Captain Steve's river tour was an amazing experience my family will never forget! The tour is 3…read morehours long and broken into three parts: history of Sandy Island, wildlife and scenery, and the plantation history. Steve is so knowledgeable about the area and even has a binder on board of all the research articles and notes he's found and taken on the subject. I would recommend this tour for all ages and all visitors to the area.

enjoyed an incredible sunset river cruise today! Captain Steve was great; an excellent guide and…read morehistorian... his boat was very comfortable and he entertained us with interesting facts about the area and pointed out beautiful 500 year old oaks... wildlife... grand plantation homes.. it is definitely an adventure worth taking!

This was my second river tour taking various grand and great-grand children from the west to see…read morewhat this area looks like, All enjoyed the trip. They ranged from 9 to 35, This trip appeals to all ages. Agnes is a great travel guide. Grandson said best thing he saw in MB, Granddaughter said she so liked the history Agnes related. Great grandson age 15 said the tour was "cool"! Great way to spend a morning while visiting MB.

Loved this tour! Agnes was an expert tour guide, knowledgeable and entertaining. Absolutely worth…read morethe price of admission. Highly recommend. Get out of the city for a bit and see nature and learn something new from someone who is passionate about the subject. Support family businesses! We will likely take this tour again when we return to Myrtle Beach.

Miss Chris inlet tours is a fantastic way to learn the area's history and ghost story's . We've…read morebeen several times we are locals and never knew some of this awesome history. Thank you Miss Chris

From the owner: I am the local storyteller here in Murrells Inlet SC. I have been studying the history, lore and…read morelegends of the South Strand for many years.

Tour guide was so knowledgeable about the area and its history. It was raining for the first part…read moreof the tour but we didn't mind a bit. The history and sites made up for it. Thanks for a great family outing!

Today we took the Swamp Fox Tour's trolley in Georgetown SC's Historic District. It's a 1 hour…read morenarrated tour in a nice little 14 seat trolley pulled by a jeep. Tour Guide Brian is amazingly knowledgeable about the history of the area. We have taken this tour before and it always gets better with new information in each presentation. Only $15/person, Book for 11 AM, 1 PM, or 3 PM. Tickets at Urban Farmhouse Coffee Shop 927 Front St. 843-833-8130.

We went for the wine on the river. It was amazing. Super cool charcuterie board. They had gluten…read morefree crackers for me. The wine was also very good. The plantation is adorable. It is truly a hidden gem. The manager even drove us to town to help us get a Lyft back to our hotel. If you have not visited this gem you are missing out

I have been to several different plantations in several different states and was really looking…read moreforward to a great afternoon with my daughters at Hopsewee to include a booked Tea Time and house tour. I purchased the Tea Service ahead of time. Everyone was very friendly but I will say, overly cautious. I had indicated that I have a tree nut allergy on the notes when I booked our reservation and I have never had an establishment refuse me service because of my allergy , but they did. For the life of me I couldn't understand why a slight adjustment couldn't be made to remove almonds from one tiny dish. They also refused to serve one of my daughters for a lactose intolerance note. I assured them it was ok and I had a lactaid for her to take, she'd be fine. I had only included that note because SOME places will offer alternatives. Ultimately, they served us but I had to sign a waiver, never have I ever until now. Most of the tea service items were very good with the exception of the tiny lemon chess pie which was curdled and tasted of rotten eggs, awful. The tea was excellent and the scones and curd and cream were great too. The area where the dining room is, is nothing fancy at all. It was decent but I was truly disappointed as I was hoping for something more extravagant for tea service. The plantation home, while nice was also truly underwhelming. Great history, good tour guide who was very knowledgeable and a great storyteller, but the house was not anywhere near as fancy as others I have visited. I think what was the biggest let down was that this was the first time my daughters were visiting any plantation home and it was not at all what I was hoping for them to see and experience. If I had known what it looked like more ahead of time, I would have chosen another location in the area. Pictures inside the home are not allowed.

Relaxing and informative. Knowledgeable guide re wildlife (saw a couple alligators and lots of…read moreospreys), former rice plantations & Gullah settlement. Passengers are allowed to bring their own food/drinks/cooler on board. Also can purchase... Great ride!

