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Charleston Area Tour Information
9 am - dusk daily. Appreciate the beauty and history of Charleston by taking a carriage tour. Palmetto Carriage, the oldest continually operating carriage company, has the most experienced guides and always gives one hour, fully-narrated tours. They begin from the "Red Barn" where we have plenty of animals, including miniatures. Plenty of free parking. Come see us today! For more information, please see our Web Site. 40 N. Market Street
Absolutely Charleston Charleston's Premier transportation and tour company. Professional services include: airport transfers, groups transportation, meet and greet services, guide services, tour planning that includes walking, historic private homes, ghost walks, antique tours, plantations and private tours. Creative tour packaging for large or small groups. Our staff looks forward to serving you! For more information, please visit our Web Site. P.O. Box 2727 Adventures
In Charleston Adventures in Charleston "goes the extra mile" to create and coordinate any and all aspects of a comprehensive tour package or special event for your group -- and has done so since 1986! Let Adventures in Charleston assist you in developing a true Adventure in Charleston! For more information, please visit our Web Site. PO Box 1229 Best of Charleston PO Box 303, Charleston, SC 29402. CHARLESTON'S ONLY DISCOUNT ATTRACTIONS PASS. Finally Charleston's visitors can get the best tours and the best values - in one convenient pass! Choose 1 attraction or create your own discount combination. Each B.O.C. pass includes admission to your chosen attractions(s) PLUS special offers to 14 area restaurants and shops. Attractions include carriage tours, plantations, harbor cruise, walking tours and Patriots Point. Available at local hotels and retailers or call 853-BEST (2378). 18-A Anson Street
Have a fun day of fishing aboard Rigged Out II with Capt. Ryan Riggs. Rigged Out II is a classic 28' Bertram powered by twin diesel engines and known for its fish raising ability. This boat is equipped with the latest electronics, tackle, and safety gear. Capt. Ryan, a Charleston native, has been fishing all of his life and his experienced crew is ready to share their knowledge with you. For more information, please see our Web Site. 640 Crossfield Lane
Let Carolina FoodPros take you behind-the-scenes and
guide you through the historic streets of Your guide, Amanda Dew Manning, a 10th generation
South Carolinian and local food expert, shares her own food memories of growing up on a
farm in South Carolina and tells charming stories about the history of Charleston from a
culinary perspective. Stops on the WALKING CULINARY TOUR are selected from food
markets, artisan bakeries, wine shops, specialty stores, and local chocolatiers where
tasting is not only encouraged, but mandatory. Learn simple culinary secrets that enable
you to recreate your own Tours, as featured on Turner South, ETV
South Carolina, NPR, Southern Living, South Carolina Magazine, Southern Lady, are
available every Saturday beginning at 9:30am. For more information on other culinary tours
and our Farm Tours visit www.carolinafoodpros.com. P.O.Box 22286 The Charleston Museum and Carolina FoodPros In conjunction with the special exhibit The
Bountiful Coast: Foodways of the South Carolina Lowcountry, The Charleston Museum
and Carolina FoodPros offer a special tour package open to public. Guests join
Amanda Dew Manning for a guided tour of The Bountiful Coast exhibit and a culinary walking
excursion through historic downtown Charleston. The walk winds through some of
Charleston's oldest, most beautifully restored neighborhoods en route to tasting stops
selected from artisan bakeries, food markets, specialty shops and chocolatiers. Tours are available every Friday at
2:00-5:00pm through September 9, 2005. For more information visit www.carolinafoodpros.com. P.O.Box 22286
Located on Wadmalaw Island,
one of Charleston’s barrier islands, a mere 25 minutes away from the city’s
historic district, awaits the ultimate Southern experience. Experience Southern
hospitality at the Irvin-House Vineyards. Or, relax with a glass of
wine, under the ancient oak trees draped with Spanish moss. Founded by Jim and Ann
Irvin, the Irvin-House Vineyards is Charleston’s only domestic winery with working
vineyards. Where Charleston named Irvin-House Vineyards as one of The Dreamy Places
to Share Your Vows. Wine Tours are available
every Saturday at 2pm. For more information visit www.charlestonwine.com The winery is closed in
January.
