Palmetto Tours

Out of the myriad carriage tours in Charleston, this one got our money. And I’m really glad we chose it because it was a wonderful way to experience the city. So the way the carriage tours work in Charleston is that each tour group pulls its carriage out, meets the city official who gives them a randomly(?) chosen path, and that’s the path you get to see. You could go on three tours and get a different one each time—or the same. Kind of strange, but necessary to keep down congestion I suppose.

We got what I consider a really solid tour experience with a path that took us through the center of the old city, down by the waterfront on Bay Street, near the park on Battery, and then back up Meeting Street. Pretty much checked all of the boxes for seeing the best of Charleston, and we had an excellent tour guide who made the experience really fun. I’m not one for guided tours when you can just walk or drive yourself around, but there’s just something magical about being shuttled around in a carriage with a great guide that’s a really cool experience. Well worth taking a carriage tour!