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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

Sat 05 Oct

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Starting at $49.95

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Sat 05 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.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (1000)

Tina_Z

Jun 2021

Our tour was great! Andrew our guide was amazing! So knowledgeable & cordial & funny! His team was Tom & Jerry who were great maneuvering in & out of traffic.

lighthouse7

Jun 2021

What made this so great? Ian. Best guide we’ve ever had. He is so knowledgeable, full of unbridled curiosity about fascinating details, funny and acutely aware of the safety of his horses. Charming in every way.

Kristen5631

Jun 2021

This tour was AWESOME! If I could give it 10 stars I would! My husband, daughter (20 months!) and I were visiting in Charleston for the first time and thought this would be fun and we were not wrong! Our tour guide Scott was so great, knowledgeable and funny, and you could tell very passionate about his job! We didn’t want a “history lesson” but more of a fun tour with lots to see and hear about the town! That’s exactly what we got!! We got some amazing pictures (including some of Carlos our horse!) and learned a lot! Since we had our toddler (she loved this tour just as much as we did!) the staff was nice enough to hold our stroller while we went on the tour! I had forgotten my sunglasses at boarding and the staff was so nice in putting them aside for me when we returned from our tour too. They had water & snacks for purchase while waiting and told us if we needed to use the restroom or anything while out later we were more than welcome to come back and use their facilities! So nice! Thank you for having us! DEFINITELY recommend this company & tours!