Guided tour

Charleston: Boone Hall & Historic City Tour Combo

4.7 / 5

35 reviews

Activity provider: Gray Line Charleston
Guided tour

Charleston: Boone Hall & Historic City Tour Combo

Activity provider: Gray Line Charleston
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From US$ 75 per person

Likely to sell out

Experience Charleston's most famous sights in an air-conditioned coach and make some stops on the way. Take a trip through history as you explore one of America's oldest working, living plantations.

About this activity

Free cancellation
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Duration 4.5 hours
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Live tour guide
English

Experience

Highlights
  • Ride to Boone Hall Plantation in comfort via an air-conditioned bus
  • Learn about the history of Charleston from your professional guide
  • See living quarters and historic relics of enslaved people
  • View historic churches, old markets, and picturesque neighborhoods
  • Tour beautiful gardens
Full description

Hop aboard a comfortable coach have and uncover local history with a tour of Boone Hall Plantation. Afterwards travel through over 100 of Charleston’s most iconic sights and get up close to the past with some stops along the way.

Meet your guide in Charleston and depart for Boone Hall in a deluxe on a climate-controlled coach. Upon arrival, enjoy a 30-minute guided tour of the main house. Have free time at the plantation to enjoy tours of the house or garden, or listen to presentations on history or culture.

Choose to take the house tour and begin on the front porch with a guide in historical dress. Be introduced to the history of Boone Hall Plantation and its evolution through several owners since 1681. Select the garden tour to see antique varieties of roses that are over 100.

Travel back in time if you select the 'Slave Street and History' presentation. Look at the living quarters, historic relics, and hear about what life was like for the enslaved people that lived and worked at Boone Hall.

Immerse yourself in local culture if you choose to participate in the 'Exploring The Gullah Culture' presentation. Boone Hall Plantation is the only plantation in the state's Lowcountry to present a live presentation of this unique culture adapted by African slaves.

Drive back to the city for a guided 90-minute tour of the city’s historical highlights. Listening to amazing tales and anecdotes about the city as you ride through some of the most historic parts of the city.

Visit Charleston’s Historic Homes, The Battery Sea Wall, the Four Corners of Law, and Rainbow Row to name but a few. Other highlights of the tour include a number of historic churches, old markets, and picturesque neighborhoods.

Includes
  • 90-minute guided tour of historic Charleston
  • Admission to Boone Hall Plantation
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities

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Meeting point

Check-in directly at the buses directly behind the Visitors Center/Charleston Museum.

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Important information

What to bring

  • Camera
  • Comfortable clothes
  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Food and drinks in the vehicle
  • Weapons or sharp objects

Know before you go

  • Tours operate rain or shine
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 35 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Value for money
    4.6/5

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Our guide for the city our was Roy. Wonderful experience. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Then Scot drove us out to Boon Plantation. Also just wonderful. Pleasant, cheerful and very interesting narrative from both guides. Great tour to take. Well worth it,

April 1, 2023

The Gullah Geechie woman in the first slave house was excellent story teller. Highly recommend this stop. Also the speakers near the other end of the slave houses were all very informative. Not impressed with the house tour. All the greeters were extremely friendly and helpful

April 1, 2023

Our city tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about local history and showed us some pretty interesting places. Boone Hall was amazing! We got some really good recommendations of things to do while we were there and we had plenty of time to do it all. I highly recommend the Gullah show, it was phenomenal and a great learning experience.

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April 1, 2023

Product ID: 359850