Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This is Cumberland Island’s highest-rated walking tour and the only daily tour of the Dungeness Mansion area!
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tour price
This tour fee does NOT include the ferry ticket. Recommended ferries to book for this tour are the 11:45 departure and 2:45 return. You may book the ferry here: https://www.cumberlandislandferry.com/
Gratuities
Tour fee does NOT include entrance to Cumberland Island National Seashore. More info here: https://www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/fees.htm
Meeting Points
Departure
Dungeness Dock
We meet at the Dungeness Dock at 12:30 upon the arrival of the 11:45 ferry to Cumberland Island.
You must book the ferry ticket and entrance to Cumberland Island National Seashore SEPARATELY.
Be aware there is NOTHING to purchase once you arrive on the island.
Return
Dungeness Ruins
The tour ends at 2:30, giving you time to return on the 2:45 ferry, if it is running.
We finish near the Dungeness ruins, allowing you to continue exploring on your own.
Here we begin our tour and discuss how high society guests of the Carnegie family would have arrived on the Island.
10 minutes
2
Dungeness Ruins
Seated in the shade, we discuss the first several hundred years of this islands' inhabitants, from the Native Americans and Spanish to British and Americans, and we visualize the now-demolished four-story mansion that the family of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene built here.
30 minutes
3
Dungeness Ruins
We visit this scenic marsh front cemetery where Greene family members as well as Revolutionary War General "Light-Horse Harry" Lee were buried. Learn why this famous American was buried here far from his home and family.
15 minutes
4
Dungeness Ruins
We wander the vast servants' quarters where up to 100 servants lived and catered to the Carnegie family. We enter the historic laundry facilities, admire ancient live oak trees, and even marvel at centuries-old olive trees planted by the Greene family over 200 years ago!
20 minutes
5
Dungeness Ruins
We end with the grand finale of the massive ruins of the Carnegie mansion, built in the late 1800s. We learn about this mega-rich family, how they ended up on Cumberland, and how they lived and played here, not just at the mansion but also at the spectacular nearby Pool House, which you may view and even enter.
45 minutes
Cumberland Island Walking Tour
(90) Reviews
Camden County
About
This is Cumberland Island’s highest-rated walking tour and the only daily tour of the Dungeness Mansion area!
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tour price
This tour fee does NOT include the ferry ticket. Recommended ferries to book for this tour are the 11:45 departure and 2:45 return. You may book the ferry here: https://www.cumberlandislandferry.com/
Gratuities
Tour fee does NOT include entrance to Cumberland Island National Seashore. More info here: https://www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/fees.htm
Meeting Points
Departure
Dungeness Dock
We meet at the Dungeness Dock at 12:30 upon the arrival of the 11:45 ferry to Cumberland Island.
You must book the ferry ticket and entrance to Cumberland Island National Seashore SEPARATELY.
Be aware there is NOTHING to purchase once you arrive on the island.
Return
Dungeness Ruins
The tour ends at 2:30, giving you time to return on the 2:45 ferry, if it is running.
We finish near the Dungeness ruins, allowing you to continue exploring on your own.
