Best of · CHARLESTON
Every trip has one spare morning too few. These 10 charleston bus tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Spend about 90 minutes touring Charleston by air-conditioned minibus, limited to 14 people. Guides such as Neal Cook, Benjamin, Nick, Smitty, and Sean share stories as you pass Rainbow Row, the Battery, St. Michael’s Church, White Point Gardens, and historic homes.
“Very informative. Ver Interesting. Easy to listen to. Fun facts. Kept us entertained. Hit all the best highlights”
Ride a small, air-conditioned coach through historic Charleston with a professional English-speaking guide. See the Battery, Rainbow Row, Colonial Lake, churches, market, and harbor views. Guides such as John and Michael are known for strong storytelling. Optional upgrades add the Joseph Manigault House or Charleston Museum.
“Great overview of charleston. The driver was good with great knowledge but spoke very fast where it was hard to understand often”
Join Adventure Sightseeing for a 90-minute, live-narrated minibus tour from the Charleston Visitor Center. Guides such as Anderson, Shawn, Shaun, and Allen bring Charleston’s churches, gardens, architecture, The Citadel, Old City Market, and Battery views to life. A Powder Museum admission bonus is included.
“Great detailed history about Charleston. Our driver, Shawn was engaging, at times humous and had great wealth of knowledge of the history of Charleston.”
Ride a climate-controlled shuttle through Charleston with an English-speaking local guide. In 90 minutes, you’ll pass more than 100 landmarks, including the Battery Sea Wall, Rainbow Row, historic churches, old markets, and the Four Corners of Law.
“It was terrific! It surely beat the heat of the walking tours in 100 degree heat.”
Ride through Charleston with guides such as John, Beverly, Kevin, and Allen, stopping for views of the Battery, Fort Sumter, Rainbow Row, and White Point Gardens. The 90-minute narrated tour includes air-conditioned minibus transport and entry to the Charleston Museum.
“Tour guide was very informative. He really knew the city history and I really enjoyed the tour. Totally recommend this adventure.”
Take a 90-minute, English-language tour from the Charleston Visitor Center with guides such as Shawn, Anderson, and John. Ride past Rainbow Row, The Battery, City Market, cobblestone lanes, grand homes, and the place tied to South Carolina’s secession, with a brief stop for harbor and Fort Sumter views.
“The tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly, funny and help us learn about the details of Charleston.”
Ride through Charleston’s historic district with an English-speaking guide, passing Rainbow Row, churches, the Old City Market, Customs House, The Citadel, and the Battery. Step off at White Point Gardens for photos and views toward Fort Sumter.
“Excellent overview of the city and its history. Guide was very knowledgeable.”
Ride through Charleston’s historic peninsula in a small bus for 90 minutes with an English-speaking guide such as Kim, a Charleston native. Expect stories about steeples, ironwork, sweetgrass baskets, Gullah culture, grits, she-crab soup, and the city’s past and present. The tour returns to the Charleston Visitor Center.
“Kim is a very knowledgeable and experienced guide to take you through the highlights in the city of Charleston . She never paused in her narration , was easy to understand, funny and has an exhaustive knowledge . Highly recommend.”
Spend 4.5 hours at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, choosing the house or slave cabins, then see Charleston on a 90-minute Adventure Sightseeing bus tour. Guide Allen has earned special praise for clear history talks. Meet at 375 Meeting St at 10:00 am.
“Great experience , tour guide was excellent . History lesson . Nice city to visit . Ride was comfortable and group wasn’t large .”
Start at the Charleston Visitor Center for a guided city bus tour, then tour the 1820 Aiken-Rhett House and Charleston Museum. With admission included, a maximum of 18 people, and guides such as Kim, this is a focused introduction to Charleston’s past.
“Kim the tour guide was very informative and told us a lot about the area. She seemed to really enjoy what she was doing and it was evident in her tour.”
A loop, an open deck, a night run or a whole day on the coach.
