsets, which matters more than it sounds on a busy October square. The walk starts in Oglethorpe Square opposite the Owens-Thomas House and finishes at Colonial Park Cemetery, 1 hour 50 minutes, $35 (€31). Groups cap at 22, smaller than most. If weather cancels it you get a new date or a full refund. It's a strong tour that lands sixth only because the five above are rated a touch higher or cost less per hour.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%6.8
Review countData · 10%8.4
Price per hourData · 20%8.2
After darkEditors · 40%6.0
What it is: A ghost and dark history walk by Genteel and Bard from Oglethorpe Square, opposite the Owens-Thomas House, to Colonial Park Cemetery.
Good to know: Headsets and gratuities are listed as included; up to 22. Weather cancellations get a new date or a full refund.
After dark: A dark-history walk through the squares at night, finishing at Colonial Park Cemetery.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
Two hours from Clary's Cafe at Abercorn and Jones Streets, with a family version and an adults-only 16-plus version. That choice is the reason to book it. What you're actually buying is unclear: Viator calls it private, meaning only your party, but prices it per person, and GetYourGuide calls the same tour small-group. Ask before you pay $36 (€32) a head. A 4.7 rating on 1,220 reviews puts it seventh.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%5.1
Review countData · 10%7.9
Price per hourData · 20%8.4
After darkEditors · 40%6.0
What it is: A two-hour ghost walk by 6th Sense World from Clary's Cafe at Abercorn and Jones Streets.
Good to know: Viator labels it private (only your party) yet prices it per person; GetYourGuide calls the same tour small-group. Family-friendly and adults-only 16+ options; child rates.
After dark: A two-hour night walk with a family version and a 16-plus adult version.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
Four pubs with haunted reputations, ending at Colonial Park Cemetery or Chippewa Square. Spooky Savannah starts at 307 E President Street, the 17Hundred90 inn; one reviewer mentions a 7:30 p.m. start. It's 21 and up, up to 30 people, $35 (€31) for 1 hour 45 minutes. The bar stops are short, five to ten minutes each, so this is more walk than crawl. The page says drinks are included without saying how many. A 4.7 rating holds it at eighth. The host says Halloween is its busiest night of the year.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%5.0
Review countData · 10%7.6
Price per hourData · 20%8.0
After darkEditors · 40%6.0
What it is: A haunted pub crawl by Spooky Savannah Ghost Tours from 307 E President Street (the 17Hundred90 inn) to Colonial Park Cemetery or Chippewa Square.
Good to know: 21 and up; up to 30. The page says drinks at the bars are included without amounts; bar stops are short (5 to 10 minutes), and the host says Halloween is the busiest night of the year.
After dark: Four reputedly haunted pubs at night, ending at Colonial Park Cemetery.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
An 8 p.m. loop that starts and ends at the Lafayette Square fountain, run by the same company as the 10 p.m. adults walk at number five. This is the family version: kid rates, up to 30. It's $30 (€27) for 90 minutes, with gratuities and parking fees listed as included. Fine, solid, unremarkable: a 4.7 on 507 reviews ranks it ninth. If the Candlelit walk or Savannah Supernatural is full, this is the fallback.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%4.6
Review countData · 10%6.5
Price per hourData · 20%8.0
After darkEditors · 40%6.0
What it is: A 90-minute ghost walk by Haunted Savannah Tours that starts and ends at the fountain in Lafayette Square.
Good to know: Gratuities and parking fees are listed as included; kid rates; up to 30. Same operator runs the 10 p.m. adults-only tour.
After dark: An 8 p.m. walk around Lafayette Square, one of Savannah's most storied, after dark.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
The only Savannah tour that takes you indoors at night: 90 minutes investigating the rooms of a reputedly haunted former speakeasy and pharmacy at 416 W Liberty Street, with equipment. That earns the top after-dark score in the city. The price sinks it. At $86 (€76) it costs more than twice any walk here, and its value score is 3.9. Historic Tours of America runs it. Ages 13 and up, and the page calls it unsuitable for children. Max 16, steep stairs, no wheelchair access.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Rated by travelersData · 30%4.8
Review countData · 10%5.0
Price per hourData · 20%3.9
After darkEditors · 40%8.0
What it is: A 90-minute indoor paranormal investigation by Historic Tours of America (the Ghosts and Gravestones company) from 416 W Liberty Street.
Good to know: Minimum age 13 and the page says not suitable for children; maximum 16. Equipment and gratuities included; steep stairs, not wheelchair accessible.
After dark: Night-only access: you investigate the rooms of a reputedly haunted former speakeasy and pharmacy after dark with paranormal equipment.
Rating, review count and from-price as shown on Viator on October 26, 2026. The price changes with the date.
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What a night in Savannah is like
Two zones. River Street and Bay Street are the loud part, with bars and the waterfront. The squares, a few blocks south, go quiet fast once the shops close, and that's where every ghost tour on this list spends its time.
The cemeteries close before the tours start. The city's rules for Colonial Park, on Abercorn Street, give it hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from November through March and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from March through November, and say there's no trespassing after hours. So the walks that "end at Colonial Park" end at the gates. Bonaventure and Laurel Grove close at 5 p.m. every day.
In October, Colonial Park stays open to 8 p.m. while it's dark by about 7:17 p.m. That leaves a short window to walk in at dusk on your own before a later tour.
How to pick: walk, hunt or crawl
Start with a walk. The Candlelit walk and Savannah Supernatural are the two I'd send most people to, one for the rating, one for the price.