Open 7 days a week, 9am - 6pm. Adults $16.00, Children $8.00. Charleston has played a pivotal role in American History, overcoming the Indians, Revolutionary War, Civil War, and the scourge of the pirates. Let us make her history come alive on an hour tour of her streets and buildings! Oldest Stable in Charleston! Look for Green Carriages! Paid Reservations are Discounted! For more information, please see our Web Site. 10 Guignard Street
Enjoy our personalized water tours of Charleston
while aboard the Palmetto, our 45 ft. USCG certified catamaran. We offer guide
narrated HISTORY TOURS or see crab and fish up close in our on-board touch tank during our
NATURE TOUR. Indulge in a port city sunset during our SUNSET CRUISE. The
Palmetto is also available for PRIVATE CHARTERS. Options include oyster roasts, crab
boils, frogmore stew or a catered picnic on an uninhabited barrier island. Wedding
parties, birthday parties and anything in between are a possibility aboard the
Palmetto. Educational groups can be scheduled with our naturalist and historian.
We at Sandlapper specialize in tailored tours and special events. Old South Carriage Company Tours depart 9:00 daily. Old South Carriage is Charleston's premier carriage company, providing the city's only licensed guides in the Confederate uniform. Our horse drawn carriage tours last 1 hour, and cover 2 1/2-3 miles of the historic residential district. Tours depart approximately every 20 minutes from our air-conditioned barn, conveniently located in the market. Easy loading platform and clean restrooms are available. Allow our experienced guides and friendly staff to reveal the secrets and beauty of "America's most historic city." 14 Anson Street Olde Towne Carriage Co. Daily from 9 am. Enjoy a one hour carriage tour of America's most historic city. Tours are given daily from 9 am by licensed tour guides so you will be sure to get the best tour available. Special discounts for groups and senior citizens. All major credit cards accepted. 20 Anson Street Adventure Sightseeing Tours Corporation Talking ad phone number: 820-9770 or 800-722-5394. Open daily 9:15 to 4:30. Best of Charleston tours. See it and all of our 90 minute and two hour tours. The complete Historic City, including Rainbow Row, Catfish Row, hundreds of historic homes and churches, the old and active Citadel. Go inside a mansion on our two hour tour. For more information, please see our Web Site. 1090 Fort Sumter Drive Charleston Tours Inc. Open 8am - 5pm. Voted #1 by the New York Times and the famous travel writer, Charles Kuralt, we cater to senior citizens & families. Real southern hospitality. Take the "Scarlett O'Hara Special". From slavery to grandeur - we show it all. City & plantation tours For more information, please see our Web Site. 545 Savannah Highway Doin' the Charleston Tours, Inc. Open 8 a.m.-10 p.m., answering service available after hours. History comes alive! All major points covered with a stop at the famous Battery. Imagine a 90 minute live narrated mini-bus tour with laser-disc IMAGES AND MUSIC. Humor, charm and drama, air-conditioned comfort and large viewing windows. Native Charleston Guide. See more area than five carriage tours. Free pick-up from city lodgings and Marina. Not recommended for small children. Tours depart daily from the Charleston Visitor Center at 9:30 a.m., noon, 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. (4:30 pm during daylight savings only). AAA Discount. Call for group rates. For more information, please see our Web Site. P.O. Box 31338 Gray Line of Charleston Bus Tours Open 7:30am - 5pm. America's premier sightseeing company, offers you quality and dependability with experienced guides relating the complete history of the area and its attractions. Tours depart daily, year-round from the Charleston Visitor Center and downtown hotels by reservation. Our tours are the most comprehensive and we can tailor group tours to your interests. Enjoy your visit with Gray Line. For more information, please see our Web Site. PO Box 219
Reservations 24 hours. Enjoy expert narration and panoramic viewing of the Battery, the Market, and hundreds of historic landmarks with the personal touch that only an owner-operated service can provide. After all, your vacation is too short to take a generic tour. Two hour tours also include a 35-minute guided tour of either the Nathaniel Russell House or the Edmondston-Alston House. Guides average 10 years experience. Pick-up at Visitor Center and downtown hotels. For more information, please see our Web Site. 2166 St. James Drive
