Tybee Island

Tybee Island Information

Tybee Island is located 18 miles east of Savannah, this small barrier island boasts a wide, 3-mile long beach that’s backed by sea oat-covered sand dunes and is perfect for sunbathing, people-watching and frolicking in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The island’s south-end pier and pavilion is a splendid venue for strolling above the ocean, people watching and fishing. Although vacationers are lured to Tybee mainly because of what it provides in the way of recreation and relaxation, those with a love of history won’t be disappointed.

Tybee offers: Fort Screven, The Tybee Island Lighthouse (dated 1773), an intriguing museum, and Fort Pulaski National Monument which is just west of the island on Hwy 80. While Tybee is a resort town complete with a full range of restaurants, modern hotels and motels, luxurious condominiums, and quaint inns and cottages, it’s also a residential area stocked with its share of colorful characters. It’s an atmosphere considerably more laid-back than that of glitzier, larger beach towns to the north and south.

What to Do

Tybee Island offers a wide range of things to do while visiting, whether just a day trip or a week with the family there are activities to enjoy. Outdoor activities are at the top of the list including kayaking, fishing, jet skiing, para sailing, dolphins tours and more. We have listed some of the top to-dos below.

Lazaretto Creek Marina

Family owned and operated since1992, Lazaretto Creek Marina and Capt. Mike’s Dolphin Tours have been offering the best in dolphin tours, sunset cruises, and inshore and deep sea fishing from the serenity of Tybee Island, Georgia.
www.tybeedolphins.com

Sea Kayak Georgia

Sea Kayak Georgia, located on Tybee Island, Georgia, offers the finest service in the kayaking community.
www.seakayakgeorgia.com

Tybee Jet Ski & Watersports

We offer the best in Jet Skiing and Watersports activities. Only minutes from the Atlantic Ocean, it is the perfect location for serious Watersports Fun.
www.tybeejetski.com

Tybee Island Wedding

Tybee Island Wedding, Inc., offers many unique, fun, romantic and very meaningful ways to exchange your wedding vows.
www.tybeeislandwedding.com

Additional Things you can do while staying on Tybee Island

• Rent beach cruisers and explore the beach
• Bird Watching
• Tybee Turtle Tour
• Get a fishing license and fish from the Tybee Island Pier
• Get in a workout at the YMCA
• Shopping on Tybee Island: Atlantic Beacon Gallery and The Shops of Tybee Oaks
• Enjoy a picnic in a park, Click here for Park Listings

 

What to See

Located just 18 miles from Historic Savannah you will have more to see than you can fit in just one vacation. Tybee and Savannah have plenty to offer. We have listed some of the must see’s below.

Tybee Island Lighthouse Station

Tybee Island Light Station has been guiding mariners safe entrance into the Savannah River for over 270 years. The Tybee Island Light Station is one of America’s most intact having all of its historic support buildings on its five-acre site.
www.tybeelighthouse.org

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

The mission of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center is to promote the appreciation, conservation, and understanding of the marine ecosystem of coastal Georgia through education and service.
www.tybeemarinescience.org

Fort Pulaski

The Battle of Fort Pulaski in April 1862 marked a turning point in military history. It featured the first significant use of rifled cannons in combat. These accurate, long-range weapons shattered Fort Pulaski’s walls from over a mile away.
www.nps.gov/fopu

Cockspur Lighthouse

Situated on an islet off the southeastern tip of Cockspur Island marking the South Channel of the Savannah River, the Cockspur Lighthouse is stands twelve miles east of the port of Savannah.
www.nps.gov/fopu/historyculture/cockspur-light.htm

Trolley Tours

Stunning natural beauty, magnificent architecture, fascinating history and warm southern hospitality have lured millions of visitors to Savannah each year.
www.trolleytours.com/savannah

Paula Deen Tour

Paula’s Rags to Riches story, join us on this tour thats features great stops including Uncle Bubba’s Restaurant.
www.oldsavannahtours.com

Bonaventure Cemetary

Bonaventure Cemetery is a public cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book. It is the largest of the city’s municipal cemeteries, containing nearly 160 acres.
www.bonaventurecemeterytours.com

Sixth Sense Tours

I created the Sixth Sense Savannah tour as a response to a saturated marketplace that had absolutely nothing new to offer the interested public. This tour represents not only the first step “out” of overdone tourist areas, but the stories on this tour are entirely exclusive.
www.sixthsensesavannah.com

Wormsloe State Park

A breathtaking avenue sheltered by live oaks and Spanish moss leads to the tabby ruins of Wormsloe, the colonial estate of Noble Jones (1702-1775), a physician and carpenter who arrived in Georgia in 1733 with James Oglethorpe and the first group of settlers from England.
www.gastateparks.org

Savannah River Boat

Savannah is a river town, so what better way to get an overview of her harbor and port than to cruise with the River Street Riverboat Company!
www.savannahriverboat.com

Island Mini-Golf

Our facility is clean and very family friendly. We promote a casual laid back atmosphere for all ages to enjoy. Winner of the 2009 Family Choice award from the readers of the Coastal Family Magazine for The Best Miniature Golf in Savannah.
www.islandminigolf.com