Want something with an edge? Ghostwalker at 9 p.m. or Spirits and Scoundrels at 10 p.m. Both are adults-only in practice (16 and up for Ghostwalker, 18 for Scoundrels), both start after the family tours are done.
Crawls work here. With a to-go cup you're not stuck inside a bar, and Booze and Boos is rated as high as the best walks. Spooky Savannah's stops are short, so pick it if you want the walk more than the bars.
Indoors costs more. The Ghost Hunters investigation is the only one, at more than double a walk's price.
To-go cups: the drinking rules
Savannah's to-go cup ordinance lets bars sell a drink to carry out in the historic district, with conditions. The cup has to be paper or plastic and can't be more than 16 fluid ounces. No cans, no bottles, no glass. A bar can hand over only one alcoholic drink per person at a time.
That's what makes the crawls work. It doesn't mean every tour wants your drink: Ghostwalker bans alcohol outright.
The free version: walk the squares
Savannah is the easiest city on our list to ghost-walk yourself. Start at Chippewa Square, walk to Madison Square, then on to Lafayette Square and its fountain. The Sorrel-Weed House is close by at 6 W Harris Street, and it's where the late tours finish. Swing east to the Colonial Park gates on Abercorn Street and back up to Bay Street.
Lit, flat, short. Our night tour safety guide has the usual sense for walking at night. The paid tours add the stories and the names; the free version adds nothing but the oaks. Which, to be fair, are most of it.
Getting back late
Mostly, you walk. Nearly every tour here starts and ends inside the historic district.
The free DOT downtown shuttles won't help after a ghost tour. The transit agency's site lists weekday service from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekend service from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., so they stop before most tours begin. The Savannah Belles Ferry across the river runs from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., which helps only if you're staying across the river and pick an early tour.
After the 10 p.m. walk, plan on a taxi or rideshare if your hotel is outside the squares.
Seasons: dark times, heat and Halloween
Winter is mild and early. It's dark by 5:48 p.m. in December and January nights sit around 43°F (6°C). A 7 p.m. walk is fully dark, and there's no sweating.
Summer is the slog. Dark doesn't come until about 8:59 p.m. in June, nights stay around 75°F (24°C) in July, and August sees about 23 days with some rain. The 9 and 10 p.m. tours are the ones that are actually after dark.
October is the sweet spot: dark by 7:17, nights near 62°F (17°C). Halloween is the busiest night of the year for at least one crawl operator, and bars are packed. Book ahead for the 31st.
What to skip
The Ghosts and Gravestones trolley. It has 3,424 reviews but a 4.1 rating, so it didn't make the list. The 90-minute riverboat cruise rates 3.9. Neither is worth an evening when the walks rate 4.9.
The Dead of Night adults-only walk is fine but scored 5.0 and missed the cut. And the after-dark haunted donut tour sounds great, but it had only 27 reviews when we checked.
When it gets dark in Savannah
Times are for the 15th of each month in 2027, local time with daylight saving, computed with NOAA’s solar equations for Savannah. Dark is the end of civil twilight, when streetlights and floodlights take over; fully dark is the end of nautical twilight. Night lows are 2016–2025 averages from the Open-Meteo historical archive. Every city side by side
Month
Sunset
Dark
Fully dark
Night low
January
5:41 p.m.
6:07 p.m.
6:37 p.m.
43°F (6°C)
February
6:09 p.m.
6:35 p.m.
7:03 p.m.
49°F (9°C)
March
7:32 p.m.
7:56 p.m.
8:24 p.m.
53°F (11°C)
April
7:52 p.m.
8:18 p.m.
8:47 p.m.
58°F (14°C)
May
8:13 p.m.
8:40 p.m.
9:13 p.m.
66°F (19°C)
June
8:31 p.m.
8:59 p.m.
9:34 p.m.
72°F (22°C)
July
8:32 p.m.
8:59 p.m.
9:33 p.m.
75°F (24°C)
August
8:09 p.m.
8:35 p.m.
9:06 p.m.
74°F (24°C)
September
7:31 p.m.
7:55 p.m.
8:24 p.m.
70°F (21°C)
October
6:52 p.m.
7:17 p.m.
7:45 p.m.
62°F (16°C)
November
5:25 p.m.
5:51 p.m.
6:20 p.m.
52°F (11°C)
December
5:21 p.m.
5:48 p.m.
6:19 p.m.
47°F (8°C)
Also scored in Savannah
These cleared our bar too, but scored below the ten above. Same score, same data, no write-up.
By our Night Score, the Candlelit Ghost Walk by Savannah History & Haunts, tied with Ghostwalker at 7.6. The Candlelit walk is rated 4.9 by more than 3,500 reviewers and takes kids; Ghostwalker is a 9 p.m. ghost hunt for ages 16 and up.
Can you go into Colonial Park Cemetery at night?
No. The city lists hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from March through November and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from November through March, with no trespassing after hours. Tours tell its stories at the gates.
Can you drink on the street in Savannah?
In the historic district, yes, within the to-go cup ordinance: one drink per person, in a paper or plastic cup no bigger than 16 ounces, no glass or cans. That's why the haunted pub crawls work here.
Are Savannah ghost tours too scary for kids?
The family ones aren't. Reviewers say Savannah Supernatural isn't too scary for children around 8 to 10, and the Candlelit walk and the 8 p.m. Haunted Savannah tour both have kid rates. Skip the 9 and 10 p.m. tours, which are 16 and 18 and up.
What time do ghost tours start in Savannah?
The earliest on our list leaves at 7 p.m., then there's an 8 p.m., a 9 p.m. ghost hunt and a 10 p.m. adults-only walk that ends near midnight. Reviewers mention 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. for the Candlelit walk.