Our Charleston South Carolina Tourist Pack envelope offers FREE vacation coupons for CHARLESTON AREA ATTRACTIONS. Coupons include Charleston SC
restaurants, walking tours, carriage tours, museums, museum houses, plantations,
gardens, shopping and more! For more information, please see our Web Site. PO Box 80272
Largest selection of tours featuring a museum house. Two hour and 75 minute tours depart the Visitors Center at 9:15, 12:00 and 2:45. Two hour tours include a 1/2 hour stop at one of the premier museum houses: EDMONDSTON-ALSTON, HEYWARD-WASHINGTON, NATHANIEL RUSSELL or AIKEN-RHETT house. Specialized, private and plantation tours as well as step-on guides available. "Free" pick-ups. AAA, senior, group and military discounts. For more information, please see our Web Site. 1300 Lenevar Drive Barrier Island Ecotours Venture to beautiful Capers Island for a peaceful retreat to an unspoiled barrier island. Along the way, experience the natural beauty of SC's salt marshes; stopping often to pull traps and nets. Dolphin sightings common as well as excellent shelling and birding. Trip options include: Our Capers Island Wildlife Exploration, Crabbing, Creek Fishing, Sunset Cruise and Marine Biology Day Camp. We also cater to groups (school, corporate, reunions, etc.).All Trips guided by a Marine Biologist. For more information, please see our Web Site. PO Box 343 Bohicket Boat: Adventure & Tour Co. Open 8 am- 8 pm, 7 days a week. Kiawah and Seabrook Islands, 30 minutes south of Charleston. Wildlife wonder! BYC offers dolphin-watching river tours and sunset cruises, ACE Basin adventures, shelling shuttles to remote barrier islands, sailing charters and kayak tours and rentals. Power and sail boat rentals for easy family fun: crabbing, fishing and exploring our pristine creeks and marshes. Inshore and offshore fishing charters, custom tours and renowned guides. Tackle rentals. Since 1982. For more information, please see our Web Site. 1880 Andell Bluff Boulevard
CHARLESTON EXPLORER: DOLPHINS AND MORE Open 7 days a week. Admission: $5.00 - $35.00. Operating from the Charleston Maritime Center, next to the South Carolina Aquarium, a convenient stop on the Downtown Area Shuttle. Join us for an encounter with Charleston's friendly dolphins and assorted other marine life. With our marine biologist, explore the salt marshes and barrier islands aboard the M/V Charleston Explorer, a 72-passenger USCG certified catamaran vessel. Activities include: touch tanks, island exploration, crab pot & dredging, seine & cast net fishing. Daily or private tours range from 1.5 to 12 hours, customized to meet your needs. Call for reservations. Charleston Maritime Center
March thru Nov: Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. Dec thru Feb: Saturdays only. Passenger ferry service with naturalist on board to beautiful 64,000 acre Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, the longest protected coastal stretch on the east. Only 30 minutes from Charleston, enjoy dolphin watching and strolling an undeveloped barrier island habitat - largest migratory bird stopover and a breeding ground for several endangered animal species. For more information, please see our Web Site. Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge Nature Adventures Outfitters, Inc. Nature Tours Open 8am - 8pm, Tues. - Sun. Horseback ride, Kayak-Canoe, Hike or Bicycle in the Francis Marion National Forest. 25 minutes from downtown. Guided Tours & Rentals. Our guides and equipment set us apart from other outfitters. University degreed Naturalist for complete Natural and Cultural history interpretation! Discover Blackwater swamps, Rivers, Pocossins and Long-leaf Pine forests. For more information, please see our Web Site. 1900 Iron Swamp Rd. Outdoor Discovery Tours, Inc. BEST DOLPHIN TOUR IN CHARLESTON HARBOR! Discover salt marsh habitat, stroll uninhabited island BEACH. See Crab pot marine life. Observe BIRDS soaring, diving, wading, and see nesting rookery. Discover Carolina HISTORY viewing historic landmarks. Friendly crew naturalists and historian. Coast Guard certified, specializing in personal attention. Group rates and charters. For more information, please see our Web Site. 5900 - W Rivers Ave. Dream
Catcher
