CHARLESTON · LOWCOUNTRY
23 Tours Reviewed
Lowcountry tea, oak shade, and vineyard views. This 5-hour Charleston day weaves together a famous centuries-old live oak, America’s only tea plantation, and Charleston’s one vineyard stop, all with air-conditioned comfort and unlimited freshly brewed tea. I especially like the…
Live oaks and living history. Boone Hall Plantation is one of those rare places where the grounds still feel active, and the 3/4-mile Avenue of Oaks is the kind of visual you remember for years. I also love that your…
History in Charleston, with easy transportation included. You’ll do Magnolia Plantation & Gardens with a professional guide, then finish with the See it all City Bus ride to help you get your bearings around the Holy City. It’s a smart…
One hour, and the details click. Drayton Hall is the nation’s earliest example of fully executed Palladian architecture, and it’s the oldest preserved plantation house in America still open to the public. That mix of big design history and real,…
A long ride is the last thing you need here. This small-group Boone Hall Plantation tour from Charleston packs round-trip transportation and guided time into about 4.5 hours, plus Gullah culture with a live presentation. I especially liked the mix…
Charleston’s plantation tours can blur together fast. This one feels unusually real, starting with formal gardens shaped like Versailles and ending with period artisans working in the stable yard. If you want a clearer picture of how the land and…
Magnolia Plantation moves at a calm, old-time pace. You get the Lowcountry in one long day: nearly 600 acres of gardens and wildlife, plus a Charleston city tour with major landmarks like the Citadel and the Battery. The Audubon swamp…
Gardens at Middleton Place feel like a slow exhale. In about 4.5 hours, you’ll cover the 65-acre grounds, tour the Middleton Family House Museum, and then sit down for classic low-country cuisine. If you like history that you can actually…
Middleton Place feels like a guided storybook. You’ll get small-group Mercedes Sprinter transport from downtown Charleston and lunch plus admission fees included so your day stays simple. The only real watch-out: the schedule is fixed, and some parts can feel…
Magnolia works both mind and legs. This 5-hour Charleston day trip pairs a guided visit to the Magnolia Plantation House with an exclusive Nature Train or Wildlife Boat option across the 66-acre grounds. I love that you also get time…
Spanish moss does the talking here. This Charleston tour mixes a guided visit to the Magnolia Plantation House with time in the gardens, swamp, and wildlife areas, plus your choice of a Nature Train or Ashley River wildlife boat. One…
Magnolia tells the Lowcountry story fast. This small-group Charleston outing strings together three guided experiences at Magnolia Plantation, plus roundtrip transportation in a climate-controlled Mercedes Sprinter. You’ll go from city streets to gardens and swamp trails without wrestling tickets or…
Three hours in Charleston, and it all clicks. This Middleton Plantation half-day tour pairs guided Charleston sightseeing with time at Middleton Place, so you don’t just see pretty gardens—you understand what you’re looking at. I especially like the free hotel…
Charleston can be a lot to take in. This combo turns it into a clean, timed day: you ride an air-conditioned coach to Boone Hall, then get a guided sweep through Charleston’s most famous streets and landmarks. The first thing…
A plantation day trip with a Gullah voice. This outing from Charleston gets you to Boone Hall Plantation through the Avenue of Oaks, then keeps the story moving with a Gullah presentation that explains how culture carried forward. You’re not…
