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Charleston Tour: Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

By Action Tour Guide
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$21 per traveller
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 365d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Experience Charleston’s beautiful antebellum architecture
  • Uncover the city’s history—the good, the bad, and the ugly
  • Revisit the fraught lead-up to the Civil War
  • Learn about the Siege of Charleston during the Revolution
  • Visit picturesque waterside parks

Activity location

  • Charleston
    • Charleston County
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 152 Market St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    • 152 Market Street
    • 29401, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

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Charleston Tour: Self-Guided Walk

  • Activity duration is 365 days365d
    365d
  • English

Explore the highlights of Charleston at your own pace with our self-guided walking audio tour.

NOTE: This 4+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Charleston in 1-2 hours.

New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.

Language options: English
Price details
AU$21.16 x 1 TravellerAU$21.16
Total
Price is AU$21.16

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Self-guided audio tour through our easy-to-use mobile app.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Just bring your phone and headphones; the app guides your walk.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Works offline with GPS route guidance and automatic audio stories.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Flexible tour: start, stop, and pause anytime during your trip.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Planning tools, route maps, scenic stops, and area previews included.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hidden gems and local stories included along the route.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lifetime access: use the tour anytime and keep it for future trips.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Support is available via chat, email, or phone if you need help.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private walking tour experience for your family or group.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Self-guided tour — no live guide. Entrance fees, parking, food, and transport are separate.

Know before you book

  • Enjoy a flexible, self-guided experience with the Action Tour Guide app—your audio narrator, GPS-enabled map, and tour guide all in one, so you can explore at your own pace.
  • This is a self-guided walking tour. Please purchase one tour per person for the best experience. Couples may share a device using headphones, so be sure to bring your own headphones or earbuds for comfortable listening along the way.
  • After booking, you’ll receive an email with instructions to download the Action Tour Guide app and a unique password to access your tour. Download the tour in advance for the best experience.
  • Explore with stories created by local experts, professional writers, and experienced narrators that bring each destination’s history, culture, and landmarks to life.
  • Discover more with animated videos at select stops, helping you visualise historic events, hidden interiors, changing landscapes, and other details that may not be visible today.
  • Enjoy lifetime access with no expiry. Once unlocked, your tour is yours to use anytime, on future trips, and as many times as you like.

What you can expect

Get a taste of the authentic antebellum American south with this self-guided walking tour of Charleston, SC. Explore historic districts packed with lovely shops and beautiful architecture as you learn about the city’s founding, its growth into a major metropolis, and how the Revolutionary War and Civil War changed it forever. This tour offers a comprehensive view of this fascinating city and its past.

After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Action Tour Guide app, enter the password, and download the tour while you have WiFi or cell service. Once downloaded, the tour works offline, allowing you to enjoy the experience without an internet connection. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.

New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.

This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check opening hours before your visit.

Points of Interest along the Charleston:

  • Charleston's Past and Present
  • Native Nations and Charleston
  • The Cherokee War
  • Marion Square
  • Oscar Marion
  • Charleston Tea Party
  • Siege of Charleston
  • Reclaiming Charleston
  • Liberty Square
  • Grimke Sisters' Home
  • Slavery and Abolition in Charleston
  • Historic Charleston City Market
  • Sweetgrass Basket Weaving
  • Additional History
  • Charleston's Serial Killer
  • Denmark Vesey
  • The Uprising
  • The Crackdown
  • Miles Brewton & Patrick O'Donnell Houses
  • How to Start a War
  • The Battery / Charleston During the Civil War
  • Aftermath
  • Nathaniel Russell House
  • Saint Michael's Church
  • Powder Magazine
  • New Nation, Old Hatred
  • Heyward-Washington House
  • Rainbow Row
  • Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
  • Joe Riley Waterfront Park

Benefits Over Live Guides and Group Tours:

  • This is a flexible and self-led tour that uses location-sensing technology as you drive.
  • The tour features in-depth audio narration that plays as you drive.
  • You can purchase just one tour for the entire car and use it as many times as you wish.
  • New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
  • Once downloaded, the tour works completely offline, and you can tour your way by choosing when to start, stop, fast-forward, or rewind.
  • If you need any help, you can always reach out to a real person via call, chat, or email.

Location

Activity location

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    Charleston
    • Charleston County
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    152 Market St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    • 152 Market Street
    • 29401, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America