Charleston Guided Tour of Boone Hall Plantation
Explore Boone Hall's history, gardens, and Gullah culture from Charleston
Duration
4 hours
Includes
Bus transportation, gate fees
Highlights
Step into the history of Boone Hall Plantation, one of America’s oldest working plantations. Learn about Charleston’s past through guided interpretation, historic spaces, and seasonal cultural programming.
- Explore Boone Hall’s history and evolution since 1681
- Tour the historic house with a guide in period dress
- Examine slave cabins, artifacts, and the history of enslaved people at Boone Hall
- Stroll gardens featuring antique roses more than 100 years old
- Discover Gullah culture through a live in-season presentation
Itinerary
- Depart downtown Charleston for a trip through Mt. Pleasant to Boone Hall
- Drive over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Cable Stayed Bridge - An iconic Charleston Landmark
- Learn about Patriots Point and the USS Yorktown as well as WWII History
- Drive down Hwy 17 (formerly known as Kings Highway) and the Gullah Geechee Corridor
- Arrive at Boone Hall and get set up for your House Tour, tram tour, self guided gardens and grounds and slave cabins and learn about the Gullah Theater presentation
- Enjoy your 3+ hours at the plantation
- Board the bus for your ride back downtown
What's Included
- Climate-controlled bus transportation
- Gate fees
- Narration by a licensed professional guide
Important details
- Arrive 15 minutes before departure
- Food and drinks are not allowed on the bus
- Photography is not allowed inside the house
- Large items, including luggage, wheelchairs, and strollers, cannot be carried on the bus
- Pets are not allowed; service animals are permitted
- Parking fees apply at the Charleston Visitor's Center; rates start at $2 per hour, and the adjacent garage is cash-only
- An adult fuel surcharge applies and is not included in the listed price
Cancellation Policy
Nonrefundable. Reschedule at least 24 hours in advance, subject to availability. Runs rain or shine. If canceled for severe weather, mechanical breakdown, or low participation, you'll be rescheduled or refunded.
FAQs
Arrive 15 minutes early; the tour leaves right on time.
Dress according to the weather.
Only one bus in the fleet can accommodate a wheelchair. Give notice at least 24 hours in advance if you need wheelchair access or other assistance.
Meeting details
Charleston Visitor's Center, 375 Meeting St, Charleston, SC
Related locations
Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
Admission included<p>Few entrances in the American South are as iconic as the three-quarter-mile Avenue of Oaks leading to Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens. Spanish moss drapes the ancient branches overhead, casting dappled light across a lane that has stood for nearly three centuries in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.</p><p>Beyond the oaks, Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens opens into formal butterfly gardens, a Georgian-style mansion, and a row of original brick slave cabins that stand as a sobering and essential part of the story told here.</p>
