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Charleston Historical Sightseeing Bus Tour
1h30
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Enjoy a guided tour of Charleston by mini-coach and learn about the city’s significant history. With your professional guide, explore the former city walls; visit the famous Battery Waterfront district; and stop at Charleston’s picturesque Battery Sea Wall for closer views of Charleston Harbor, Fort Sumter and Patriots Point.
This tour will entertain you with more than 300 years of Charleston’s rich history, from the American Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Learn from your guide about the city’s pivotal role in America's history with visits to famous sites such as Rainbow Row, Colonial Lake, the Old Exchange Building and Whitepoint Gardens.
You'll also see St Phillips Episcopal Church, the Public Market and more than 100 other points of interest. It's a great comprehensive overview of this charming historical city!
Upgrade: Charleston Tour with a visit to the Joseph Manigault House:Upgrade your tour to include a visit to the restored Joseph Manigault House, a historic Charleston home constructed in 1803. Designed by architect Gabriel Manigault for his brother, Joseph, this 3-story, Federal-style brick townhouse reflects the lifestyle of the wealthy 19th-century rice-planting family and slaves who lived there. Explore this National Historic Landmark with your guide and discover why it’s considered one of the city’s most elegant and historically significant buildings in the city.
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This tour will entertain you with more than 300 years of Charleston’s rich history, from the American Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Learn from your guide about the city’s pivotal role in America's history with visits to famous sites such as Rainbow Row, Colonial Lake, the Old Exchange Building and Whitepoint Gardens.
You'll also see St Phillips Episcopal Church, the Public Market and more than 100 other points of interest. It's a great comprehensive overview of this charming historical city!
Upgrade: Charleston Tour with a visit to the Joseph Manigault House:Upgrade your tour to include a visit to the restored Joseph Manigault House, a historic Charleston home constructed in 1803. Designed by architect Gabriel Manigault for his brother, Joseph, this 3-story, Federal-style brick townhouse reflects the lifestyle of the wealthy 19th-century rice-planting family and slaves who lived there. Explore this National Historic Landmark with your guide and discover why it’s considered one of the city’s most elegant and historically significant buildings in the city.
Included
- 90-minute Narrated Historic Mini-Coach Tour of Charleston
- Professional Driver/Guide
- See over 100 Points of Interest
Not included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Features
Tourism
100%
Cultural
90%
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We found the tour informative and fun. Chris was a great guide. We saw so much and when we walked about the city after, we knew our way around. Thank you!
Bob was an excellent tour guide. Have been to Charleston many times and learned a great deal more about the city and history on this tour.
This was a great way to see the city on a hot, humid August day. We drove by many sites and learned about Charleston's history. Our tour guide was knowledgeable about the sites.
The Charleston Tour with the Optional Joseph Manigault House is well worth the money. The tour is very jam packed. The tour guide was very knowledgeable. The ladies who acted as docents at the house were not only knowledgeable but gracious. The house is amazing. Especially when one takes into account its sad history after Mrs. Manigault left it once her husband passed away. The communities in Charleston are vibrant. The homes are beautiful. The Battery in particular is incredible. The tour stopped and mounted a wall and we were able to hear about both the Revolutionary bombardment and capture of Charleston as well as its American Civil War History. As a descendent of soldiers who died in the Charleston area it was fascinating to hear the harrowing story of the men who fought and died there. We even visited two former red light district areas from the 1840's and 1850's. The churches are a fascinating antidote to a rich and sometimes libertine heritage. The four corners of laws - religious, state, federal and local was also interesting. Well worth every cent. But parking can be a chore.
The tour was great! Guide was very knowledgeable and had some great stories along with the history of the landmarks and neighborhoods we toured. Manigault house tour was a bit disappointing because the upper and lower levels of the house are closed to the public. It would have been great to see the kitchen and areas where the help stayed. The guide was very good and told us about the other levels but without seeing them it was hard to imagine. On a whole well worth the money and a great way to get a feel for the history of the whole area.
First thing the bus is not set up to do a city sight seeing tour. Pulled up to sites and we were unable to see a thing. Second, air conditioning was not working on bus, which made it very uncomfortable as it was 90 degrees. All and all not worth it.