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Magnolia Plantation: Historic Southern Estate Tour
4.6
26 Ratings
Charleston
Discover Magnolia Plantation’s rich history and stunning landscapes. Enjoy guided tours, scenic trails, and wildlife adventures. Perfect for nature and history enthusiasts.
Discover Magnolia Plantation’s rich history and stunning landscapes. Enjoy guided tours, scenic trails, and wildlife adventures. Perfect for nature and history enthusiasts.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Magnolia Plantation & Gardens - Enjoy a guided tour of the Magnolia Plantation House, along with an exclusive Nature Train or Boat Tour of the estate.
- Explore six miles of picturesque walking and biking trails, as well as the Wildlife Center.
- Delve into the rich history of the plantation and gardens, which date back to 1676.
- Wander through…
- Magnolia Plantation & Gardens - Enjoy a guided tour of the Magnolia Plantation House, along with an exclusive Nature Train or Boat Tour of the estate.
- Explore six miles of picturesque walking and biking trails, as well as the Wildlife Center.
- Delve into the rich history of the plantation and gardens, which date back to 1676.
- Wander through the Audubon Swamp Garden, a preserved wetland teeming with native wildlife.
- Visit the Wildlife Center, which houses a variety of rescued animals and native species.
What's Included
- Exclusive, choose the Nature Train Tour through scenic trails and gardens, or the Wildlife Boat Tour
- Guided Tour of the Magnolia Plantation House
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Round-Trip Transportation
- Explore the Wildlife Center, home to a variety of rescued animals and native species
- Infants 3 and under are free
- Entry into the 66-acre Magnolia Plantation
- Exclusive, choose the Nature Train Tour through scenic trails and gardens, or the Wildlife Boat Tour
- Guided Tour of the Magnolia Plantation House
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Round-Trip Transportation
- Explore the Wildlife Center, home to a variety of rescued animals and native species
- Infants 3 and under are free
- Entry into the 66-acre Magnolia Plantation
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Discover the captivating Magnolia Plantation, a true treasure nestled in the heart of the Lowcountry. This tour invites you to explore the historic estate, offering a guided tour of the Magnolia House, steeped in Southern tradition. Choose between a Nature Train Tour through stunning gardens or a Wildlife Boat Tour on the Ashley River, ensuring there’s…
Discover the captivating Magnolia Plantation, a true treasure nestled in the heart of the Lowcountry. This tour invites you to explore the historic estate, offering a guided tour of the Magnolia House, steeped in Southern tradition. Choose between a Nature Train Tour through stunning gardens or a Wildlife Boat Tour on the Ashley River, ensuring there’s something for everyone. Relax along six miles of scenic trails, explore the Audubon Swamp Garden, and delve into the intriguing history of the plantation. It’s an ideal outing for both nature enthusiasts and history aficionados.
- Enjoy round-trip transportation from Charleston Visitor Center in luxurious minibuses
- Experience a guided tour of the Magnolia Plantation House and an exclusive Nature Train or Boat Tour
- Explore six miles of beautiful walking and biking trails and the Wildlife Center
- Immerse in the plantation’s rich history dating back to 1676
- For accessible transportation, please contact tour operator 24 hours in advance to schedule and accessible vehicle
- Service animals are permitted. Pets and emotional support animals are not permitted
Location
375 Meeting St
Meeting Street
Look for the Old Town Trolley Tours bus and the driver at the Charleston Visitor Center where all the tour busses depart. Please arrive 20 minutes prior to your tour time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(26 Ratings)
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Jillm2629
Sep 3, 2025
Plantation tour with friends - This plantation was absolutely beautiful! Such a peaceful experience. We enjoyed walking through the gardens, the house tour as well as the wildlife train tour. We saw a lot of alligators! The tour of the slaves homes was a little slow as they just have you sitting on a bench for 30 minutes while they talk to you. You do get to walk through some of the homes after, which was cool to see.
We enjoyed a relaxing lunch (don't get the wine! It's from a keg and not worth the $32). Overall, I would highly recommend this. Bring your camera! Gorgeous scenery!!!!!!
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Barbara_r
Aug 22, 2025
Wet plantation visit - Tour guide in the house and the cabin area were wonderful. The entire site was gorgeous. We experienced terrific rain while there and didn’t get to take the boat ride. Viator returned part of our fees. Bus driver to and from plantation was also delightful. We were the only 2 on the bus.
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Teresa_s
Aug 20, 2025
Excellent - This tour was wonderful we had time to walk the grounds and also went on the boat tour. Our driver to the plantation Major Ted was great he gave us a brief tour on the way to the plantation and once we arrived he made sure we knew everything we needed to know to enjoy the tour
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Cindyw84
Aug 11, 2025
Beautiful Gardens to Explore - We had a fantastic time exploring this beautiful property. Our driver, Lord Harvey gave us a history lesson on what we would be seeing during the ride. We did the house tour, from slave to freedom tour and the train ride. We enjoyed each one. The information on the house was interesting, the slave tour gave us insight into what a slaves experience was like, and the train ride we got to see more of the grounds along with turtles and alligators.
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Mefisher1
Aug 9, 2025
Old South Experience - We choose to visit the Magnolia Plantation during our visit to Charleston to get a view of the Old South. Included in the tour, besides the bus to and from, was a tour of the main house, a slave tour and a tram tour of the grounds to view the wildlife. The house tour was very informative explaining that the home was rebuild several times, it was burned to the ground during the Civil War and then rebuilt. We skipped the “From Slavery to Freedom” tour and took the wildlife tram tour. Overall, the plantation grounds and gardens were beautiful. We had a great day.
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Brenda
Jul 16, 2025
Visit to Magnolia Plantation - Today we took the Magnolia Plantation tour. We took the transportation from the Charlston visitor center. Our driver Morgan was amazing. So knowledgeable about the city and super friendly. The actual tour was great and informative. Would recommend it to anyone visiting the Charleston.
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Audthebod
Jul 13, 2025
Excellent tour from beginning to end - I wish o could remember our drivers name but he was a comedian and a historian. He was extremely knowledgeable and engaging all along the way out to the plantation. When we arrived it was organized and quite beautiful. We walked the swamp and saw alligators and all kinds of birds. We toured botanical gardens and the living quarters for moth the enslaved and the mansion. I highly recommend this tour! Great for all ages.
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Robert_h
Jul 8, 2025
Southern Plantation - An excellent combination of touring the plantation, the history or slave trading in North America and the life of a slave on a plantation. The contrast between the gardens and the history is eye opening.
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626jenifers
Jul 30, 2025
Three tours in one. - We really enjoyed all three of the tours we had at the plantation. The guides were knowledgeable and gave ample time to each subject. We would have liked to have a little more time on our own to walk in the gardens.
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Raddec
Jul 31, 2025
Bring bug spray! - Going to be honest. It is mosquitoes and alligators. If you do not like both then its not for you. The mosquitoes are THICK AND SWARM YOU. You will get bit. We thought ahead and bought bug spray. Thank goodness we did. We used an entire can as you must reapply every 1/2 hour. The mosquitoes were so bad we could not walk through most of through woods. Everyone around said the same. The walking paths are around swamps and yes alligators are present everywhere. You walk at your own risk. The tours are good and learned around slavery.
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