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Great charming way to tour Charleston
Excellent and knowledgeable guides, beautiful and well trained horse.
Charleston’s Old South Carriage Historic Horse & Carriage Tour
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Description
Travel by horse-drawn carriage along the picturesque streets of Charleston and take in the history of this South Carolina city. See highlights such as historically significant homes, churches and gardens while listening to informative commentary about the city’s role in our nation's history from your certified guide. Enjoy the relaxed pace of a carriage tour as you soak up the southern charm of Charleston.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Our stable is where your tour experience will begin and end. After checking in you can say hi to our draft horses, watch an educational video, purchases a bottle of water, or use our restroom. As you board your carriage via our inclined ramp / easy loading platform, your certified tour guide will greet you.
After leaving our stable, your carriage will stop at the City gate near the Market, where a route is assigned by the City of Charleston. Our industry is governed by this system in order to disperse the carriage traffic more evenly throughout the city. Your tour will cover about 30 blocks and 300+ years of history. Though specific landmarks vary by route, all tours pass by sights that give Charleston its unique charm – custom wrought iron gates, well-manicured gardens, historic mansions with picturesque piazzas, and the many church steeples of the “Holy City.”
Highlights
See Charleston highlights such as historically significant homes, churches and gardens
Belgian or Percheron Draft Horse
Certified Driver/Guide
1-Hour Horse & Carriage Sightseeing Tour of Charleston
Hear stories of the city’s role in our nation's history from your certified guide
What's included
Included
See Charleston highlights such as historically significant homes, churches and gardens
Belgian or Percheron Draft Horse
Certified Driver/Guide
1-Hour Horse & Carriage Sightseeing Tour of Charleston
Hear stories of the city’s role in our nation's history from your certified guide
Not included
Gratuities
Traveller Ratings
4.8
10,912 reviews
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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
- Please note: you MUST check-in 15-minutes prior to your scheduled tour time. Failure to do so may result in your reservation being cancelled with out refund.
- Carriage can transport up to 16 passengers per departure.
- Children 3 years and under are free provided that they sit on the lap of a parent or guardian. If you want your child to have a seat, you must purchase a child seat.
- By purchasing tickets for any horse-drawn carriage tour with Old South Carriage Co, participants acknowledge and accept all risks and liabilities associated with the tour, horses, and it’s properties. Old South Carriage Co is not liable for any injuries, damages, or losses that may occur; and participants agree to release Old South Carriage Co and it’s employees from all liability.
Reviews(10,912)
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Give Tom more Beer, and Emerson can have one too!
Definitely a must do in Charleston. We absolutely loved this experience. Very informative while touring the downtown. We loved all of it Our horse “Tom” was the best We also enjoyed our tour guide Emerson Thanks for a wonderful experience!
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Mooty and Ben
Mooty our guide was fantastic. .Ben the horse was great too...get that horse some beer.
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Only carriage company you should book!
We LOVED Old South Carriage Ride. We had Mike and Eli for a ride during Labor Day weekend. Our guide was funny, informative and taught us all the history of what we were seeing in a really relaxed way. Our tour took us through the neighborhoods with the most interesting architecture and structural nuisances. Great tour for a part of town we would have typically not visited. (The routes are chosen randomly, and not by the guides, so best not to have your heart set on one particular area). The thing that impressed us the most is the great care that Old South takes with their horses. They pay great attention to the animals and are on top of attending to their food and water needs. Never is the same horse sent out for a second tour (that we saw) during the extreme heat over the weekend. Other carriage companies kept their horses standing in the hot sun until they got riders. Would highly recommend Old South for many reasons.
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Fun entertaining and informative
Austin was fantastic, 4 yr old Wesley the horse was great .
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A fun day visiting Charleston
Great way to see the city. Aust when you visit.
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Fantastic
Tour was great! Guide was very knowledgeable and Buddy was a trooper! Highly recommend!
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Haunted Carriage Ride
We had an amazing time, our guide was amazing!! She handled the horse Cliff and told us all a out the town and haunted stories without missing a beat.
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Great way to explore
It was a great experience. We learned a lot from our tour guide. It was a great way to explore the city of Charleston!
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Charleston SC Historic horse and carriage tour
Donald, our guide was knowledgable, witty, professional and wonderful. The company takes amazing care of their beautiful horses. They were a great company to communicate and deal with also.
