Off season walking tour booked for Old Towne Charleston SC & waterfront area. Inquiries placed before hand by telephone communication was excellent. Arranged & payed for on line. Met our most excellent guide, Benjamin, at the waterfront & our group enjoyed a spirited & vigorous walk about with great history lessons thru-out the tour. We recommend this tour group. Be prepared for a vigorous workout if taking the walking tour. read more

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Very thorough and enjoyable tour. Our guide, Ron Smith, provided so much insight into the area. You could tell he really enjoys what he does. Great way to start a stay in the area as many points of interest are shown. Highly recommend! read more

Benjamin was such a great tour guide! Very informative and educated us on the history of Charleston. He also kept us laughing. Went on a city ghost tour later in the night and we pretty much knew a lot of the history from Ben's earlier tour. It was really neat to connect the places and the stories. read more

We met our Charleston City Tour at the Charleston Visitor Center. Our driver-guide was Ron "Smitty" Smith, a native South Carolinian. He was terrific! His knowledge of Charleston and its history is outstanding, and he clearly enjoys sharing it. He also shared recommendations for places to eat and shop. We had 10 people on our tour in an intermediate-sized tour bus. Smitty made frequent stops and turned around to give detailed descriptions of what we were seeing. We stopped and got out twice, including at the Battery. Here, Smitty discussed the harbor and the roll its fortifications played in Charleston history. I highly recommend Pineapple Tour Group for your tour of the Queen City! read more

Neal.was our guide today and was incredibly knowledgeable about the area. He grew up near here, was a history teacher and his family has been here for many generations. Fabulous tour! We highly, highly recommend Pineapple tours with Neal! read more

So informative so glad we went. Tour person was great and very knowledgable !!!! Would definitely use the tour company again. Thanks

We had the best tour of Charleston today. This is a terrific tour; only 14 people, comfortable bus and very informative tour guide. Loved it! read more

The driver was very informative, and the tour was decent. But they were the most expensive tour in the city, and they shorted us on the time that the tour was supposed to last. If the tour is supposed to be three hours, make it last three hours. read more

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Great tour of old town Charleston.. Smitty was our tour guide. It was a perfect blend of talking, not talking explaining the sites. The hour and a half flew by. read more

Our tour guide's name was Neal. He was very knowledgeable about the area. It was very interesting to hear the historical facts about Charleston. read more

We had the best trip to Middleton Place with Wayne at Pineapple Tours! So interesting! Wayne gave us great information and fun facts! He was also super friendly and his van had great air conditioning! He even had cold water waiting for us for the ride back to Charleston from Middleton! Wayne recommended the fried chicken and she-crab soup for our lunch choice at Middleton Place. His recommendation was perfect! What a great experience! We highly recommend the Middleton Place excursion with Wayne at Pineapple Tours. read more

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We went on this van tour while in Charleston, they pick you up at the visitors center. The vehicle was small, definitely 20 people or less were on it with us. Our tour was full, so you may want to consider booking ahead of time like we did. This is not located far from the Charleston Museum, so that would be a great activity to combine with the tour. I'd budget 2-3 hours for the museum. I had not been here in 25 years, when I was a kid, so I really enjoyed learning more about this historic spot. We opted to book this on a rainy day, so this turned out to be the PERFECT activity for us! This would also be a great activity for anyone that has mobility issues! Our guide was great and gave us a ton of information on this city, I think he had been a history teacher. I think the tour was supposed to be a bit longer, but ours only lasted 60-70 minutes. No bathroom breaks on this tour, so be sure to use the restroom in the visitor center. read more

The whole tour was great. First the tour guide Rodney is awesome. He picked us up at our hotel and dropped us off. The tour was great. He had a sense of humor and made the tour do much fun. The bus was air conditioned and clean as a whistle. Well worth the money. Rodney also gave us tips on eateries and fun things to do around the city. read more

Benjamin is a great tour guide and I am very happy I took this tour. I highly recommend it.

