Sample Tours and Itinerary Options for Groups Visiting Myrtle Beach

Itinerary - Catching Up with the Past

"Katch 'em up widit past" interpreted by Bunny Rodriquez

The Gullah culture started with the transportation of African slaves to the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Gullah (or Geechee in northern Georgia) is a word used for both the native islanders and the language they speak. These islanders, former slaves from the West African coastal countries of Senegal and Sierra Leone, have been here for generations, and their unique culture remains largely intact. The Gullah culture has survived over the years by Gullah elders passing down the language and traditions to their children. However, over the past fifty years the Gullah culture has started to die. Three significant factors are: the development of resorts along the Sea Islands, the movement of Gullah descendants to larger cities in search of employment, and the education of Gullah descendants. As the Gullah people are becoming educated, they are taught that it is no longer acceptable to speak "broken-English". However, the Gullah language is more than just "broken-English". It is an art form that serves as the link between Africans and African-Americans.

Day 1 - Arrive in Myrtle Beach, SC

• Check in at host hotel
• Savor the delectable dishes from Myrtle Beach's finest choice of restaurants that offer group rates
• Catch live entertainment at one of Myrtle Beach's renowned theatres
• Return to hotel and settle in for an evening of rest and peace

Day 2 - Myrtle Beach Area

• Breakfast at host hotel
• Visit Brookgreen Gardens and its new Low Country Center that depicts the history of the Low country from its Native American beginnings to its slave era and beyond; don't miss the entertaining and informative one-man show of Gullah native and historian Ron Daise tracing the history of the Gullah people from Africa to South Carolina's Low country
• Buffet or boxed lunch at Brookgreen Gardens
• Travel to Hopsewee Plantation for and afternoon tea and tour
• Shop along the coast for cultural arts and crafts including: quilts, sweet grass baskets, dolls, wood carvings, collectibles and memorabilia; also set up a craft class making sweet grass baskets or grass dolls
• Return to Myrtle Beach for a dinner and show on the town
• Rest at your host hotel

Day 3 - Coastal SC

• Breakfast at host hotel
• Stroll along the Marsh Walk and take in some inlet style shopping
• Lunch at Local Restaurant featuring southern cuisine
• Catch live entertainment at one of Myrtle Beach's renowned theatres
• Return to hotel; relax your weary bones and knotted muscles

Day 4 - Depart Myrtle Beach

• Breakfast at host hotel
• Depart From Myrtle Beach

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