CHARLESTON CITY TOUR FIELD GUIDE
Six Hours Between Charleston’s Colonial Streets and Boone Hall’s Avenue of Oaks
A 6-hour, combination tour that pairs downtown Charleston’s preserved Colonial, Antebellum and Victorian neighborhoods with Boone Hall Plantation—useful as a single-day primer on the region’s built and plantation histories.
Six Hours Between Charleston’s Colonial Streets and Boone Hall’s Avenue of Oaks.
Exclusively Charleston leads a six-hour combination tour that threads through Charleston’s eighteenth- and nineteenth-century downtown—stopping at St. Michael’s Church, Battery Row mansions, Rainbow Row, Catfish Row and the City Market—before crossing to Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant to explore plantation landscapes, original slave cabins and the storied Avenue of Oaks.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Downtown Charleston’s Living Past
Stroll back alleys and main streets where Colonial, Antebellum and Victorian neighborhoods survive: visit St. Michael’s Church (c.1761) and view Battery Row mansions and the harbor-facing promenades that frame Charleston’s layered history.
Boone Hall: Cabins, House and the Avenue of Oaks
On Horlbeck Creek in Mt. Pleasant, Boone Hall Plantation offers nine of the original 27 slave cabins with exhibits, a house rebuilt in 1936, and the famed Avenue of Oaks—sites interpreted for their Gullah culture and ties to film and television history.
Battery, Harbor Views and Cultural Nodes
The tour frames Charleston’s visual bookends—mansions on the Battery that look toward Fort Sumter and working harbor scenes—while routing visitors past iconic city markers like Rainbow Row and the City Market.
What the day feels like
What the Day Feels Like
Over six hours, the pace alternates between focused walking in downtown Charleston—peeling back layers of urban fabric and visiting landmark churches and market streets—and a guided visit to Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, where house interiors, period cabins and the Avenue of Oaks convey plantation-era and Gullah histories alongside film-location anecdotes.
THE HISTORY
Downtown Charleston’s Living Past
Stroll back alleys and main streets where Colonial, Antebellum and Victorian neighborhoods survive: visit St. Michael’s Church (c.1761) and view Battery Row mansions and the harbor-facing promenades that frame Charleston’s layered history.
THE PLANTATION
Boone Hall: Cabins, House and the Avenue of Oaks
On Horlbeck Creek in Mt. Pleasant, Boone Hall Plantation offers nine of the original 27 slave cabins with exhibits, a house rebuilt in 1936, and the famed Avenue of Oaks—sites interpreted for their Gullah culture and ties to film and television history.
THE SCENE
Battery, Harbor Views and Cultural Nodes
The tour frames Charleston’s visual bookends—mansions on the Battery that look toward Fort Sumter and working harbor scenes—while routing visitors past iconic city markers like Rainbow Row and the City Market.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this combination tour suits—and when to make a call.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Tour duration is six hours. All tours are billed at $125 per hour plus any additional fees and admissions (exceptions noted only for the Christmas Tour and the Culinary Tour).
No operator gear list is provided in the listing; confirm specifics with Exclusively Charleston and plan for comfortable walking footwear and weather-appropriate clothing.
If your party is larger than six people, call the operator to arrange the booking.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the tour?
The tour is six hours in duration.
How is pricing structured?
Tours are $125 per hour plus any additional fees and admissions; the Christmas Tour and Culinary Tour are exceptions to that rule.
Are admissions included in the quoted rate?
Admissions and additional fees are charged in addition to the $125 per hour tour rate.
What sites are included on the route?
The route includes downtown Charleston highlights—St. Michael’s Church, Rainbow Row, Catfish Row, the City Market and Battery Row—and Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant.
How do I book for larger groups?
If your party is larger than six people, the operator asks that you call to arrange the tour.
What can I expect at Boone Hall Plantation?
Boone Hall is located on Horlbeck Creek in Mt. Pleasant; nine of the original 27 slave cabins with exhibits are open for touring, the house was rebuilt in 1936, and the Avenue of Oaks has been used in films and television.