Charters Dream Catcher Charters inshore trips are set aboard a sleek, 18'5 Action Craft flats boat with a 150hp Mercury engine. The Offshore trips are held on a very fast and comfortable 35' Contender which is propelled by two 250hp Yamahas. These boats are set up to run quickly from spot to spot to maximize your fishing time. Both the inshore and offshore trips are ran by USCG licensed Captain Travis Waits. Captain Waits is a native of Charleston who is very passionate about taking and teaching people about the things he's learned from fishing all of his life. 813K Hideaway Bay Lane Anna's House & Garden Tour and Ghostwalk House & Garden: Mon.-Sat. 9:45 am & 2 pm.- 61 Queen Street. Ghost walk: Mon-Sat 5pm- The Mills House Hotel, 115 Meeting Street; Every night 7 & 9pm TG's, 170 Church St. at Market Square. Admission: Adults: $13.00, $22.00; Children: $7.00 The most enjoyable tours of quaint old Charleston. Recommended for the entire family. Regularly scheduled tours, private and specialized tours, and group rates available. Oldest ghost tour, storytelling, more stories, the only family fun ghost walk. Also, only tour of private home and garden plus refreshments and lots of history. For more information, please see our Web Site. 122 Queen Street Architectural Walking Tours of Charleston 18th century tours at 10:00 a.m., 19th century tours at 2:00 p.m. daily except Tuesday and Sunday. $15.00 per person. Tours, guided by a local art historian/teacher, survey architectural styles against the historical background of Charleston with special emphasis upon preservation. Tours on special themes of Charleston architecture available to groups. Meeting Street Inn
Meander down quiet alleys where steeples tower overhead. Feel the sea breeze as you follow famous footsteps. Encounter stately mansions and peek in hidden gardens. Featured in Southern Living, recommended by The New York Times, AAA Tourbook. Our guides make the difference! History comes to life on this walking tour which includes major landmarks and architectural treasures. CHARLESTON STROLLS, the first walking tour, the premier walking tour, sharing our city since 1979. Group tours and ghost walks available. PO Box 1651 Charleston Tea Party Walking Tour Tours start at 198 King Street, Kings Courtyard Inn, at 9:30 am and 2 pm. Residents of the Old and Historic District, our guides tour you through their own neighborhoods of historic homes, buildings, churches and gardens, ending with a lovely tea party in the private garden of your guide to give a refreshing touch of Charleston hospitality to the end of a two hour tour. Architecture, the War Between the States, the American Revolution, the Earthquake of 1886, spiritual history, quotes from diaries, historic preservation, and gardens are woven into this artistic tour for the discerning visitor. 194 Tradd Street
This two hour tour explores Charleston's Civil War experience from the Democratic Convention held here in April of 1860, through the city's evacuation and surrender February 17-18, 1865. The tour is based on The Bombardment of Charleston,, the forthcoming book written by the tour's founder. If only in Charleston for a day, do not miss this popular tour featuring the epic story of the City's most challenging era! The tour lasts approx. 2 hours. Adults $14 / Children $8. For more information, please see our Web Site. 58 1/2 Broad Street Civil War Walking Tour Adults: $15.00. Daily at 9 am (rain or shine) March through December, leaving from the Mills House Hotel at 115 Meeting Street. Guide carries photos of Charleston during the Civil War. See today's scenes as they appeared during the 1860's. Exciting and true stories of soldiers, slaves and free persons of color. Experience the romance, tragedy, heroism and humor of Confederate Charleston. An easy pace allows for questions. We take time to explain what you see. Group rates and special tours available any time of year. Handicapped accessible. For more information, please see our Web Site. 17 Archdale Street
Mon-Sat: 5pm-The Mills House, 115 Meeting Street; Every night all year: 7 & 9pm-TG's, 170 Church Street at Market Square. Admission: Adults: $13.00, $22.00; Children: $7.00. The streets of Charleston are peopled with old souls! Only family fun ghost storytelling walking tour. Many more stories, new and old. Group rates, private and specialized tours available. For more information, please see our Web Site. 122 Queen St.
