Palmetto Carriage Works

Daytime Group Carriage Ride Charleston Residential District

Duration

1 Hour

Times

Every 30 minutes, 9am-5pm Mar-Oct, 9am-4pm Nov-Feb.

Weekly Availability

Daily

Yearly Availability

Year Round

*Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day*

Capacity

Our carriages fit up to 16 people! We have 4 rows, with 4 seats per row.

Cancellation Policy

Group carriage tickets may be canceled up to 1 hour before the tour begins, and you will receive a full refund. Group carriage tickets may also be rescheduled up to 1 hour before the tour begins. Tours rescheduled within 1 hour of your tour time are subject to a $25 rebooking fee. Please call 843-723-8145 to make changes to your reservation.

Tour Charleston’s Historic District by Horse-Drawn Carriage

Palmetto Carriage Works is the oldest provider of Charleston Horse Carriage Tours and has developed one of the best Charleston Historic Tours in the city! A Palmetto Carriage tour offers a blend of knowledge, wit, humor, and history and is exciting and ever-changing; a seamless fusion of 19th-century conveyance in a 21st-century city. Explore our historic city on an unforgettable one-hour Charleston, SC carriage ride!

Key Points on This Historic Residential Carriage Tour:

Parking is limited in the area where our barn is located, please give yourself ample time to find parking before your tour. Click here for a map of nearby parking.

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.

Tour begins and ends at the Big Red Barn: 8 Guignard St.

The City of Charleston's mandated lottery system determines which of the five routes is taken within the historic district on any given tour. Routes and/or landmarks cannot be guaranteed.

Adult

$ 50

Child

Ages 4-11
$ 40

Lap Child

Under Age 4
$ Free

Empty Seat for Extra Space

Purchase an empty seat
$ 25

Carriage Buyout (up to 16 passengers)

Low season: Jan., Feb., June, July, Aug., Sept., Nov., Dec. excluding holidays
$ 680

Carriage Buyout (up to 16 passengers)

High season: March, April, May, Oct. and select holidays
$ 800

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