Lowcountry Excursions

Daily Schedule from March 8 through June 6, 2008

Creek Cruises on the Springfield Pontoon Boat

11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. 

Cruise on a 48-foot pontoon boat along ricefields now home to alligators, waterfowl, and osprey as an interpreter helps you see

the distinctive landscape of the rice plantations and understand the role of enslaved Africans in the cultivation of the rice crop.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children in addition to the garden admission and must be purchased at the Lowcountry Center at least ten minutes before tour time.

Trekker Excursions

Northern Trek- Laurel Hill Families and Fortunes

11 a.m. - 12 noon - 3 p.m.

Ride with an interpreter along an avenue of historic Live Oaks to a plantation cemetery, a Civil War earthen fort site, and a historic rice mill chimney. From the top of one of the area's highest bluffs, see a panoramic view of the Waccamaw River.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children in addition to the garden admission and must be purchased at the Lowcountry Center at least ten minutes before tour time. Trekker excursions are not recommended for children under six years of age.

Southern Trek - The Oaks and the Alstons

2 p.m.

Tour back roads to the Oaks Plantation, former home site of the prominent Alston family and walk through the cemetery where generations of the family are buried. Hear the story of Joseph Alston, an early SC governor and his beautiful wife, Theodosia, daughter of Vice-President Aaron Burr. Listen to stories of the rice culture that dominated this region for hundreds of years.

Tickets are in addition to the garden admission and must be purchased at the Lowcountry Center at least ten minutes before tour time. The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children. Excursions last approximately 50 minutes and are not recommended for children under six years of age.

The Oaks Plantation History and Nature Trail

10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The Oaks Plantation History and Nature Trail brings to life an important element of history "off the beaten path". Through interpretive panels along the natural half-mile walking trail, visitors learn about the culture of the individuals who lived at The Oaks Plantation during the rice-producing years. Transportation to The Oaks Plantation History and Nature Trail is provided by Brookgreen's mini-bus.

Tickets are $3 per person and must be purchased at the Lowcountry Center at least ten minutes prior to departure.