Beaufort Walking Tour: Explore 500-Year History

Embark on a captivating walking tour of Beaufort and delve into its rich 500-year history. Discover tales of Indian massacres, Pirates, Slaves, and the resilience of its people.

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Beaufort - You will stroll amidst some of the finest antebellum homes in America. Along the way you will see historical monuments, churches, statues and Low Country foliage. You will be spellbound by stories of brave and tenacious people of Beaufort and historically famous figures that helped shape the United States as you know it today.
What's Included
  • Experienced local guide
Additional Information

You’ll find yourself enthralled in the half-millennium history of Beaufort, a Southern gem. Tales will unfold of Native American carnages, buccaneers, bonded laborers, unimaginably affluent planters, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, a major conflagration, a devastating hurricane, along with the inspiring tales of the courageous and determined folks of Beaufort.

Location
1006 Bay St
Bay Street
Please meet me outside the Marina Ship Store (1006 Bay Street). The red and white brick store is located in a public parking lot that charges $1 an hour at the kiosk. Please put in at least 3 hours (4/5 if you are staying for lunch/shopping after). I will be wearing my straw hat.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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2travelsweethearts
Oct 13, 2024
Great personable tour guide and history of this quaint town! - Interesting facts and intriguing stories about this quaint historical town. We all really enjoyed Janet’s tour she was very personable with a little humor too. She did a great job of telling us about the history of the beautiful homes and walking through one of them was a bonus. It was a beautiful perfect sunny and cool day. The walking was pretty flat with nice shaded areas.
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Laurab1138
Oct 7, 2024
Historic Beaufort tour - loved it - Beautiful and informative tour. Janet was so personable; our whole group had a great time. The history and architecture - wonderful stroll.
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Don
Jul 9, 2024
Janet was great! - Janet was such a good guide & person. Really knew her stuff! Enjoyed her dearly and made some really good recommendations for locally owned restaurants. Tourist should go on this tour with Janet.
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Cameron_s
Jun 25, 2024
Fantastic walking tour - great guide - Janet is a fantastic guide! She is so personable and funny and knows all the relevant history. We very much enjoyed this tour.
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Paradise66914
Jun 23, 2024
Best way to experience Beaufort - Plenty of opportunity to take pictures, ask questions and experience the quiet ambience of Beaufort’s historic neighborhoods. Janet, our tour guide was fabulous, friendly to the group and to all the neighbors she knows and fun!
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Q3850dvamys
Jun 22, 2024
Fantastic time!! - Janet is an amazing tour guide! So knowledgeable and great ability to make you feel part of the history. Highly recommend this tour!
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Sue
Jun 7, 2024
DON'T MISS THIS - This tour was fabulous. Janet is so knowledgeable about the area. She obviously loves talking about it. Her tour includes history and interesting stories about the people who settled it. She was well known and welcomed wherever we went. We were able to go inside several houses. The architectural detail must be seen in person. She also knew the best picture spot and took pix on our phones. If you only do one tour of Beaufort, make it this one. On a side note, I happen to have a bum knee. Janet was so accommodating without missing a beat.
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Cheryl_p
Jun 2, 2024
Great walking tour! - Janet was so friendly and knowledgeable! We really enjoyed the tour! She adapted to the people on the tour.
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Sharon57597
May 30, 2024
Amazing tour - This is an amazing tour. Janet is so enthusiastic, personable and knowledgeable about the history of Beaufort. We thoroughly enjoyed it and we highly recommend this tour!!
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Theprize
Oct 4, 2024
Very disappointed ☹️ - Betty did not lead the tour, Wynn did. The tour was advertised as 3 hours. He stopped at 2 hours. He did not keep the group of 5 together. There were several places he could have told about but just walked by. Very disappointed.
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