Getting there is half the fun.
There seems to be no better way to see all the sites in the Charleston are than to embark on one of the many sightseeing tours. Whether by land or sea, Charleston offers plenty of special interest tours to learn all of the rich history of the area. Whether you prefer to stroll down quaint alleyways by foot or trot through the streets in a carriages, all paths lead visitors on an unforgettable journey back in time. You'll be entertained and enlightened by knowledgeable guides giving tours on foot, by carriage, by van - even by boat!Featured Offers
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As featured on The Travel Channel, Food Network, and in Southern Living, we offer the best history, culinary, and ghost tours in Charleston. Voted “Charleston’s Best Tour Company” in 2010, 2011 & 2012. Exclusive access to Charleston’s Most Haunted Locations.
Featured in Southern Living, New York Times, and AAA, this two-hour tour is the best overview of Charleston’s rich history, antebellum homes, architecture, gardens, and culture. Reservations Recommended. Departs from the Mills House Hotel at 10 am.
Learn about Charleston’s ghostly past as you enjoy libations at some of the city’s finest taverns and pubs. Sip on a martini, guzzle a beer and toast your cocktails to the Bulldog Tours Haunted Pub Crawl! Reservations are required.
This is the only tour that can take you into Charleston’s oldest graveyard at night! View Charleston’s famous tombstones and explore the streets and alleyways of our haunted Historic District while listening to stories of ghosts, haunted houses, and superstitions.
Pubs, pirates, patriots, police, priests, prostitutes... Charleston's history through the bottom of a glass! Stroll with our pirates to some of Charleston's most historic taverns and hear unusual, but true, stories … tales of early drinking habits, Prohibition-era criminals, and historical oddities.
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Experience the real charm and grace of Charleston with Charleston's Finest. See the historic city like you have never seen it before. Our family has been living South Carolina history since 1690 and we'd like to share it with you!
TripAdvisor Award of Excellence Winner! In authentic costume, Eric Lavender & his parrot lead you on a walking tour that brings Blackbeard and Charleston’s other pirates to life. Pirate-Ghost tours also available. Appearances: Travel Channel, A&E, Lifetime, Syfy, and ETV.
A Student's Tour
For school groups looking to explore over 300 years of fascinating stories. Tour menu: US, SC, African-American, Civil/Revolutionary war history, religious, architecture, pirates, fires, earthquake, hurricanes. Underground museum walk with ghostly friends! Memorable, fun learning experience by bus or walk. Reservations 843.556.0664.
A Walk About Charleston
Take a 90 minute walking tour of Historic Charleston, SC. Visit some of Americas most beautiful homes and stately gardens. Tours offered daily! Call 843-343-9255 for reservations. $5 discount to all guests.
An Original Pub Tour of Charleston – Lesesne Tour Co.
From Irish Pubs to English taverns & former speakeasies, let us show you Charleston with local flavor! Treat yourself to a personalized history tour with experienced guides. Custom group tours available. Tour lasts 2.5 hours. Appetizers included in tour price. Reservations required.
Behind the Gate Home & History Tour
Your home and history tour starts in a restored early 18th century home on plot 179 of the original Walled City. A power point, featuring 8 unique Charlestonians, provides a unique background for your neighborhood stroll through Charleston's intriguing past.
Black Cat Tours, LLC
Small Groups & No Young Children. Ghosts, History & Scandals! Our nighttime walking tours include: Haunted Charleston Tour – romantic ghost stories, black magic & secret societies and Wicked Charleston Tour - saucy tales of murder, scandals & debauchery. Reservations Required.
Candlelight Ghost Tours- Ghosts of the South
Celebrating eight years in business. Join us on an 80min walking tour throughout Charleston's "haunted history". Visit well documented sights that have been on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel and Ghosts Adventures. Touring year round. $5 off every adult.
Charleston 101
Let a 4th-generation Charlestonian introduce you to the city! Author of five books about Charleston, Mary Coy has been featured in Fodor’s and Diversion Magazine. Uniquely personal – no more than 12 per tour. Reservations required. 10am Fri & Sat. $20.
Charleston Footprints
Discover authentic Charleston with 7th-generation guide, Michael Trouche, an award-winning local author. See Charleston’s best with someone who knows the city best, featuring legendary architecture, gardens, ironwork, harbor landmarks, and cultural heritage. 10:30am & 2:30pm from 108 Meeting Street. $20/person, reservations required.
Charleston History Tours...Picture Perfect
#1 walking tour. Experience remarkable preservation, hidden passageways, colorful gardens, magnificent mansions, Revolutionary/Civil War sites, English churches, Rainbow Row, High Battery, and more. Have a camera? Photo tips provided! $23.50 10am daily (except July & Aug 9am) 1pm Sundays.
Charleston Sole
Explore the Holy City’s history, lore and legends from the ground up with Charleston-native Brian Simms, who will guide you on a memorable two-hour walking tour. Mon-Fri 9:30am & 1:30pm, Sat 10am & 2pm $18.00/adult $10/child 6-12.
Charleston Tea Party Private Tour
With downtown van pick-up for 2 to 14 people, Charlestonian guide takes discerning visitors by van to her friends' private homes and gardens. 9:00 to 12:00 tour ends with lunch served on original Cantonware at Laura's overlooking the Ashley River. As seen in Travel & Leisure! 843.577.5896.
Charleston's Best Tours, LLC
Get spooked with Charleston's Best Tours walking nighttime ghost tour as seen in AAA Magazine! Our career guides will share site-specific, well-documented stories and other recent sightings. The only ghost tour with the same location and local people since 1999!
Civil War Walking Tours
2 Hour Walking Tour of Confederate Charleston, with 1865 Photos of this stubborn city. Yankees welcome, too. 9am Daily, 7 Days a week, March - December. $20 per adult, children under 12 free.
Colonial Walking Tours
We offer two tours: The Ghost Hunt explores alleyways & graveyards nightly at 7,9 and 10:45. Our Exclusive History Tour walks daily at 10:30am through the old walled city and ends with refreshments in the Middleton family's private garden.
Free Tours by Foot
Provides pay-what-you-like Charleston walking, food and ghost tours. You decide what a tour was worth after it is over. Pay-what-you-like tours are tours for every budget.
Historic Charleston 65th Spring Festival of Houses & Gardens
March 22, 2012 - April 21, 2012. Experience the intimate charm and elegance only rarely seen inside Charleston's private, residential garden gates and doorways.
Lights Camera Charleston
See Historic Charleston with a Hollywood edge. Let a native Charlestonian with over twenty years of filming experience take you to Hollywood's favorite filming hotspots. Visit historic landmarks that Hollywood loves and see the locations for "The Notebook", "Army Wives" and many more.
Mary-Margaret's Walking Tours
Hear past stories of Charleston's elite and poor, free and slave, women's work and men's glory. Weave your way through alleys, centuries old homes, gardens, and by the water. End with refreshments in a private courtyard! Call today!
Old Charleston Walking Tours, LLC
The most intimate and sophisticated tours in the city with highly experienced guides. History, ghost, Civil War and slavery walks. Tours start in Washington Square Park, next to City Hall (intersection of Meeting and Broad).
Palmetto Tours
Palmetto Tours is the premier tour company servicing Charleston. Our expert tour guides combine the beauty and excitement of Charleston while leading you through some of our most historic areas; teaching you Charleston's rich and illustrious history along the way.
Say Charleston
Charleston native and award-winning photojournalist Liz Legare Duren takes you on a stroll through the city her ancestors helped to build. Experience Charleston while you are being photographed in the city's most beautiful (or tucked away) locations.
