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Daytime Horse-Drawn Carriage Sightseeing Tour of Historic Charleston

Daytime Horse-Drawn Carriage Sightseeing Tour of Historic Charleston

Overview

Experience 25-30 blocks of Charleston’s historic downtown district on this 1-Hour Daytime Palmetto Carriage Horse-Drawn Carriage Tour. See houses, gardens, mansions, churches & parks, learn about buildings, history, architecture, flora & the people that make up the “Holy City."

Palmetto Carriage Works is the oldest carriage tour company in Charleston and has developed the greatest carriage experience in the city! A Palmetto Carriage tour offers a blend of knowledge, wit, humor, and history and is exciting and ever-changing; a seamless fusion of 19th-century conveyance in a 21st-century city.

City: Charleston

Thu 03 Oct

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Starting at $49.95

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Thu 03 Oct

Starting at $49.95

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Learn about buildings, history, architecture, flora, and the people that make up the “Holy City”

See a mixture of houses, gardens, mansions, churches, and parks

Professional Guide

1-hour Horse Drawn Carriage Ride of Historic Charleston

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

What To Expect

Charleston City Market

Our Barn is located just off of the Charleston City Market. You will meet your certified tour guide here and then you will depart on your hour long horse or mule drawn carriage tour. The carriage will go through the City gate at the market where the tour guide is assigned a tour route. You will see about 30 blocks of the historic district which will include beautiful architecture, churches, buildings, gardens and more. The tour returns to the Big Red Barn.

Palmetto Carriage Works

This is where you will meet your tour guide and your horse or mule drawn carriage.

Joe Riley Waterfront Park

Bright green public space overlooking the Charleston coast.

Battery & White Point Gardens

Public Garden and outdoor space located in the Battery

Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon

Completed in 1771 as the New Exchange and Customs House, and recognized today as South Carolina's most historic building.

Rainbow Row

The longest cluster of Georgian row houses in the United States.

Show 3 more stops

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (1000)

Kathy_E

Jul 2021

I wish we also had gone down Rainbow Road. We had to drive there after the carriage ride and it was very close.

dscurrie53

Jul 2021

Excellent guide and carriage! Very knowledgeable about Charleston and history of area. Location was near our hotel in Marketplace.

AaronJRSmith

Jul 2021

We had a fun time on the carriage ride around downtown. The guide was knowledgeable and fun. There were 5 options to get for the tour, and the lot we fell on was the one going by the four corners of law - something worth knowing about when you visit. The houses were amazing, the history splendidly told and thankfully the weather cooperated and we had great temps for the day. Total time was about an hour. The guide gave us several tips on where to go and see after the tour as well. We were also able to see the bay as well during the tour. We literally walked right up to the ticket booth and found 4 seats on the next tour. Have no idea if that's normal or not, but over the 4th, we expected a wait for sure. The place is on a little side street -so make sure you follow MapQuest well. You can enter from the front or the back of the facility. They had plenty of water to sell you if you forget and it's hot and two public RR's inside as well. Parking was a little bit of a chore, as we ended up parking about 4 or 5 blocks away in paid public covered parking but it was worth it overall since we did many other things while downtown.