Such a great experience! We had the best time and our tour guide Dale was very informative and…read moretaught us about the gators and history of the land. It was absolutely gorgeous, I definitely want to do it again next time we visit.

Was great tour, Mary Ellen was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, kind, and very helpful. It rained on…read moreus in the middle of the tour and she took great care to time our inside cover during the rain. She even offered to make different arrangements or accommodations because of the rain. She did what most business people Would do in treating their guest properly. That's the difference when you use a small company owned or a large business orientated mind that hires other people To tour you. The price was very fair and reasonable compared to the other companies. I highly recommend.

Someone I work with highly recommended this tour and it was a fantastic experience. Mary Helen made…read moreevery minute entertaining and educational. She adeptly wove her own personal stories and those of the others in the group into a well-constructed narrative. The city really came to life in a unique and charming way and was a highlight of my visit. Great tour for anyone looking for an authentic perspective from a city native.

This historical marker along US-17 is in front of the Hampton Plantation Historic site and provides…read morea brief overview of the history. This is old Charleston, dating back to Colonial times, and even in condensed form the place carries more weight than the marker can hold. It notes the Horry and Rutledge families and the plantation's early eighteenth century origins, but it leaves out the deeper story of the rice economy built through the labor and agricultural knowledge of enslaved Africans whose work shaped every field along the Santee. The front of the marker reads, "Hampton Plantation, 2 mi. N.W., was established by 1730 and was one of the earliest rice plantations on the Santee River, in an area settled by Huguenots and often called "French Santee." The house, built in the 1730's for Elias Horry, later passed to his granddaughter Harriott Horry, who married Frederick Rutledge in 1797. The plantation remained in the Rutledge family until 1971." And the reverse, "One of Hampton's best-known owners was Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973), educator, man of letters, and first poet laureate of S.C. He wrote of life there in Home by the River (1941), calling it "the mother plantation of this old plantation country." Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970, it has been Hampton Plantation State Park since the state acquired it in 1971." The limited space on the marker omits much. Including the near‑loss of the house in the twentieth century and Archibald Rutledge's role in reviving interest, as well as the long‑loved Washington Oak that tradition links to George Washington's 1791 visit. Today the unfurnished house and quiet grounds at Hampton Plantation State Park offer a clearer sense of the layered past than the roadside text suggests, inviting visitors to step beyond the marker and into a landscape where memory, myth, and history still mingle. It is marker number 1040 and it was erected in 2001 by the St. James-Santee Parish Historical Society. [Review 107 of 2026 - 1377 in South Carolina - 25297 overall]

The site is still in the process of improvement, but even just walking the grounds is a memorable…read moreexperience. A history trail has been added with some visually and intellectually stimulating exhibits. The mansion is rarely if ever open but offers some interesting views. And a walk through the abandoned rice fields yields both wildlife sightings and hints of the place's past. There is a charge to get in, but they waived it for me as I stopped in just at the end of the day to take a quick walk. There are a variety of more developed areas that give private plantation tours, but this outdoor setting is an entirely worthy state park.

We used Judy at Premier Tours & Travel to book our Alaskan Cruise in June. She listened to what we…read morewere really interested in doing and came up with a detailed plan that was so spot on, they might as well call it the Jenny & Craig package from here on out. She arranged for our flights, a hotel stay in Seattle and left us detailed instructions on what to do when we got to the boat. There were absolutely no surprises - only an incredible trip that was so insanely beautiful, we were gasping the entire time. I even think she somehow coordinated the pod of humpback whales that visited us while were were out on our balcony and again during dinner outside of our window. It was truly a trip we will never forget. Thank you so much, Judy and Premier!

Maria does an outstanding job for her clients. She has arranged travel for us to Peru and the…read moreGallapagos with friends. It went beautifully well. Every important detail was planned to our wishes. Just a few weeks ago we took our family to Italy for two weeks. Her work to get 10 of us transported, guided as we chose and staying in perfect places was really above and beyond all expectations. Our grandkids will always be thankful for her work. We are extremely thankful for her work rescuing us from the issue of a missing driver from Venice to Milan beginning at 2:30 a.m. her time. Who else would be such a superwoman?