CHARLESTON
222 Tours Reviewed
Charleston tastes better when someone else leads. I love the small groups of no more than 10 and the way the tour builds a serious Lowcountry menu, from She-Crab Soup to sweet handmade ice cream. One note: at $117, the…
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…
One stroll can change how you see a city. This 2-hour, 10-minute walk turns Charleston’s food into a history lesson, with tastings tied to the people and places that shaped the Lowcountry. You start downtown at 164 Church St and…
Follow Charleston’s stories through its alleys and landmarks. This small-group walking tour with guide Adam links major sights to the people and power behind them, from early pirate tales to Revolutionary-era clues. You’ll spend about two hours on foot, with…
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 90-minute bus ride can save Charleston time. You get a tight sweep of the city’s most photographed spots, from Rainbow Row to a harbor-facing stop at The Battery, with guided context that’s hard to piece together on your own…
A horse carriage tour can be a fast way to fall for Charleston. This private ride, about 50 minutes, gives you a narrated route through the historic district with a real driver/guide and a City Market start point. I like…
Tea fields beat any museum stop. A trolley tour at the Charleston Tea Garden turns a quick outing into a guided look at how tea is grown, harvested, and made. You get to see those acres of tea bushes from…
Charleston history hides in plain sight. This walk, led by Citadel professor Eric Lager, turns ordinary streets into a story you can actually follow. I especially loved the small group feel and the way Eric tells the past like it’s…
A plantation stop can be moving, and Boone Hall is especially so. It pairs a guided walk through Boone Hall Plantation with the Gullah Theater so you get both place and perspective in one smooth half-day. What I love most…
Charleston gets easier when you ride. This Old Town Trolley Tour gives you a narrated hop-on hop-off route through the places that shape the city’s look and its stories, all in about 100 minutes. You can stay aboard to get…
Charleston has a way of making food feel personal. This tour starts with you choosing ingredients and ends with a chef turning your picks into a multi-course farm-to-table meal. I love the mix of market interaction and history, plus the…
A real Charleston time machine sits by the Ashley. Drayton Hall is a rare kind of plantation visit: it’s built around professional interpreters and a preserved house, not a made-for-tourist re-creation. You get context first, then you walk through spaces…
History here is easier on foot. This Charleston walking tour is built for learning at street level: a professional historian with a PhD leads a slow, break-friendly walk that starts by the waterfront. I like that you get real storytelling…
Dolphins plus a lighthouse in ninety minutes. On this Folly Beach boat trip out of Charleston, I like that you’re not just tooling around for animals—you’re also learning how the lowcountry estuary works as you cruise the marsh creeks with…
