Experience Charleston's most famous sights in an air-conditioned coach and enjoy opportunities to step out and see Charleston up-close. Discover the city's history with expert tour guides. Tour a restored Southern Mansion.

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 2 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures are in place. Check your activity voucher once you book for full details. Learn more
Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English
Small group: Limited to 10 participants

Highlights

Explore the historic Joseph Manigault House
See Rainbow Row and Charleston's Historic Churches
Learn about Charleston's history with a licensed tour guide
Step off the bus for amazing views from the Battery Seawall

Full description

Take a journey through Charleston's 300 years of living history with passionate licensed tour guides. Experience the Old Market area and the historic homes and churches where generations of Charlestonians worked, lived, and worshipped. Step out of the air-conditioned minibus onto the famous Battery Seawall to admire the wonderful views. See and hear about Fort Sumter, the Harbor of History, and the Aircraft Carrier Yorktown at Patriots Point. Enjoy a tour through the elegant interior of a fully-restored historic home - Joseph Manigault House. Come and enjoy the beauty and hospitality of one of America's most historic cities.

Includes

Access to Joseph Manigault House
Live tour guide

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Meeting point

Meet your 'Gray Line Charleston' guide at the Charleston Visitor Center.

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Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time
Tours operate rain or shine

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Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 42 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.4/5
Value for money
4/5
Service
5/5
Organization
4/5

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We really enjoyed the narrated bus tour. The guide was so knowledgeable and proved so much information. It was great. Unfortunately the house tour hours changed…to once an hour on the hour. We couldn’t wait around 45 minutes for it so we missed that. Communications should have been better to the guide. She was under the impression it was every half hour. The change to the house tour is why we can’t give you an Excellent rating.

September 28, 2022

Our coach was clean and comfortable and had room for all the passengers. The tour guide was fantastic. He was extremely knowledgeable and kept us informed of all the historical places that we were seeing. He really MADE the tour. He was extremely easy to understand, was very pleasant and friendly and made our tour a GRAND SUCCESS. He is an asset to your organization. Thank you . Sandra and Reza Cader. Hinesville Ga USA

April 16, 2022

There were 8 of us in our party. A girls weekend. The combo tour was our last activity before departing Charleston. The bus tour was nice, however our guide was very monitone and to be honest, I didnt catch much of the information. The sights were beautiful and well worth the time. The Mansion was beautiful. The grounds delightful. I would reccomend it to friends. The history is incredible.

August 12, 2019

Charleston: Historic City and Southern Mansion Combo Tour

Charleston: Historic City and Southern Mansion Combo Tour

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