What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Updated content
Improved connectivity
Numerous tweaks to our TourBuddy guide engine

App Description

Try before you buy! The LITE version of the Savannah Walking tour features only Savannah History at a Glance (00) and Stops 1 (Johnson Square), 5 Broughton Street) and 10 (Layfayette Square) as well as a full listing of a local's guide to:

1.Savannah Restaurants (with menu links)
2.Things to do in Savannah, Tybee and the surrounding areas
3.The Best Savannah Festivals with website links and full contact information.

Tour Buddy Savannah Walking Tour Full Application Overview

Spend the day exploring Savannah’s grand mansions and hidden gardens and hear its most haunted secrets. Enjoy this media rich, GPS enabled tour experience, complete with a souvenir photo for each stop as well as a list of nearby attractions with website addresses and phone numbers.

About the tour: Choose your own route or follow our recommended tour route that leads you through Savannah’s beautiful historic district, in and around famous landmarks, museums, and shopping and dining options. Enjoy professionally narrated stories with period music and sound effects. Navigate the content through the detailed stop menu or tour map which links to a GPS tour map. The tour works offline too so you don’t have to worry about needing a network or wi-fi connection.

Estimated Tour time: 3-5 hours
Audio: 120 minutes
Tour Route Length: 2.3 miles plus .5 miles scenic walking route
# of tracks: 22 tracks (18 stops, 2 bonus features, Intro & Parting Words)

In the 1800s Savannah rose to international prominence as the largest cotton port in the US. High society reigned and architects from around the world were commissioned to build magnificent mansions for Savannah’s wealthy. Hear the enthralling story of this fair city from its humble beginnings in 1733 as a British colony to its present day revitalization in 21st century America.

Try before you buy!! Also available is The Story of Savannah LITE (free) version which features 3 of the 22 tracks from the full tour.

Other Savannah Apps
Savannah Walking Tour ($8.99)
Savannah for KIDS ($2.99)

This and the other Savannah Apps were created using Tour Buddy’s App builder and publishing platform. Tour Buddy is a multimedia mobile app developer and Software Company that specializes in audio tour apps. Our popular App Builder platform allows clients to create their own iPhone apps for audio tours , city/museum/festival guide (and much more) through an easy to use web interface. For a list of apps created using the App Builder platform visit www.tourappbuilder.com/products. Tour Buddy also offers custom app development for Apple platforms.

Audio Tracks: Savannah History at a Glance, Johnson Square, Bay Street, River Street, Reynolds Square, Broughton Street, Oglethorpe Square, Columbia Square, Colonial Park Cemetery, Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Lafayette Square, Madison Square, Visitors Center, Chippewa Square, Bull & Oglethorpe Ave, Wright Square, Telfair Square, Franklin Square, Ellis Square, Parting Words, Bonus Savannah’s Historic Street Plan, Bonus The Civil War & Reconstruction Years

Please note:

Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 24, 2011 New version 020504000006
  • August 04, 2013 New version 2.0.0
  • August 29, 2013 New version 2.0.1
  • October 17, 2013 New version 3.0.0
  • June 27, 2014 New version 4.0.0
  • February 17, 2015 New version 4.1.0
  • September 17, 2015 New version 5.0.0
  • March 08, 2016 New version 5.1.0