Gray Line Beaufort

When you book this walking history tour ask if Janet will be giving you tour. If not don't take…read moreit !!!!! Our Charleston based tour planner and staff at our Beaufort B and B raved about Janet's tour and how she brings the city of Beaufort and its magnificent homes and history to life. Unfortunately her delegate who gave us our tour on June 5 was UNACCEPTABLE. I believer we would have enjoyed our two hours more just walking around on our own. We learned more of Beaufort's history, houses and residents on our Dolphins Adventures Tour than we did with this replacement guide. There were only 4 of us on the tour and the guide spent the entire time talking with two phd child psychology students, a couple, trying to impress them with his knowledge of their field of study. He spent more time on this than talking about Beaufort. We traditionally love walking tours as it allows for engagement with the guide etc. We were ignored like we were not even on the tour zero engagement the exact opposite of every other one of our tours on our two week trip. . A church was unlocked for us to walk in. Unfortunately a number of others sauntered in the open door and we had to wait a good 15 minutes while the others moseyed around the interior used the bathroom (queued) etc. as our guide had to wait until they left. Because he had to lock up.

A golf cart tour is one of the best ways to cover a lot of ground and experience what Beaufort has…read moreto offer. We took the history and movies tour as part of a quick day trip into Beaufort. Parking was easy to find in the waterfront marina departure point. Raul led the tour, and did a decent job in covering the history of Beaufort and going over both history and architecture of homes in the area, as well as pointing out where some movies were filmed locally. I liked that the tour ventured out of the historic part of town to go to the Beaufort National Cemetery, as it's one of those places people visiting would otherwise likely skip out on. Overall, I'd rate the tour 4 stars, as I didn't like it as much as other Atlantic coastal town tours I've done in the past (Southport, for example), and this tour was a bit more expensive in comparison (but still worth it). I also thought it was a bit much to be told to leave a review by the guide, and also receive messages via both email and text message to review as well.

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Tales of the Lowcountry

4.5(2 reviews)

Great history and tour of the Lowcountry and Beaufort in particular! We had a great time!read more

Was planning to do the two hour walking tour because the buggy service was closed due to the summer…read moreheat, but it was pouring rain and the agency made accommodations for a van tour. Kinda feel I missed out on the intimacy of the town, but still got a bunch of information. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and very passionate about the history of Beaufort and it showed. I only partook in that tour company, so I don't know how the other companies would compare, but I would recommend to my friends.

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Sea Island Carriage Company

4.5(49 reviews)

Sea Island Carriage Company provides tours of Downtown Beaufort. I liked that the carriage had…read morestairs to make it easier to get on the carriage and that we all were provided head sets so that we could hear the tour guide. This tour did not cover as much of Downtown Beaufort as the other tour I took or provide as much history but it was fun and I learned different tidbits. Angus was the horse that took us around. The horses are well cared for and if it gets too hot in the summer the tours are stopped. I'd recommend this tour while in Beaufort.

Very timely start. Everyone involved in the operation is…read morefriendly. Guide had tons of helpful information and explained in a well organized way.

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Captain Dick's Beaufort River Tours

2.7(7 reviews)

My husband and I were booked on Captain Dick's sunset charter through the bed and breakfast we were…read morestaying at (Anchorage 1770). After checking in we were seated on a nice covered pontoon boat with lots of room. The captain and his first mate (think that's what they are called), were very nice! Captain Dick was very informative on the area and explained what we were seeing through the tour. We had two little girls on our tour that never saw dolphins. So Captain Dick made sure when we spotted them (which was several times), to take a little extra time near them so the girls could get a good view! At one point he pulled out two little dolphin keychains for the girls to have. It was really sweet and probably made their night! Our tour was scheduled to be and hour and 15 min, but since he took his time to give the little girls extra viewing of the Dolphins our tour ended up being close to an hour and a half - an hour and forty five minutes! It was a great tour, great price, and beautiful scenery! You're also allowed to BYOB :)

Terrible. Food was mediocre. Service was slow. Hush puppies had been "refried". Horribly greasy…read more Deck has no cover so hotter than hell. I would never go back

Southurn Rose Buggy Tours

4.6(50 reviews)

1.3 mi

We had a great time! Our buggy driver was Tyler and Link our horse. Tyler was a great guide. She…read moreknew the area well and was very informative and entertaining. Link was slow and dependable. It was obvious how caring Tyler was of Link.

Guide was extremely knowledgeable had a great sense of pride of the Beaufort history. Very…read morefriendly to all. Highly recommend.

Check in at their office building first, then walk over to the parking lot where the buggy is.

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My wife and daughter and Link - our horse

Living Waters Boat Tours

5.0(2 reviews)

2.0 mi

We surprised my husband with a boat ride! Captain Tyler was absolutely amazing! The boat is…read morebeautiful sparkling clean. We all had an amazing time. Highly recommend doing this!!!!! We saw lots of monkeys and also saw dolphins ! Can't stop talking about this experience!!!! Not to be missed! Loved every minute.

Capn. Tyler does an outstanding job. 51% of Beaufort County is water and Tyler knows it all. Did a…read moresunset cruise, very pleasant and informative. Professional and pleasant.

Emma's Earth Shop

4.8(13 reviews)

This was such an easy and informational tour of the history and architecture of Beaufort SC. Our…read moreguide was able to answer all questions and was a very interesting story teller. He shared a lot of information of the civil war times. The gardens were beautiful to see. There's a lot packed into the hour - great introduction to Beaufort.

Generally, speaking we stay away from touristy things when we travel. But, in this case the Golf…read moreCart Tour through Downtown Beaufort sounded fun and something we had not done before. The tour lasted about an hour and covered the history and architecture of the town. Our guide was very knowledgeable and it was clear he loved his job. We saw the house where The Big Chill was filmed as well as the bridge that Forrest Gump ran across.

A view of the Beaufort Rver through the oaks

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The Bridge Forrest ran across

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this was very entertaining tour, not too spooky for the young ones. Would do it again!

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