A Taste of Gullah
Voted Charleston's Best Gullah Experience
A Taste of Gullah
Voted Charleston's Best Gullah Experience
A Taste of Gullah is a full service events company based out of the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor area of James Island. A Taste of Gullah brings ethnic cultural events to the Charleston Regional area using authentic and traditional trades that have been passed down orally over centuries. Our goal is to create well rounded cultural experience.
Giovanni Richardson, a Gullah Griot, says 'A Taste of Gullah' is an one-of-a-kind experience, and the main theme in everything is authenticity.
our services
Cultural Expeditions
Storytellers
& Oral Historians
Off-Site
Catering
In-House
Dining
CULTURAL EXPEDITIONS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY
All events are part of the Gullah Experience Series, which is used to bring awareness and recognition to the lost and forgotten knowledge of the Lowcountry Sea Island Gullah Nation -- the true backbone of the Lowcountry culture.
All Gullah experiences are carefully organized with various Gullah Geechee trades, traits, and activities to enhance a specific theme.
Each Gullah experience is a different Gullah Experience.
PACKAGE A
PICK ONE (45 minutes)
A walking expedition of the Historical Mosquito Beach & Sol Legare Island
A kayaking tour of the preserved Gullah-Geechee tidal creek islands
A bike riding venture of the ancient rice fields
A hiking trail of the Civil War Battlegrounds
PACKAGE B
PICK ONE 3-STOP MOBILE TOUR (90 minutes)
Sea Island Sol Legare Tour:
Seashore Farmer's Lodge Museum, Sol Legare Boat Landing, and Mosquito Beach
(traditional lunch included)
Beefield Tour:
Creekside, Battlegrounds of the Civil War, and De' Juke
PACKAGE C
PICK ONE (2 hours)
Sea Island St. James Island 20-stop tour
(authentic bagged lunch optional)
Sea Island Sol Legare 10-stop tour
(authentic lunch included)
SPECIAL REQUEST TOURS
The Gullah Geechee Sea Islands: Johns Island, Edisto Island, Wadamalaw Island
Fish and Fry Tour
Storytellers & Oral Historians
Storytellers & Oral Historians
GULLAH STORY TELLERS
De' Gullah Griot:
Giovanni Richardson
Sea Island Historian
The Gullah culture is ingrained deep into our genetics, making us sticklers for ensuring your cultural experience is the best it can be in this region. That's why we've consult with elders aging up to 107 years young for our oral historical knowledge dating back over 300 years ofmodern information and up to 500 years of history. The Gullah/Geechee oral history told by elders, griots, and storytellers can have traced back to the era of Tunis and times of the ancient ones of the homeland, Akebulan aka Africa. The oral history revealed by the elders of the information travels through the Gullah / Geechee diaspora, which is not limited to the Lowcountry, Gullah Geechee Cooridor, or USA but also travel the carribean and south American paths connecting the true knowledge of the Gullah Geechee.