Neal Cook was a wonderful guide for our 90 minute city tour! He was extremely knowledgeable and provided tons of information in an engaging and personal way. Hearing about his connections to the city's history made it so meaningful. Highly recommend! read more

Smitty was a wonderful tour guide for this 90 minute bus tour. Thoroughly knowledgeable about Charleston history and interesting facts all while navigating interesting traffic challenges! This is the perfect tour for those who need a little weather comfort, might have challenges hearing the guide (surprisingly quiet van!), and are a little concerned about walking the very even sidewalks of Charleston. read more

Excellent city tour. Our tour guide Rodney was great. Very informative. Learned alot of Charleston history in 90 minutes. Would definitely recommend! read more

I have traveled the world and hands down this was one of the best tours I have been on. Pineapple tours is incredible. The tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, and engaging. His ability to showcase the historical aspects, but also tell the stories like you are sitting right in the middle of it is a skill set few tour guides have. I would recommend booking in advance as the tour fills up quickly. But the bus was very comfortable, and still felt very personable. I'd book this tour again in a heartbeat! read more

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I had the pleasure of taking the city tour with Benjamin. His knowledge and sense of humor made for a wonderful tour. If you take a city tour be sure to book with him. I even got to see the house Stephen Colbert grew up in! read more

This is my favorite tour company in town! We have done 3 tours with them now, and they are our go-to place when we have company visiting from out of town. 1. The history tour took us on a trip around the peninsula. Our guide was Ben and he was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the city. He's a great story teller and makes history enjoyable for everyone. The bus was impeccably clean, well air conditioned (a most in the summer in Charleston) and cold bottled water was available for free! Highly recommend. 2. The tour of Middleton Place started downtown and took us out to Middleton Place. It was a great half-day trip and included a delicious southern style lunch. We watched a narrative history of Middleton during the 30-40 minute trip to the plantation which helped inform our visit before we arrived. Once at Middleton Planation we received a curated tour schedule, map of Middleton's and headed to the restaurant to enjoy lunch. After, we took a guided tour of the house and a self guided tour of the grounds, peripheral buildings and gardens. After our tour was over, we hopped back on the air conditioned bus where ice cold water was available to help cool us down. Ben even offered a phone charger so we could recharge on the ride back downtown. 5-stars!! 3. The comedy bus tour was a great evening event. We met at Hom restaurant on King Street for a drink and got to meet the comedian before we boarded the bus. There were about 12 of us on the bus and it was cool to relax, ride around the city, laugh, and enjoy a semi-private comedy show. Our comedian Trevor was engaging, funny, and entertaining. It was a great way to spend a rainy evening! read more

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Middleton Place Tour & Lunch with Transportation from Charleston. Transportation, Middleton admission and a three-course lunch = well worth the money! Our driver was very friendly despite feeling under the weather. If we had to give any criticism, it was finding the bus! There were no signs, and we had to ask several people for directions to the bus once we arrived at the terminal. Finding it on the way home, however, was much easier as it was in a clearly designated spot. Middleton is stunning and you will get unparalleled photos. The grounds are very well manicured and the animals roam free. You're given a map at the beginning of the tour and you can follow the recommended path or go off on your own. The weather was very hot, but it still did not take away from the plantation's beauty. The lunch was also good, but all food options were VERY heavy considering all the walking. The tour of the historic house was enjoyable, but ran a bit long for our liking. All in all, we would highly recommend this tour. read more

Fabulous . Benjamin is both entertaining and full of knowledge. I definitely learned so much about the inside history on our bus trip He made me want to come back here and explore again read more

Yesterday my husband and I took Pineapple Tour Groups tour to Middleton Place. The whole experience was seamless. The tour bus was at the Visitors Center and ready to receive us. It was very clean, seat belts were intentionally placed on each seat and our driver and guide, Wayne, was terrific. He did an informative chat as we got started and then started a terrific video about Middleton Place. It was nice to get details about where we were going and what we would be seeing before actually arriving. And, because Pineapple Tour Groups tour included a scheduled tour of the house and a set time to enjoy lunch we didn't have to buy anything extra or wait in line! So nice! If you want to see Middleton Place or experience a downtown Charleston tour by small bus or by foot Pineapple Tour Group is the way to go! Looking forward to using them again next time I'm in Charleston! read more

I don't give 5 stars very often but Pineapple Tours deserves it. My husband and I are RVing full time so we are traveling on a tight budget. We don't usually spend money on tours but we thought Charleston might deserve an actual tour. We read the different reviews and decided a van tour was the best - we would get to see the most and the weather on Thanksgiving weekend was cool and misty. We were so fortunate to get the owner of the company, Ben, as our tour guide. He was simply amazing! His knowledge and passion for this city was evident at every stop. He brought tears to my eyes with his review of the Charleston church massacre. He handled racial issues superbly. I took several notes of people and events I want to learn more about. I would highly recommend this tour! It's the perfect way to start a visit to The Holy City! read more

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We had a great time on this city bus tour. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and humorous. It was a nice introduction to the city. However, for the price, I felt this was too short. It was advertised as a 90 minute tour, but we returned in 70 minutes. I prefer transparency when I book something and I like to know what I'm agreeing to will be honored. However, it's still a good tour, and maybe I attended on an "off" day. read more

