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  Tour Charleston, LLC
Ratings Summary:  Rating: 3.67 (121)
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Last 3 months 35 32   44   12 77% 3.7
Last 6 months 50 52   68   16 80% 3.8
Last 12 months 135 121   179   58 77% 3.7
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The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park 115 76% 3.6
The Pirates of Charleston Walking History Tour 6 100% 4.3
The Story of Charleston Walking History Tour 0 0% 0.0
The Ghosts of Charleston II - Specters 0 0% 0.0
The Ghosts of Charleston 2 - Specters 0 0% 0.0
Paranormalist Jim Callahan at Buxton's Theatre 0 0% 0.0
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Rating: 5 Wonderful Tour!!!
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Thu, Apr 17  7:30 PM path626 Male 30-39 Domestic Tourist(s) Couple on a Date
  On these tours, the guide that you get makes all the difference. Our guide's name was Ian, and not only was he very engaging, but he had a tremendous knowledge of the history of Charleston and how it related to the various "ghost stories" he told. Also, no cheesy attempts at "scaring" the people on the tour. He told his stories with flair and wit. Overall, it was a highly enjoyable experience. If you take this tour, hopefully you will get Ian!
Rating: 1 Total Waste of Time and Money
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Sun, Apr 13  9:30 PM jperry Female 20-29 Domestic Tourist(s) Couple on a Date
  We were very excited at the prospect of our tour, and horribly disappointed. Our tour guide seemed very disinterested in what she was doing. Other than the rehearsed stories at the few sites, she did not interact with the tour group at all, she even was texting on her cell phone as our group walked in silence from location to location. We were expecting someone who really knew a lot about Charleston and its past, but got someone who could only recite a few ghost stories, and without any real conviction. My boyfriend had been on a tour on a previous visit, and his tour guide was outstanding, and that was the experience we were expecting. Our tour guide couldn't even answer simple questions, and rather than discussing the history of locations, would explain them with sayings like "it was just like the movie the Pirates of the Carribbean." Hardly what we were paying $$ for. And the "climax" - the cemetery where the spectral photo was taken was another let down. We were on the night tour, and our guide admitted that her flashlight had been dead for "a few days", and she would show us photos from her book with the aid of the light from her cell phone and say "this would be so much better with a flashlight!"... uhm... we agreed. Very disorganized, not entertaining or educational, and a complete waste of time and money in a city that offers such a rich historical experience.
Rating: 1 Was a waste of money
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Sat, Apr 12  9:30 PM rlblanton Male 30-39 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  It was a waste of money. Most of the info was a repeat of what we heard on a horse and carriage ride
Rating: 3 A little boring, not scary at all
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Wed, Apr 9  9:30 PM rpearce Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
  This was an extremely informative tour. The guide knew an enormous amount about the history of Charleston. However, it got a little wordy and my group's attention began to wander. It was advertised as a ghost tour, but honestly, it wasn't scary at all and only a few ghosts were even mentioned. We would have preferred less history and more ghosts. On a more positive note, our guide took good care of the tour members. He was careful to find spots for us to sit, and evened shortened the route for an older person who was having some trouble walking on the cobblestones.
Rating: 5 Excellent and Inspiring
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Tue, Apr 8  9:30 PM u426604 Female 30-39 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
  Ian was our tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable of all things Charleston and was very passionate and expressive while reciting his stories.
Rating: 4 History with a twist
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Fri, Apr 4  7:30 PM kkbrown2 Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Other
  The walk and the journey through time make for a fine time in Charleston. Thanks!
Rating: 5 Ian is a great guide
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Mon, Mar 31  9:30 PM gatewbi Male 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  My wife and I participated in a tour on March 31, 2008 and found the tour to be very enjoyable. Our guide, Ian, was very well prepared, provided a wealth of interesting information about the ghosts of Charleston, and was one of the most informed people we found. Although there were a number of tours available, we are glad we selected this one.
Rating: 3 Narrater was interesting and funny
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Sat, Mar 29  7:30 PM PATTIMCH Female 60-69 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
  It wasn't always easy to hear the person doing the tour. Too much background noise under some circumstances.
Rating: 4 ENJOYABLE GHOST TOUR
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Sat, Mar 29  5:00 PM wineholt Male 40-49 Unspecified Family With Children
  Very knowledgeable guide, did not try to "scare" us Had a small group including my young daughter, she enjoyed it as well. I liked the photos and diagrams he showed us to better explain his stories Recommend for family ghost tour.
Rating: 4 FUN
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Tue, Mar 25  7:30 PM carolhdavis Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
  My 9 year old twins enjoyed the tour very much. It wasn't too scary for them but kept their interest. My son could pretty much recite the tour guide's stories word for word after the tour so he had listened very intently. Overall you get the feeling these are canned stories memorized from a book. But it's still fun to walk around the beautiful city and learn a little history.
Rating: 4 Very Interesting
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Sat, Mar 15  5:00 PM Castiglia06 Female 20-29 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  This tour was overall very nice. We had 5 in our group with ages ranging from 18-52. It talked about alot of the history of Charleston with ghost stories trickling in here and there. We thought it was going to be all about ghosts but it was not. Even though it was not exactly what we were thinking it turned out to be good.
Rating: 4 Small Group
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Fri, Mar 14  9:30 PM joekahle Male 60-69 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  Our guide , Ian(sp), was very knowledgible and had a good command of the subject matter. I was kind of disappointed that it was just myself and my wife. A larger group would have made it more interesting.
Rating: 5 fun and interesting
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Thu, Mar 6  9:30 PM naomabolt Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
  We were expecting to see ghosts but we learned some history, local legends, and some funny jokes! I would certainly recommend this tour to friends.
Rating: 5 Absolutely Loved the Tour and Tour Guide
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Wed, Mar 5  7:30 PM dish1838 Female 30-39 Domestic Tourist(s) Other
  My mother and I enjoyed this tour tremendously. We give it a 10 out of 10! Our tour guide, Ian (hopefully I spelled correctly) was very impressive with his knowledge and enthusiasm. He took his time as he led us through the beautiful streets of Charleston. My biggest fear when booking this tour online was that we would get a guide who just shared information you could read from a book. The opposite happened. He really seemed to have an appreciation for the history and stories that he shared. There was only two of us on the tour and instead of rushing through it he took his time and explained everything thoroughly. Enjoyed the tour very much. Thank you to Ian who made this tour very enjoyable. Please remind him there were two questions we needed the answers to when we come back in June for another tour! Thanks again, Bennie and Trish.
Rating: 5 Excellent history overview of Charleston!
The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park
  Mon, Mar 3  9:30 PM majorrd Male 20-29 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  It was amazing to hear all of the stories and history of Charleston, and to think, it was only a couple of hours. We could have spent all day with our tour guide and would have still wanted more time. This is a great way to get a lively and enthusiastic history lesson and to remind you to not forget about America's great history.
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