| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Ghost tour 7/21/07 at 9:30 PM
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| Sat, Jul 21, 07 9:30 PM |
Jenifer |
Female |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Saturday evening I took the Charleston tour with 8 of my family members. Six tickets were purchased under Gerlich and two were purchased under Britting. We were greeted by Robert our tour guide. Our family was very disappointed with the tour. We spent most of our time listening to the ghost stories in several parking lots. We were no where near the homes and graveyards of the stories being told. Needless to say, we were not entertained. We were robbed of the experience we had expected. The tour would have been more effective if we were actually brought near the Inn where the torso ghost has been seen. Brought to the home of where the woman saw the friendly ghost and to the outside of the Circular Congregationalist Church. It was also stressful when we went to Poogans Porch and at least 5 tours were congregated to the same area. It was difficult to hear the story and focus on the tour guide.
I recently moved to the Charleston area and in good conscience would not be able to recommend this tour to visitors of the area.
I think the firm my have to reassess the flow of the tour.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at any time.
Warm Regards,
Stacey Felenczak |
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2 BLOCKS AWAY TOUR
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| Sat, Jul 21, 07 9:30 PM |
NASAMSON |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| FRANKLY, MY SISTER AND I WERE DISAPPOINTED BY THE TOUR. SHE HAD BEEN ON ONE IN BOSTON (A GHOST TOUR) AND HAD ENJOYED THAT ONE. BY THE END OF THE TOUR WE WERE CALLING IT THE THE 2 BLOCKS AWAY TOUR BECAUSE EACH TIME WE STOPPED THE GHOST WAS AT SOME POINT 2 BLOCKS AWAY. I THOUGHT THAT HALF THE FUN OF A GHOST TOUR WAS TO MAYBE GET A LITTLE SCARED AND HEAR GHOST STORIES. THE TOUR GUIDE WASN'T THE GREATEST STORY TELLER AND NEEDS TO LEARN TO HOW TO TELL A STORY SLOWLY AND WITHOUT SO MUCH JUMPING AROUND. IT DISTRACTS FROM THE STORY. I ALMOST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE TOUR GUIDE WAS USE TO GIVING ANOTHER TYPE OF TOUR AS WE STOPPED AT NON GHOST SITES MORE THAN GHOST SITES. THIS WAS DEFINITELY A THUMBS DOWN TOUR AND GIVES ME ANOTHER REASON TO SAY THAT TOURS ARE NOT WORTH A GRAIN OF SALT. I WILL READ THE BOOK BEFORE I GO NEXT TIME. MY SISTER AND I ACTUALLY RETRACED OUR TOUR AFTER IT WAS OVER TO FIND THE CHURCH WHERE ONE OF THE GHOST WERE TO HAVE BEEN AND THAT WAS THE GHOST ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK.
DON'T RECOMMEND THIS TOUR AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Ghost tour could be better
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| Sat, Jul 21, 07 9:30 PM |
pirty792000 |
Female |
20-29 |
Unspecified |
Family With Children |
| I really liked the tour guide, very knowledgable, but i was not impressed so much with the tour. For all the walking that was involved, we didn't get to actually "see" anything. I'm not saying ghosts, necessarily, but we never went inside anywhere. We walked around, heard all the stories that we (my son and I) had read about...but never went anywhere but the sidewalks. I was not impressed. We would like to go on other tours, but are they the same? Because if so, I'm not spending $40.00 for the same, disappointing trip. |
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Disappointment
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| Fri, Jul 20, 07 7:30 PM |
Farmer5207 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| The web site made it look as if this were the best tour in Charleston, and that spaces were so limited you'd need to purchase tickets far in advance in order to get in on this tour. My family has gone on ghost tours all over the south, and this one was the worst by far. We were the only people in our group, our tour guide was less than enthusiastic, and the stories weren't so great, either. They could have been made better if the guide had felt more like putting effort into it. I suspect that the small group (of four) was disappointing to him as well. Never again. |
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Okay, not sure I would go again
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| Thu, Jul 19, 07 9:30 PM |
jedwards |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour was okay but I am not sure I would go again. The tour started late and our guide person did not show up, so we had to go with another tour. The guide did a good job but he was hard to hear, I thought he would wear some kind of microphone but he did not. According to the reservation, he would be wearing a black shirt and carrying a book. He had on a white shirt and the book was not easily accessible. We finally had to ask if he was the ghost tour guide. We also thought the tour would be a little bit spooky but it was not. Just a walk through the city with a few stories. |
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If you like parking lots, take this tour
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| Thu, Jul 19, 07 9:30 PM |
vxroger |
Female |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Perhaps my son and I just got unlucky, but for a ghost tour this was a real sleeper. A second guide did not show, so we wound up with a large group. Not a good sign. I have been on many tours before and everything is in the way the story is told. Our guide had no finesse in story telling and at one time while we sat in a park, I fell asleep. Perhaps he was bored with his job, but I would say, get another job.
The greater disappointment was in the locations as to where he told the stories. 3/4's of the time we were in parking lots, somewhere near a location where something might have occurred. Other times we were several blocks from a home or church where there was a viewing of a ghost. I was told on the phone we would visit cemetaries and, yes, we visited them in the stories. Next time I will be more specific.
If you like to take walks through Charleston in the dark I would buy the book and review it as you walk, but save your money by not going on the tour. |
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Could have been done much better
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| Sat, Jul 14, 07 9:30 PM |
je7jack |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Our guide, Jake, is a very pleasant and engaging young man - though perhaps a bit more in love with the sound of his voice than with providing an experience worth the money for the ticket. We had expected to be taken inside homes or rooms or graveyards where ghosts have been seen instead of standing outside buildings while the stories were told. The experience could be made much more personal and scary. |
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Fun Times, Good Stories
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| Fri, Jul 13, 07 9:30 PM |
congaman1975 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our Tour Guide was very enthusiatic and knowledgeable of the histories of the Charleston area. His presentation was entertaining and engaging as we traveled the dark and historic areas of the old city. I learned a lot of the city's past and present as well as enjoying myself along with my wife. We'd recommend this to any friends interested in tours of Charleston. |
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Animated tour guide
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| Fri, Jul 13, 07 9:30 PM |
alexism_17 |
Female |
Under 20 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Well a group of two other friends and I went on a roadtrip to Charleston, SC and were very pleased with The Ghost Tour of Charleston. I picked up a flyer from our hotel in West Ashley and soon called in to make reservations. I liked the fact that reservations were readily available to us. Our tour guide Ben, was such a hoot! I appreciated how interactive he was with his ghost stories. He made the tour much more animated and dramatic. Thanks Ben!! |
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Great experience
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| Fri, Jul 13, 07 9:30 PM |
mandyweed |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| OUr guide was Ben and he was very enthusiastic and informative. He told great stories and is a very good storie teller. We really enjoyed the tour and would recommend it to anybody. We will definately do the tour again if we are in Charleston. |
