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Private tour in Charleston Al R
Charleston Highlights Driving Tour
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Welcome to Charleston! Charleston is a city of ancient memory and traditions. As a small child I devoured the tales of my ancestors related to me by my elders. I have always felt that this is not my first life in the City by the Sea. I have been a Certified Charleston Tour Guide since 1981, starting out as a stable hand and then a carriage driver. Later I moved on to bus tours. Today I do walking tours and private passenger driving tours of my lovely old home town My talent lies in creating a story line that is both entertaining and educational. Having spent numerous years in Health Care outreach, I attended many seminars that taught me strategies that convey information in a manner that is compelling , interesting and relatable. After all , you dont come for a college lecture, you come for the fun! I am a student of history, not just Charleston history, but national and international history as well. Charleston history did not happen in a bubble; I expose it in relation to the events that created it. My goal is that when we part ways, that you will have a better context on the city and that you will share my love of Charleston, SC , "America's Most Historic City"! Licensed Charleston Tour Guide 1981 - current Vice President , Charleston Tour Association 2009 -2011 President, Charleston Tour Association 2011-2015 No restrictions
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Overview of your Charleston tour
Let me make history come alive for you! Join me for two hours touring Charleston's historic sites and finest neighborhoods! We step out of the vehicle to get a feel for the city at street level and round the corner to meet our driver who then whisks us away to another point of interest! Take in everything from the waterfront at High Battery to the Old Citadel. Tour ancient neighborhoods and visit local highlights. Tour grand boulevards and oak shaded side streets viewing the homes of Signers and Scalawags. Visit colonial business districts and ancient churches which even today hum with vibrant business and large congregations. I have been giving driving and step on tours for forty years in buses and cars. As we see the sites I will relate to you Charleston's proud and sometimes notorious history. My presentation and storytelling skills are second to none, and my hope is that when we part ways, you will share my love for Charleston, America's Most Historic City!
Your Charleston tour itinerary
After meeting you at your point of departure, we will spend an hour touring historic downtown Charleston in a vehicle from the waterfront at the Battery to Marion Square. Points of interest will include: - Fort Sumter - Four Corners of Law - The Old Exchange Building - Rainbow Row - The Miles Brewton House - The Sword Gates - The Dock Street Theater - The French Huguenot Church - The College of Charleston - The City Market - Mother Emanuel AME Church -The Old Citadel
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Suv
I contract with professional drivers. This tour can be for any group up to five at a price of $375. Six or more requires an upgrade to SUV class $450
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Charleston, South Carolina, United States
We can pick you up at your lodging within 5 miles of the historic district.
- You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
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