Charleston Carriage Tour: Historic Downtown Sights

Experience the beauty and history of downtown Charleston on a fully narrated horse and carriage tour. Learn about the people and events that shaped the history of this ‘Holy City’. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Charleston City Market - All tours start and finish in the Historic City Market where you are free to enjoy your next Charleston adventure.
What's Included
  • Engage with horses up close
  • Beautiful gardens, mansions, and historic churches
  • Professional guided tour
  • 1-Hour Historic Horse & Carriage Ride
  • Insights into Charleston’s history
  • Horse photo opportunities
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover the charm and historical significance of downtown Charleston as you travel underneath the shade of a horse-drawn carriage’s awning. Delve into the captivating narratives delivered by your knowledgeable guide as you journey through an era of transformation and grandeur. This tranquil 1-hour group tour, complete with narration, guides you through…

Location
45 Pinckney St
Pinckney Street
Directions: Please check in with an attendant at the desk inside our barn at 45 Pinckney Street. Dates: Tours depart approximately every 20 to 30 minutes from 9:30 am to 5pm during daylight savings (the last carriage will depart at 4pm during non-daylight savings time)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Tim_s
May 13, 2025
We really enjoyed the... - We really enjoyed the tour which took us to very interesting parts of Charleston. Daniel was very engaging and funny and displayed a wealth of knowledge
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Umashankar_p
May 6, 2025
Information and interesting - Daniel was our tour guide and he was funny and quite informative. He took us around the downtown Charleston and provided quite a lot of historic information. And greyman (horse name) our coach driver was an absolute darling and a beauty. A suggestion maybe we can cover more of the city, the route map might be restrictive.
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Lena_b
May 6, 2025
SC Road Trip - The tour was very informative. The gentleman that helped us onto the buggy was hilarious. We really enjoyed ourselves.
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Cj80va
May 4, 2025
Fun and informative - We had our fingers crossed that we wouldn't have to do the college tour but unfortunately that is the one our carriage had to do - the City controls this. Despite this, Caroline made me totally forget my disappointment! She has a captivating delivery - funny and informative at the same time. There was no question asked that she couldn't answer. I've been on a few carriage tours and she by far struck me at how much she truly loves the horses. This tour is a few dollars cheaper than the other choices which was important to me and my wallet, but was not short of providing a fun and informative experience.
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A324postephaniem
Apr 29, 2025
Wonderful horses, staff and tour - Had a wonderful time! Michael, Matthew and Caroline were wonderful and our horse, Ironsides, was spectacular! Learned a lot about the city. Lovely to see how much the staff loves and cares for their horses!
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Jerry_p
Apr 28, 2025
Great company to use for a historic tour of Charleston - The employees, all of them, were very kind and helpful. The guide also was very interesting to listen to as he shared the history of Charleston. Would definitely go again.
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972christiner
Apr 27, 2025
Henry for Horse of the month!!!! - Henry was the best horse ever!!!! We enjoyed the ride!!! Christina was an excellent tour guide and very informative about the city!!!
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Kerri_h
Apr 13, 2025
Excellent work - Knowledge guides with a passion for history. Our guide wasn’t just going through the motions to get the job done he interacted with his clients and had a vested interest in telling us about the beautiful historical town of Charleston
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Rick_r
Apr 12, 2025
Our guide was very... - Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the experience fun. Helped us find additional places to visit.
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Myna_s
Apr 9, 2025
Enjoyable but… - Tour company is very well organized, timely, friendly, and the horses seemed to be very well cared for. Our tour guide (which is simply luck of the draw) was very funny, easy going, knew a lot about a lot. But he was also very scattered at times, drifted off on too many tangents, chased the sparkly things. All in all it was enjoyable but wished there had been more rhyme and reason to the tour information.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).