Middleton Place Guided Tour with Lunch and Transportation

Posted By : 317russs
We booked the Middleton Plantation Tour with Nick, the owner of Chicora Tours. He picked us up at our hotel and was extremely personable and professional. Nick provided us with an overview of Charleston history while we were driving to the plantation. Upon our arrival, the knowledgeable docents gave detailed tours about the Middleton family, the land, and buildings. There were several demonstrations going on that day including how indigo dye was made, the harvesting of rice, and how wool is prepared. A delicious buffet lunch was included as part of our tour package at the restaurant on site. We were enjoying ourselves so much that Nick agreed to pick us up a half hour later than planned. On the return trip to Charleston Nick continued our history lesson and pointed out several historical neighborhoods and homes. On a side note, we were interested in a ghost tour, so Nick set that up for us as well. He promised that our guide was one of the best and Darian did not let us down. Her great knowledge of history and ghostly stories was totally engaging and enthralling. We spent 2 hours with Darian and could have listened for much longer.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15

Posted By : elyshag2024
Matthew was very well versed in the history of the area, and was so professional and courteous. The restaurant and bar were tasty and refreshing, and the gardens were stunning. (You will see gators!). Keep in mind, this was an operating plantation at one time, so expect some sadness and sobering history. I would definitely do this again.
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Posted On : 2024-05-05

Posted By : tracybD4669VD
Chicora Tours did and excellent job planning our trip to the Middleton Place from pick up to drop off at the meeting place. Our driver gave so much history to the location. We were going to just go down by ourselves and I am so glad we did the tour. We got our itinerary as soon we got off the bus and the guide took it from there. As soon as we were done, our driver was waiting at the exit. Extremely satisfied!!!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-17

Posted By : Bill_S
This tour was well organized and very interesting. Out driver Matthew shared a ton of information throughout our trip to and from the plantation. While on the property the guides and docents were friendly and knowledgeable. The lunch was all you can eat and the food and service were great. The tour was a mix of guided and independent. I recommend this experience!
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Posted On : 2024-04-13

Posted By : AJ51
Chicora Tours arranged our transportation and tour. They did an excellent job. The perfect weather certainly pushed our tour of the estate over the top. We like to walk and the estate was fabulous- the grounds are fantastic and azaleas were near peak - so abundant, wow! Our tour included the buffet which we enjoyed and the house tour. We were picked up in Charleston near our hotel and dropped off at the hotel after a short, narrated tour of the city. The driver was knowledgeable and personable He really added to the trip What a great tour!
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Posted On : 2024-03-21

Posted By : Steven_M
Matt, our driver, gave a great tour while driving to and from Middleton. Very knowledgeable and personable. The reason for 4 stars: the lunch was only ok and we were finished with lunch by the time they had fried chicken. Middleton didn't plan very well ahead of time to make sure that the buffet was properly stocked.
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Posted On : 2024-03-19

Posted By : H1596IOjosephv
Great tour, Nick was able to showcase the history and also answer every question we had. Being able to take the tour with him was ab enjoyable experience and enhanced the tour of Middleton Place.
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Posted On : 2024-03-04