Ben was very knowledgeable and gave a fantastic tour!! Favorite part- he didn't sugarcoat things just to make white folks (like myself) feel more comfortable. He really did tell the good, bad, ugly and entertaining about Charleston history. I learned more about the slave trade on this tour than I had in my US history class - and he also helped me understand how far race relations in Charleston have come and how the story is always more complicated than you think. As him about how Lincoln got elected- totally wild story! Ben hit all the right emotional notes to make us laugh, cry and really appreciate the history of Charleston. read more

First time in Charleston and this was a great way to get up close and personal. Our tour guide Todd was super informative!!! He gave us a background of the history of Charleston and nice places of the town! Although it was super hot but we still had a great time. He took us to see rainbow row and the mansions and a secret alley! We saw all the historic places and also gave us great Information and fun facts. He is super knowledgable. I was very impressed on how he knew exact dates in history! It's a lot of walking but super worth it! Bring your walking shoes !! read more

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Fantastic tour guide! He gave great insight into the historical events in the city. He was born and raised in Charleston. I highly recommend this tour. read more

Great experience. We took several different tours while in Charleston and this was by far the Best. Very knowledgeable and fun. Came away with lots of interesting stories of the city and had a nice morning as well. Benjamin made us feel special, glad we selected Pineapple Tour Group. read more

Smitty was our bus tour guide on a rainy cold day. loved his way of providing historical information and encouraging interaction. we had been to Charleston befor but on nor on a tour and this was definitely a bonus! read more

For our first visit to Charleston we opted to book a tour & selected a bus tour with Pineapple Tours. In this time of COVID we were happy to see a small van-type bus with a maximum capacity of 14. Benjamin was our driver & tour guide. Born & raised in Charleston, Benjamin was a wealth of information, weaving facts with fun stories in an entertaining manner. He was an enthusiastic teacher of all things Charleston. This tour showcases the primary sights of the city; Benjamin also provided suggestions for places to see as well as dining & other activities. TIPS: -- The tour departs just outside the Visitors Center. -- Consider using the restroom before you leave as there is no stopping. -- Parking is somewhat limited. We have a big truck, too tall for the nearby parking structure which only had a 6' high clearance. On nearby Mary Street (1 very short block north, on same side of Meeting Street as the Visitor Center) is a parking structure which can accommodate trucks & RV-type vehicles (small Class A & Class C vehicles, no bumper pulls etc). It's the first building on the left after turning onto Mary Street but isn't well marked. read more

I have never learned so much in such a short period of time. I was blown away by our guides knowledge and passionate delivery. I do a guided tour of every new city I visit and this was by far the best. Thank you! read more

Excellent tour group - they make it very easy and it is a very good value for what you pay. We used the tour group to go to Middleton Place and thought it well worth our money. We walked to the meeting place from our hotel and didn't have to worry about catching an Uber or Lyft. Our driver was friendly and offered water and umbrellas. He was also very prompt. What more could you ask for? read more

This tour was amazing. So much information about Charleston history and our tour guide Josh was entertaining and very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend!! read more

Yep - I'll add to those 5 star reviews. This was a really interesting bus tour - one of my favorite parts of an extremely rainy weekend in Charleston. The guide, whose name is escaping me, provides so much fascinating history with just the right amount of humor. He's really a great story-teller. This tour was recommended by the concierge at Dewberry and we couldn't have been happier with it. read more

Ron was our tour guide on our Charleston SC tour. He was very knowledgeable and personable. I highly recommend taking the tour during your stay. read more

The 90-minute bus tour was informative, comfortable and fun! Josh, our guide, was so knowledgeable about the history of the city! Plus, he was born and raised in Charleston, so his enthusiasm and personal connection came through! One of the best tour guides I've ever had! The bus was clean and very comfy. Highly recommend. read more

Very nice, informative, air conditioned, large windows. We would prefer to have at least one or two stops, to get out, and include bathroom availability at the stop. Since it was very hot, June weather, this was a wise choice, Over walking and carriage tours! read more

Amazing. We did this tour after walking around the city on our own and this was a fantastic way to supplement all that we saw. Our tour guide gave a thorough history of many buildings and events as we rode by. There were options to get out and take pics if we wanted as well. If you do any tour, this one is a must. read more

WOW! What to say... Benjamin (Owner of the company) is a WEALTH of Charleston knowledge! Very informative tour that has only sparked a greater interest in the city. I must say that I did not want to take the tour but was dragged kicking an screaming. I am so glad I was! The tour was a little over 1.5 hours but I felt that we could have gone on for another hour. GREAT JOB! HIGHLY Recommended! read more