Charleston City Sightseeing: Historical Bus Tour

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Step back in time and explore the rich history of Charleston on this engaging bus tour. Visit iconic landmarks, learn about the city’s role in American history, and upgrade to include a visit to a historic plantation home or the Charleston Museum.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Gray Line of Charleston - Enjoy a guided tour of Charleston by mini-coach and learn about the cityâs significant history. With your professional guide, explore the former city walls; visit the famous Battery Waterfront district; and stop at Charlestonâs picturesque Battery Sea Wall for closer views of Charleston Harbor, Fort Sumter and…

What's Included

90-minute narrated historic mini-coach tour
Professional driver/guide
View over 100 points of interest
See Rainbow Row, Old Exchange Building, and Whitepoint Gardens
Optional museum upgrades available

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

Embark on this informative tour of Charleston’s history, where your guide will bring to life the enchanting allure of one of the nation’s oldest cities. Discover Charleston’s essential part in the narrative of the U.S., visiting over 100 landmarks including Rainbow Row, Colonial Lake, the Old Exchange Building, and Whitepoint Gardens. You also have the…

Location

375 Meeting St

Meeting Street

Tour departs from Charleston Visitor's Center

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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A5677padavidw

Mar 30, 2025

Great way to begin your visit to Charleston SC - Thorough tour of the city with our host, John. Covered the major sites of the city with background detail and insight into the history of the attractions. This package also included the tour to Fort Sumter. Well worth the price paid.

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Madilynn_m

Mar 29, 2025

Definitely recommend! - Had a great time! The tour went through all the places to see and great for a first time tourist trip to Charleston. Gave us a good idea of what we wanted to do later on. Would recommend it for a morning or first day in the city to get a good idea of layout. Inside the bus so weather isn’t an issue and the guide/driver was funny and very knowledgeable.

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Megan_h

Mar 28, 2025

Wonderful tour - Great tour. Guide was extremely detailed and informative. Highly recommend this tour to learn the history and architecture of the city.

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L4490vacarmenr

Mar 26, 2025

Tour of Charleston - Very informative and tour guide was great ! I would recommend this to any one wanting overall info about Charleston . We have been coming for years and had never done an official tour . We enjoyed it !

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Robert_d

Mar 26, 2025

Knowledgeable, safe... - Knowledgeable, safe driver. My second trip and tour of Charleston and learned new history and information. Worth the second tour.

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Imoore

Mar 25, 2025

History with a Smile - We really enjoyed the tour. It was an easy way to take in the local history. We were very pleased with John, our guide. Thank you

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Tara_a

Mar 24, 2025

Interesting and allowed... - Interesting and allowed us to see so much of the city. Was able to make decisions for the rest of our trip.

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Victoriab781

Apr 1, 2025

Disappointed - Our bus was very noisy due to people talking over the guide. She did her best to quiet them, but it didn't help. It was too bad. We had really looked forward to it.

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753newyorker

Mar 30, 2025

Very nice tour of the city - I booked a Grayline tour after doing the carriage tour which only did one zone of the historic district, barely scratching the surface of the city. We had a very "colorful" drive - she was a really funny storyteller, and did a fantastic job of the tour. However, I had a hard time following her accent since she was talking so fast, and I wish it was a bit slower since we zoomed past some of the places. However, we got to see the entire city which was lovely, and it was a thorough tour. I highly recommend this tour provided you can go back and walk around the areas that you liked. My tweens were bored though, especially since they had a hard time with the fast accent as well. I did have one complaint though, and for that alone I gave this 3 stars. I booked it with a mansion tour, but the mansion was not included in the tour. All they did was give me tickets and ask me to go at the time tours are done in the mansion, which I could have done myself. I had no time to go for a separate additional tour, so I asked for a refund and have not heard back. I do not recommend combining multiple tours with them. There are so many other bus tours and I wonder if we should have taken another one instead.

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Fellowtraveler413958

Mar 24, 2025

Minibus ride - The driver was entertaining but got a little lost in her own nonsense. I did not feel like I learned much about Charleston and was often confused about what she was talking about. She kept saying look up, for example. We were on a minibus - the only up is the ceiling. I think she meant up the street. Anyway with some redirection she would probably be great.

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