Charleston Lowcountry Discovery and Sightseeing Tour

No other tour captures the Complete Charleston experience like this one. Snap! takes you where no others go on this 6 hour adventure!
Spend the day with me on this small group (limited to 8 people), full day adventure and learn what makes the Charleston Lowcountry so historical, controversial and beautiful, all in the comfort of my 2021 Mercedes Sprinter. I am a city certified tour guide that takes you outside the limits.

Stroll down Charlotte Street. Hike to Snap! a picture of the Morris Island Lighthouse. Shag down Folly Beach Pier. Behold the Angel Oak Tree. Contemplate Drayton Hall. Magnolia Plantation and Old St Andrew's Church. Salute Citadel College. Learn of Sullivan's Island notorious past. March around Fort Moultrie. Visit Charleston Lighthouse. See the USS Yorktown. Cruise across Charleston harbor on the Water Taxi.

This is an active tour (8000 total steps!) with several walks during the day. We will stop for a quick lunch to-go or bring your own.

Meeting Point

475 E Bay St

475 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA

Meet on the corner, in front of Liberty Place Hilton.
There is a public parking garage at 24 Calhoun Street.

What to expect:

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes

Charlotte Street Park

1 Charlotte St, Charleston, 29403-6355, South Carolina

Stroll this quiet antebellum street of Wragg district, where so much happened, and so little realize it.

15 minutes

Folly Beach Fishing Pier

101 East Arctic Avenue, Folly Beach, 29439, South Carolina

This pier had it's heyday in the 1940's as one of the first amusement parks in the nation. Newly renovated, you are free to roam to it's end, or shop inside the terrific beach store (including ice cream and hot dogs) or even have a margarita at Pier 101 Beach Bar (if open).

15 minutes

Morris Island Lighthouse

1750 E Ashley Avenue, Folly Beach, 29439, South Carolina

Hike to the end of Folly Beach to get an upclose and personal with the 6th oldest lighthouse in the US. This includes a 3/4 mile roundtrip walk to the lighthouse. We do need to traverse a sand dune to get to the beach.

30 minutes

Angel Oak Tree

3688 Angel Oak Rd, , Johns Island, 29455-3300, South Carolina

We will visit this 400-500 year old, John's Island live oak.

15 minutes

Drayton Hall

3380 Ashley River Rd, , Charleston, 29414-7126, South Carolina

The only and oldest remaining plantation house, in it's original form. While we do not tour inside the house, we will stop for pictures and history lesson.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

3550 Ashley River Rd, , Charleston, 29414-7109, South Carolina

We ride through the grounds with just a brief stop to Snap! a picture of the circa 1870 home.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old St. Andrew's Parish Church

2604 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, 29414-4607, South Carolina

The oldest remaining parish hall south of Virginia, sits among the Spanish moss and graveyard of the Drayton family.

10 minutes

The Citadel

171 Moultrie St, , Charleston, 29409-0002, South Carolina

This military college dates back to the civil war. Some say, they even started it!

10 minutes

Fort Moultrie

1214 Middle St, , Sullivan's Island, 29482-9748, South Carolina

Walk along the station street just beyond the fort, to the beach, and get a great big surprise!

15 minutes

Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church

1204 Middle St, Sullivan's Island, 29482-9717, South Carolina

This beautiful church was built during the 1830's for the Irish Army Core of Engineers constructing the forts on the island. Travel back in time into this testament of survival.

10 minutes

Sullivan's Island Lighthouse

Station 18 1/2 Street, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

The ugliest lighthouse in America!

5 minutes

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

40 Patriots Point Rd, Mount Pleasant, 29464-4377, South Carolina

Up close view of USS Yorktown & USS Laffey

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina

20 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, USA

Another secret and immense view of the Yorktown and the Cooper River.

10 minutes

Charleston water taxi

24 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, USA

Bon Voyage back to your starting point at the Wharfside Aquarium. You have to see Charleston from the water!!!

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included