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| Tour Charleston, LLC |
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| Last 3 months | 41 | 51 | 64 | 13 | 81% | 3.9 | ||
| Last 6 months | 102 | 91 | 135 | 44 | 77% | 3.7 | ||
| Last 12 months | 173 | 174 | 241 | 67 | 77% | 3.7 | ||
| All | 502 | 491 | 682 | 191 | 77% | 3.7 |
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Ratings by Activity
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
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| The Ghosts of Charleston Tour - Waterfront Park | 174 | 77% | 3.7 |
| The Pirates of Charleston Walking History Tour | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
| The Ghosts of Charleston II - Specters | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
| The Story of Charleston Walking History Tour | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
| Marcus Dagan at Buxton's East Bay Theatre | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
| Ghost Stories at Buxton's East Bay Theatre | 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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Ghost tour
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| Thu, Nov 5 7:30 PM | jaslomski | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| I did not like the tour guide, who spent more time telling random facts rather than ghost stories. On our 80 minute tour, only 3 ghost stories were told, and we were taken on random routes throughout the city. I have been on several ghost tours in various cities throughout the US, and this was by far the worst ghost story. Normally after a tour, I feel that I have learned a lot of history about the city. After this tour, I did not get this feeling. Our tour guide spent the last 30-40 minutes telling us his own personal story, and it was so strange and not at all in keeping with the description of the tour. I was very unsatisfied by this tour, and would recommend any other Charleston ghost tour over this comapny's. | ||||||
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Ghost Tour
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| Tue, Oct 20 7:30 PM | Marker | Female | 50-59 | Unspecified | Individual | |
| We signed up for the Pirate Ghost Tour, but saw nothing on Pirates. We have been on ghost tours before, but this one was very average. | ||||||
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Interesting
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| Mon, Oct 12 9:30 PM | burgnert | Male | 50-59 | Unspecified | Individual | |
| Our guides name was Ian. He appeared to be very knowledgeable regarding the area and the subject matter he presented. He also presented himself as a learned individual and apparently has conducted detailed research regarding the information he was relaying. Ian definitely has a command of the language, but at times it was a little above the individuals in the small group; one had to listen intently to catch the nuances in his storytelling. Note, the purpose of the tour was to learn about the ghosts of Charleston...and Ian did that very well; perhaps to the exclusion of other information that may be of interest to visitors to the city. The best ghosts tours my wife and I have experienced have included a historical background the area mixed in with ghost stories/experiences. There is no doubt Ian could blend more of an historical reference/background in his tour along with the ghost stories/experiences; he is an excellent story teller. Finally, Ian continually referred to a book that was published some years ago. We were quite interested in purchasing a copy of the book. The next day we visited the local bookstore in Charleston only to find that the book has been out of print...and the bookstore could not order any copies. We were understandably disappointed. So I would recommend that Ian inform the members of his group that his reference is not for sale. | ||||||
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Good for history buffs
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| Fri, Apr 3 7:30 PM | charleston22 | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| It's a great family activity, but if you're REALLY into ghosts and want something a little more in depth and hands on, this probably isn't the tour for you. It's great for an overall history and walkabout and especially for families with kids. | ||||||
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Great tour!
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| Sat, Feb 7 7:30 PM | dman776 | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| The guide really made this tour worth while! He was a fantastic story teller and pretty funny. | ||||||
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not recommended
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| Sat, Jan 24 7:30 PM | dianelfusco | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| obviously rehearsed lines; very unpleasant descriptions(vultures pecking out eyes) | ||||||
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Informative
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| Tue, Dec 9, 08 7:30 PM | dazzle1 | Female | 50-59 | Unspecified | Group of Friends | |
| We had a nice time. Learned alot of history from our guide. The city after dark is very pretty. Never felt unsafe. | ||||||
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Lots of information... too many jokes
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| Sat, Jul 26, 08 9:30 PM | Dollfin | Female | 20-29 | Unspecified | Couple on a Date | |
| Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about Charleston and its history. During the tour, however, he tried to fit in puns and jokes to entertain us. This would have been appropriate a few times, but he overdid it to the point that it was annoying. We felt that the constant comedy really took away from the appeal of a ghost tour. He also interrupted his own stories with additional information so often that it made it hard to follow the actual story at times. We were intrigued with the ghost stories, so we bought the book after the tour, read it cover to cover, and enjoyed it thoroughly. We highly recommend the book and would even recommend the tour, but cross your fingers that you get a better guide. | ||||||
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Fantastic Guide
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| Sat, May 24, 08 9:30 PM | etodd1 | Male | 30-39 | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| We had a fantastic guide on this adventure. He was very enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable. Overall, it was a great experience and I would recommend others to experience it. | ||||||
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ENJOYABLE GHOST TOUR
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| Sat, Mar 29, 08 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. | ||||||
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Good Tour
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| Sun, Oct 14, 07 9:30 PM | marino13 | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| I had high expectations about the tour, so I thought I would fell let down. That was not the case. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and told good stories, both ghost and historical fact and trivia. The only negative comments I have is that we left at least fifteen minutes late and fifteen or more minutes was spent with the history of the settlement of Charleston. I would have rather had fifteen extra minutes walking around and having an extra story or two told. | ||||||
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Highly Recommend This Tour
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| Sat, Oct 6, 07 9:30 PM | slpelletier | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| Our tour guide (Ben) was very enthusiastic and a great speaker. In addition to the Ghost stories, he gave us a lot of very interesting facts about history in Charleston. | ||||||
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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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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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