Daytime Private Carriage Rides

See Charleston in Our Elegant Vis-a-vis Carriages

Vis-a-vis

For those who want to experience Charleston in a private carriage, our elegant vis-a-vis carriages offer small groups the wonderful opportunity to see the city in a more intimate setting with their own personal tour guide. Your private one-hour tour is great for families or couples looking a fun way to explore the city. Enjoy the best sightseeing tour of Charleston, SC on a carriage ride with Palmetto Carriage Works! Our vis-a-vis carriages are available for groups of 1 to 4 adults and children, and up to 2 lap children.

Wagonette

For those who want to experience Charleston with a slightly larger group, our wagonette carriages offer groups to see the city with a private tour guide for 5-8 people. This is great for those with larger families or friends who want to explore the town. For groups of 5 to 8 people looking to do a private tour, please select the Wagonette option during checkout!

Key Points

• Experience 25-30 blocks of Charleston’s historic downtown district
• See houses, gardens, mansions, churches, and parks
• Learn about buildings, history, architecture, flora and the people that make up the “Holy City”
• Learn everything that Charleston has to offer on a Palmetto Carriage tour

Restrictions

• A limited number of passengers allowed on the carriage:
  These carriages can hold private groups of up to either 4 or 5-8 seated passengers, which include adults and any children 2 years old and older, as well as up to 2 children under the age of 2 years old who can be seated on an adult’s lap.
• Limited availability for private carriages:
  Due to the limited amount of private carriages, the start/end time of your tour is not flexible. Your tour hour will start and end at the time you have scheduled, for this reason, we recommend that you arrive 15 minutes prior to your start time. If you are late your tour will still end at the designated time in order to keep the carriage on schedule.