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Magnolia Plantation Tour: Complete Experience
4.6
52 Ratings
Charleston
Discover Magnolia Plantation’s rich history with guided tours, nature train rides, and wildlife sightings. Enjoy luxury transport with Chicora Tours.
Discover Magnolia Plantation’s rich history with guided tours, nature train rides, and wildlife sightings. Enjoy luxury transport with Chicora Tours.
Duration:
5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Magnolia Plantation & Gardens - Magnolia Plantation is one of Charleston’s oldest and most spectacular plantations. It is an incredibly beautiful and historical site that includes a variety of botanical gardens and horticulture mixed with immense culture and heritage. Join Chicora Tours in seeing the beauty of Magnolia Plantation! The Magnolia…
- Magnolia Plantation & Gardens - Magnolia Plantation is one of Charleston’s oldest and most spectacular plantations. It is an incredibly beautiful and historical site that includes a variety of botanical gardens and horticulture mixed with immense culture and heritage. Join Chicora Tours in seeing the beauty of Magnolia Plantation! The Magnolia Plantation Tour includes a guided historic house tour, a private nature train ride around the swamps and gardens and a private Slavery to Freedom tour. Transportation is provided from Downtown Charleston at the Charleston Visitor Center at 375 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403. Transportation is provided in our spacious, luxurious and climate controlled Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Guided Slavery to Freedom Tour
- All Inclusive Tour Experience
- Access to Magnolia Plantation’s gardens, grounds, and gift shop
- Roundtrip transportation from Charleston to Magnolia Plantation
- Guided nature train tour
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes included
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Guided Magnolia Plantation house tour
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- Private transportation
- Guided Slavery to Freedom Tour
- All Inclusive Tour Experience
- Access to Magnolia Plantation’s gardens, grounds, and gift shop
- Roundtrip transportation from Charleston to Magnolia Plantation
- Guided nature train tour
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes included
- Guided Magnolia Plantation house tour
- Scenic drive from Charleston to Magnolia Plantation through former rice country
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The Magnolia Plantation tour offers a comprehensive experience of America’s oldest botanical gardens. Visitors can enjoy a range of tours at Magnolia Plantation, including a guided house tour, a nature train ride through the gardens and grounds, and a guided “Slavery to Freedom” tour. Additionally, guests will have the opportunity to explore the gift…
The Magnolia Plantation tour offers a comprehensive experience of America’s oldest botanical gardens. Visitors can enjoy a range of tours at Magnolia Plantation, including a guided house tour, a nature train ride through the gardens and grounds, and a guided “Slavery to Freedom” tour. Additionally, guests will have the opportunity to explore the gift shop and wander the grounds at their leisure.
Sightings of alligators and peacocks are common. Transportation is conveniently provided to and from Charleston and Magnolia Plantation in our spacious and luxurious Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. Chicora Tours is proud to be the only tour operator in Charleston offering this unique Magnolia Plantation tour.
Please note that additional guests may be transported to Magnolia Plantation at the same time. This will not impact your experience.
Location
Charleston Visitor Center
Meeting Street
The Charleston Visitors Center is located at 375 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC. There is paid parking onsite and paid parking garages in walking distance. We pick-up all guests on the bus shed side of the Charleston Visitors Center where all the tour busses are located.
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
(52 Ratings)
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524joew
Jun 22, 2025
Magnolia tour - Trip was well organized and our guides very informative Beautiful air condition transportation with city highlights along the way
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508edas
Jun 21, 2025
An Exceptional Experience - Chicora Tours made our trip to Magnolia Plantation easy and stress free. Darien, our personal driver, was lovely. She was informative, funny and so engaging with the group.
Magnolia Plantation is definitely a MUST see when visiting Charleston. From the nature train tour to the house tour to the Slavery to Freedom Tour, all were exceptional! John, the guide for the Slavery to Freedom tour was so knowledgeable, respectful and really helped the group understand what it was like to be a slave. He was outstanding! The pimiento cheese and crackers was a perfect snack in between the tours.
Highly recommend the trip to Magnolia using Chicora Tours!
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Lmomc
Jun 15, 2025
Wonderful day at Magnolia Plantation - We booked this tour because we felt like we would have more time to explore on our own, but still have opportunity to do more tours than the other options. We were so glad we did. Our transportation by Darian was extremely enjoyable. She was very passionate about the area and provided us with lots of local information and history. Our tours on the nature trail, the house, and the freedom to slavery were also well done (staff at the plantation). We had plenty of time to see “Todd” the fox, as well as watch the hummingbirds and stroll to the famous bridge. Very well spent day. Nick and Darian were wonderful in keeping us up to date about the plans. Definitely recommend this opportunity.
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Kristin
May 21, 2025
Beautiful - Darian was awesome. Very knowledgeable and helpful. The grounds of Magnolia were beautiful. Highly recommend this tour
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Bellsunique
May 19, 2025
Magnolia Tour Did Not Disappoint - Exhilarating! Informative and educational! The tour guides were very knowledgeable especially the last tour learning about the slaves housing. Narrator was very passionate , honest and did not hold back on the enlightenment of slavery!. She was second to none. Praying God bless her to continue this needed work.
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Coastal793869
May 16, 2025
Southern Living - This was a great way to learn some history about the South and to see a former working plantation. The guides did an amazing job of engaging their audience and keeping the tour interesting. We visited in May and it started heating up in the afternoon. There is a lot to cover and explore at this plantation. I recommend going as early in the day as possible to beat the heat!
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Conchijordi
May 16, 2025
Interesting and must-see on any trip to Charleston - A first class cultural visit, well organized, in a very comfortable vehicle.
The three tours are varied and extremely interesting.
Perfect for a day out and exploring the magnificent surroundings
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Deborah
May 7, 2025
Magnolia Plantation tour package - The gardens are strikingly beautiful! Our house tour was informative but I was a bit disappointed at the size of the home. I didn’t realize the original homestead was one of 34 burned by union soldiers. The part that has been rebuilt is lovely. . The highlight of our tour was the slave to freedom presentation. It is delivered in a manner that connects the audience with empathy to the lives of the people who endured such a harsh and inhumane existence. I would recommend this 3 part tour!
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Mark_o
May 4, 2025
Great Tour Company - Darian was a wonderful Driver and Tour Guide. She was very informative with a great personality and very accommodating to our groups questions. I would highly recommend using this tour company.
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Blubb1234
May 11, 2025
Good tour with very friendly and competent guides - The tour guide was very friendly and informative. All questions were answered in detail and competently. The tour includes 3 tours, Nature Trail (one-train tour of the plantation), Manor House tour and From Slavery to Freedom Tour (45-minute talk about the history of slavery and tour of the cabins). The tour lasted a total of 5 hours with about a half-hour drive. So you have about 4 hours for all 3 tours, which I find too short. From the house we could unfortunately only visit 3 rooms on the ground floor and then had to break off to get to the next tour.
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