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Charleston Historic Locations Private Tour 3 hr

TourTruth score 7.1 out of 10

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54 reviews · Rated on 2 providers · How we score

  • Charleston
  • 3 hrs
  • Updated November 2, 2026

Explore Charleston’s historic homes, French Quarter, waterfront, and Mount Pleasant’s Old Village on a private guided tour.

About this tour

See Charleston through the eyes of a local on a private tour that pairs historic downtown sights with a visit beyond the city center. With your own guide and private transportation, you can focus on the scenery while someone else handles the driving.

Explore Charleston’s historic homes and French Quarter, then take in the beautiful waterfront. The tour also ventures to the charming Old Village in Mount Pleasant, offering a glimpse of another historic community. Bottled water and an air-conditioned vehicle are provided for the 180-minute outing. Charleston Historic Locations Private Tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, and a live English-speaking guide leads the experience.

Meet at the Charleston Visitor Center, across Meeting Street from the Charleston Museum; parking is available in a large surface lot and garage. Choose Charleston Historic Locations Private Tour for a relaxed way to see both downtown and beyond with a private guide.

Highlights

  • Explore Charleston’s historic homes and French Quarter
  • Admire the city’s beautiful waterfront
  • Discover the charming Old Village in Mount Pleasant
  • Travel with a private guide and let someone else handle the driving

What's included

Included

  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

  • Gratuities

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Important information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Meeting point: Charleston Visitor Center, across Meeting Street from the Charleston Museum
  • The Visitor Center has a large surface parking lot and a parking garage

How this score is calculated

This tour scores 4.78 on Viator and 5.00 on GetYourGuide. Ratings on these sites cluster near the top of the 5-star scale, so we compare each one with all other ratings on the same site before combining them.

How the score works and rating distribution in Charleston
  • Each provider rating is turned into a percentile: the share of that provider's ratings it beats, weighted by review counts.
  • Listings on different providers are combined in proportion to their review counts.
  • Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 7.1.

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  • GetYourGuide
  • Viator

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