Charleston City Sightseeing: Historical Bus Tour

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
Highlights
  • Gray Line of Charleston - Enjoy a guided tour of Charleston by mini-coach and learn about the city’s significant history. With your professional guide, explore the former city walls; visit the famous Battery Waterfront district; and stop at Charleston’s 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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Kenneth_m
Nov 15, 2025
Great overview of old town. - Extremely knowledgeable- answered all questions in detail. The bus was clean with comfortable seats. Had trouble in finding bus as road was closed
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466everettf
Nov 10, 2025
Charleston Tour - Guide was very knowledgeable and did a great job. He was clearly concerned with our safety and comfort. He had some interesting comments and information about the local area and its history.
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Quamay_a
Nov 10, 2025
Very informative. Great... - Very informative. Great way to see hostical sights without all the walking. Our driver/tour guide was very knowledgeable.
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Tammy_g
Nov 10, 2025
Love this bus tour - Loved this bus tour, very informative ... 90 minutes. You don't have to get off & walk. Air conditioned comfort.
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Noelle_u
Nov 9, 2025
Great way to start your stay in Charleston! - Traveling on a girls trip with a friend from New York and this was a wonderful trip to start our long weekend off. Our driver was very knowledgeable, we learned so much about the city, got a great overview of the different neighborhoods and locations. This was a great start to our stay in Charlestown.
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Martin_f
Nov 3, 2025
Great Charleston bus tour - We had a bus tour around the amazing Charleston with a massively knowledgeable driver who didn’t stop talking about everything we saw on our trip, it was much better than I expected it to be.
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Teresa_z
Nov 17, 2025
Just OK Historical Tour - This was an OK historical tour. We like to take tours like this to get a lay of the land and to go back and visit places of interest. Unfortunately we were disappointed. It was hard to get a feel for where we were at any given time as although points of interest were pointed out, we had no sense of where we were in the city. I think what would help would be a map of the route that was being taken by the driver as we could follow along and make notes. The driver was very knowledgeable, however she got caught up in her own jokes at times and would laugh REALLY loud. In a small bus, this was WAY too much. Unfortunately, if I took another tour with this person, I would forgo the tour and just walk around the city. The other challenge with the tour was the temperature of the bus. The driver checked in with the group, however if the air was off (it was like 62 out- so not hot at all) the bus was really stuffy - and there were only 7 of us on the bus. Yet, with the air on, it was like an ice cube in the van. This was not the fault of the driver, but the bus itself.
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Edmjpm
Nov 11, 2025
Folksey experience… - While we enjoyed our trip/tour guide, the presentation was a little unsophisticated which might not have been acceptable to some visitors.
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Laurie_e
Nov 10, 2025
Our guide was very... - Our guide was very informative and friendly; obviously well versed in Charleston history. The bus ride itself included too many churches and colleges (even though old) and not enough old town Charleston homes. The Citadel was nice to see. Description of the architectural styles (singles and doubles) was great and fun to pick out as we traveled along. This was not the same bus tour I had 15 years ago however rules, restrictions, and time undoubtably changes things. I would still recommend this tour.
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Chester_s
Nov 13, 2025
Historic Charleston - Guide gave too many personal opinions. Trip was a historic guy to Charleston. Billings were interested.
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up to 9 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).