Off season walking tour booked for Old Towne Charleston SC & waterfront area. Inquiries placed…read morebefore 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.

Very thorough and enjoyable tour. Our guide, Ron Smith, provided so much insight into the area. You…read morecould 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!

We purchased tickets at the Welcome Center and then went outside to catch the bus in the covered…read morestation. This is a non walking tour. The tour covers the Charleston historic district and lasts about an hour and a half. As we entered the 14 seat bus, we were welcomed by Shawn, a Navy Vet. There was a ramp for people with disabilities. Yes, seating as well for people with disabilities as well. The closer you sit towards the back, the bigger the bumps hit. Shawn was full of information! The bus also was climate controlled. Thank you, Shawn! Great way to see the city without walking! Adventure Sightseeing, you earned your 5-star review!

Al Miller gave my group on June 23,2026 a wonderful tour of Charleston,SC African American sites…read moreand Angel Tree very knowledgeable and very good and personable with every detail about each site he told us about. Thank You Edward and Derrell Bishop West Deptford,NJ

Great little bus tour of Charleston! My wife and I were visiting, and quite frankly it was too hot…read moreand too humid to walk around. So, we opted for an air conditioned bus tour which gave us the historic highlights and a great overview of the various neighborhoods. The tour guide was very knowledgeable, and we enjoyed her friendliness and helpful bits and pieces of information. There were points of interest that we later came back to on foot, so the bus tour gave us some good information to help narrow down what we might be interested in.

As a native Charlestonian, I was looking forward to a girls-group excursion - a local field trip of…read moresorts. Little did I know that I would learn so much about the city that I have lived in my entire life! Our tour guide, Kim, was welcoming, knowledgeable, and humorous. On every street I learned something new. The tour bus is comfy, clean, and air-conditioned (a must in the Lowcountry). I need to go on the tour again so my brain can retain some of my new-found historical facts. Thank you, Charms of Charleston, for a memorable day.

We had already taken a wonderful Charleston Walk IT! Tour but there is a whole other side to…read moreCharleston's history . Franklin's Tour unlocked it for us . The tour was fascinating, emotional, and impactful. Our local tour planner secret Charleston had strongly recommended it and we are glad we took his advice. I recommend this tour before visiting the IAAM or a Plantation as it lays some groundwork for the remaining part of your visit to the area. Because it's a van tour with stops it covers a fair amount of area to give you a real sense of the history. Don't expect a whitewashed history Franklin speaks from the heart on this well researched historically accurate tour. Strongly recommended.

Best Historic tour in Town! My family and I were in town to celebrate my Mom's 89th Birthday as a…read morefamily and this Tour was the one of highlights of our entire trip! Well worth it! Our Tour guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and entertaining. It was like fun road-trip with one of your favorite family Uncles/Elders narrating the significance of the experience ...making you laugh out loud and think deeply at the same time...Do not miss this!!

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens was one of the best parts of our first day here! The grounds are…read moreabsolutely stunning, with beautiful gardens, towering live oaks draped in Spanish moss, and peaceful walking paths around every corner. It feels like you could spend the entire day exploring and still discover something new. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about the history and preservation of the property. The historical aspects of the plantation were thoughtfully presented and gave us a deeper appreciation for the site's complex past. Our guide, Chris was especially amazing as he executed his explanation of the history of the plantation very well, and he made it worth the trip!

This is one of those places that is trying to be big, but doesn't have the substance. For the cost…read moreof the admission, there isn't much. The train ride is not worth $15. Our guide kept talking to himself, then stop suddenly to point out an alligator or bird by him, but by the time he got moving, the animals was pretty much gone. You can only see the same birds and swamp so much before it becomes redundant. Maybe some history about the family, the time period, anything! I didn't go on a guided tour of the house, just walked through, but I don't really know what a tour guide could have added with just those few rooms. The gift shop lady was outright rude. I got a shirt that was marked 20% off. On the app, it said 10% off any item $30 or more, it said nothing about sale items. She acting like I was crazy for asking and then basically said, "that's double dipping, it's not like CVS where you can stack coupons." Seriously! Then when my mom said that was deceptive marketing, she sat there and argued with her. Save yourself time and money and go somewhere they not only appreciate your business, but where they aren't just charging you for the land.

Mac and cheese was a great horse driver. He kept us safe and was pretty cute too! Matt our guide…read morewas very engaging and a good story teller. Would recommend and would do again!

Great options, friendly staff and coupon code if you can find a tour book…read more Our guide, Wendy, was very knowledgeable and gentle and respectful to our horse guide, Duke. Duke was great!

I really enjoyed this tour. It was easy to book online and find the meeting spot at the visitor's…read morecenter. The guide was kind, knowledgeable and funny. I love that he used pictures and signs to demonstrate some of the people and information that he was talking about. The bus was clean and comfortable. I learned a lot on this tour and would recommend.

This tour wasn't what I thought it would be. I thought we would be going around to various Gullah…read moresites, getting off periodically, and snapping photos. But guide Alphonso Brown had other plans. And that's okay. The two hour tour is totally on the bus. There is no getting off and you're driving around town. It's not all Gullah based. You learn more about Black/African American history overall. But Alphonso is the real gem/lesson here. Alphonso speaks Gullah and he will teach you some too. And even when he is speaking "normally," or in "English," he still has a dialect that is musical and enthralling. For all those complaining about having to work so hard to follow him--get over it! It's LITERALLY the BEST part of this tour! You toddle around town in an air conditioned bus, listening to history, fun stories, and seeing a ton of Charleston architecture (including numbers Philip Simmons gates). Alphonso will tell you where to go, where not to go, what to do, what not to do. He does not mince words. I asked about renowned hero Robert Smalls and he told me Robert Smalls was no hero! He also said George Washington had children (and I've been taught the opposite of that my whole life, so I'm off go down rabbit holes). I loved listening to Mr. Brown's lyrical dialect. Learning about his culture. Learning about Charleston. It was like having a chauffeur take you around to parts of town you wouldn't have thought about visiting. He was fun, energetic. And yes, I bought his book at the gift shop (all bus tours leave from the visitors center), and I had him sign it! This is a unique experience you won't get anywhere else. Thank you to the amazing Alphonso Brown.

Josh O was a great host! Went out of his way to take care of our party, even taking care of bring…read moreout our food and drinks

WOW. These people know how to treat you right. Phil was the best guide we could imagine to spend…read morethe day with. He adjusted the agenda to fit our wants after getting to know us. Not only were the places he took us perfect, he was so helpful and friendly in telling us more about the Charleston area. We did the wine, distillery, and beer tour. He was so kind and even let us drop of goods by our Airbnb before picking an amazing rooftop bar in town for our final drop off. We will definitely be using this tour company again.

Had a terrific experience with our guide, Bill. He was fun, knowledgeable, and professional. I…read morelearned a thing or two and had a great time doing it. Perfect for folks visiting Charleston or for residents (like me) showing friends around town.

Bill was our tour guide, and we lucked out because we were the only ones for the particular time…read more To say that this tour, especially with Bill, was fantastic is an understatement! A wealth of knowledge while still being friendly and accommodating to what places we'd be most interested in. So glad we booked this tour on our first full day in Charleston; now we'll enjoy the rest of the week with a solid understanding of the place/region. An easy but strong recommendation if you're visiting this city: Book this tour! Edited to add: My husband called Bill "a young Hemingway"