Lowcountry Excursions
Current schedule January 3 - March 2, 2012
The Oaks Plantation History and Nature Trail - Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 12 noon – 3 p.m.
Walk the approximately one-mile trail and through interpretive panels learn about the story of The Oaks Plantation and read the poignant slave narratives. Transportation to The Oaks Plantation History and Nature Trail is only by mini-bus, which departs on the hour from 12 noon until 3 p.m. Tickets are $3 per person and must be purchased at the Wall Lowcountry Center at least 10 minutes prior to departure time.
“Silent Cities” Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 12 noon and 2:30 p.m.
Ride on the new Trekker down back roads and explore cemeteries, the “Silent Cities” at Brookgreen. Walk through former slave and plantation owner’s graveyards and hear about the historical burial customs of European and African origin. Tickets are $15 in addition to garden admission for this two-hour excursion and must be purchased at Keepsakes at least 10 minutes prior to departure time. Reservations are suggested; please call (843) 235-6042. Visitors who purchase tickets for this excursion will receive a discount coupon for same-day purchases at Keepsakes.
In January and February, Creek Cruises, Southern Treks and Northern Treks are not available.
On March 3, they will resume daily operations.
Creek Cruises
- Daily 11.a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Cruise on a 48-foot pontoon boat along historic 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- adults and $4 - children in addition to the garden admission and must be purchased at the Lowcountry Center at least 10 minutes before tour time. The Springfield departs from the boat dock at the Lowcountry Center.
Southern Trek: The Oaks and the Alstons - 2 p.m. Daily
Tour back roads to the Oaks Plantation, former home site of the prominent Alston family, and walk through the cemetery where generations are buried. Hear the story of Joseph Alston, an early SC governor and his lovely wife Theodosia, daughter of Vice-President Aaron Burr and learn about the rice culture that dominated this region for hundreds of years. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children in addition to the garden admission and must be purchased at the Wall Lowcountry Center at least 10 minutes before tour time. Excursions last approximately 50 minutes. Not recommended for children under six years of age.
Northern Trek: Laurel Hill Families and Fortunes - 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 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 Wall Lowcountry Center at least 10 minutes before tour time. Excursions last approximately 50 minutes. Not recommended for children under six years of age.
