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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

Mon 23 Sep

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Starting at $49.95

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Mon 23 Sep

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)

Nomad268577

Jul 2022

Historically INACCURATE tour. The guide was a young male. He made jokes of the historical locations, (I guess) in an attempt to keep tourists upbeat. They are consciously misinforming tourists. They even go out their way to say that the slaves weren't sold at the market. Lies, lies, lies...sweeping the obvious under the rug to erase history and give a "feel-good comedy tour". Erasing history is very dangerous. If you decide to support revisionists companies such as this, be brave enough to swiftly ask...'exactly where were the enslaved that built this beautiful city sold?' They are taking you around the city, so they should be able to point the location out (since they deny it was at the Slave Market). My tour passed the Old Slave Mart Museum. Not one word of slavery was mentioned during the ENTIRE tour. Utter silence as we passed these historical sites. Don't forgot to look around the city for the slave auction blocks on the street corners (I'm confident that they won't make mention of them either). No matter your race, don't support revisionists businesses such as this if you are about truth. I'm from the area and brought a guest of mine (from out of the USA on this tour). She even realized how dismissive and disrespectful this guide was being towards this historical city. I'll never ride on this carriage tour again. In time, I hope more informed visitors to Charleston take note of this INTENTIONAL dismissal and stop supporting them.

Wander829297

Jul 2022

What a fantastic carriage ride and tour. Would recommend taking this tour even if your a local. Something for everyone.

Megan C

Jul 2022

Great experience!! This was an amazing way to learn more about Charleston and explore the area in comfort carriage seats! Rob & Goober were phenomenal guides and I’d highly recommend for anyone visiting the area. Great for any age!