See the architectural splendor of Charleston on our morning saunter through the serene neighborhood South of Broad Street. While your guide recounts stories of wealthy landowners and merchants from the City's past, we will visit and tour two of the Historic District's most splendid mansions - The Edmondston-Alston House (c.1825) and the Heyward-Washington House (c.1770). These two homes are exemplary of Antebellum and Colonial architecture respectively. This is our most popular daytime tour for all of the right reasons! The tour last approx. 2.5 hours Adults $24 / Children $18. For more information, please see our Web Site. 58 1/2 Broad Street
Charleston's Most Popular Tour Year After Year! Charleston's Nationally Acclaimed Ghost Tour is a spirited evening filled with stories of the City's legendary ghosts, haunted inns, and Gullah superstitions. Our tour is based on Charleston Ghosts, the classic book by Margaret Rhett Martin, as well as our documented research of contemporary encounters with resident spirits. Do not be misguided by false advertisements to the contrary, ours is the only ghost walk in Charleston that has been featured on CNN Travel Guide! This is the original year-round ghost walk and the success of our tour has spawned several imitators in the City today. Our hauntingly good time lasts approx. 1.5 hours. Adults $14 / Children $8. For more information, please see our Web Site. 58 1/2 Broad Street
THE GHOSTS OF CHARLESTON Office hours: 8:30am-8:30pm. Tours: 5pm, 7:30, 9:30. $14.00 per adult, $8.00 per child 12 & under. Charleston's most popular walking tour! Explore the haunts of Charleston. . .Famous ghosts from the historic city's colorful past and present, graveyards and other haunted sites. Tours depart daily from Waterfront Park at the end of Vendue Range. Recommended by The History Channel, National Geographic Traveler, Travel and Leisure, Wall Street Journal, HGTV and CNN. For more information, please see our Web Site. 184 East Bay Street
See Charleston with the City's original thematic guided walking tour firm. We offer visitors a menu of tour options that are sure to appeal to the most discerning traveler's area of interest. Choose from the Civil War Walk, the Historic Homes Walk, the Slavery & Freedom Walk, the Maritime History Walk, the Wicked Charleston Walk, or the Lowcountry Ghost Walk - the tour that made our firm famous the world over! Our staff of credentialed local historians and storytellers is composed of the best tour guides in Charleston. Corporate, school, and spouse tours are a specialty, and we can handle up to 200 persons at a time! For more information, please see our Web Site. 58 1/2 Broad Street
Office hours: 8:30am-8:30pm. Tours: 10am and 4pm. $14.00 per adult, $8.00 per child 12 & under. Voyage to a time when terror lurked just beyond the horizon. Retrace the steps of history's most famous pirates. Rediscover colonial taverns, gallows, and pirate burial sites, while you hear tales from one of the most fascinating periods of Charleston's history. Tours depart Monday- Saturday from the Waterfront Park at the end of Vendue Range. Recommended by the History Channel, National Geographic Traveler, HGTV and CNN. For more information, please see our Web Site. 184 East Bay Street The Preservation Society of Charleston Enjoy this evening walking tour of charming homes, gardens and churches of historic Charleston. Guides provide information on the architecture, antiques and historical significance of each property. Tours with sherry reception, run from 7 pm - 10 pm each Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night. Sunday afternoon Garden Tea Tours also available. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased by calling. For a complete schedule of events, please call or write. For more information, please see our Web Site. PO Box 521
Office hours: 8:30am-8:30pm. Tours: 10am & 5pm; 4pm Nov.-March. $14.00 per adult, $8.00 per child 12& under. Walk among this city's historical surroundings with Lowcountry resident-guides who profile Charleston's legendary personalities, recount the impact of wars and disasters and reveal her elegant details. Tours depart Monday -Saturday from the Waterfront Park at the end of Vendue Range. Recommended by the History Channel, Discovery Channel: Europe, National Geographic Traveler, Wall Street Journal, HGTV and CNN. For more information, please see our Web Site. 184 East Bay Street |
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