| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great Guide
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| Sun, Jul 20, 08 7:30 PM |
robyncumby |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We thoroughly enjoyed the tour with our guide. She was well spoken, easy to follow and a great story teller. I am not sure what the max number of guests would be included in a group, but our size which was 7 was plenty as more would have made it difficult to hear. |
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Ghost of Charleston Review
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| Fri, Jul 18, 08 7:30 PM |
mgoelln |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The Ghosts of Charleston Tour was overall a great experience. The tour was a relaxed promenade through the streets of historic Charleston with insight of some of the city's most haunted people and places. While the Ghost stories themselves were not the most exciting or demonic, the tour is a great way to experience the local culture. On your journey you'll see beautiful churches like St.Pauls, lavish town houses painted in Charleston's iconic pastels, and small park areas encompassed with green vegetation. The guides are really friendly and approachable. |
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Not that great
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| Thu, Jul 17, 08 7:30 PM |
ccarrabine |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| It was an interesting tour, but not as good as expected. |
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tour guide was horrible
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| Thu, Jul 17, 08 7:30 PM |
Sherylkm |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I did this tour in the fall with a different tour guide. she was wonderful. told great ghost stories. kept our interest.
the tour guide this time was horrible. he told maybe 1 or 2 ghost stories. the rest were just historical charleston facts. he mentioned architecture, history, city lore. very detailed. rambling, hard to follow. 4 of the 8 of us left the tour in the middle. |
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Lotsa fun!
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| Tue, Jul 15, 08 9:30 PM |
llann55 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| My friend and I enjoyed our evening touring the city and hearing all about it's ghostly past! A great way to enjoy Charleston and it's history. |
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Great Guide = Great Tour
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| Fri, Jul 11, 08 9:30 PM |
Enjolras77 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I really wanted to go on a Ghost Tour while on vacation in Charleston - but there are at least fifty different ones to choose from. I decided to take the "Ghosts of Charleston" Tour because I was familiar with the book, and thought that would make it a little more legit.
Our guide for the night was Ian, and he did an AWESOME job of presenting the stories as well as being able to work in the history of the city and a few other interesting tidbits. He also had an unlimited supply of cheesy jokes and puns that added levity at appropriate times. I knew a lot of the stories already since I had lived in Charleston previously, but he did such a good job of engaging the group that it was as if I were hearing them again for the first time. We went to about five or six locations, which felt about right, and the tour lasted about two hours.
I have been on numerous ghost tours before in various cities (Chicago, Edinburgh, etc.), but this was one of the most enjoyable tours I have been on. There were no gadgets or lanterns or costumes, just a guide telling very eerie and exciting stories of Charleston's past. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting a spooky evening. It just goes to show that as long as you have a guide who is engaging and can spin a good tale, that you don't need any of the bells and whistles. |
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OK but would not repeat
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| Sat, Jun 28, 08 9:30 PM |
PhilEstridge |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Guide was informative but expected more than recieved. Not worth the price paid. |
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Enjoyable
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| Sat, Jun 28, 08 9:30 PM |
MaryPowell |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We had a very entertaining and educational experience which we talked about for days afterwards. |
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Historical
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| Thu, Jun 26, 08 9:30 PM |
jennastl74 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I have been on several ghost tours in different cities. I learned a lot about the history of Charelston, but I feel like we didn't get to see many places. The guide was very knowledgable, however, he kept showing us pictures in a book instead of showing the actual site. Also, we were heckled by several locals, it was quite funny, but be aware it will happen. |
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A fun, spooky look at Charleston at night.
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| Fri, Jun 20, 08 9:30 PM |
mark4boxers |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We took the 9:30pm tour so darkness only added to the experience. The stories told by our guide were a lot of fun but also very informative about the history of Charleston and some of the residents. Our children are 10 and 13 so they fully enjoyed both the stories and the walk through the streets of the city. Our 10 year old didn't seem too worried during the tour but he did have a restless night thinking about all of those ghosts wandering around. We really enjoyed the evening and would recommend it to those looking for something a bit out of the ordinary on their Charleston visit. It won't scare you to death, but you will enjoy hearing about the spooky legends of this special city. |
