10 Horse-Drawn Tours Worldwide Worth the Day

1.Charleston’s Old South Carriage Historic Horse & Carriage Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10,023 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $50Our pick

Set out from 14 Anson Street for a one-hour narrated carriage ride through Charleston’s historic district. A Belgian or Percheron draft horse pulls your carriage while a certified guide shares stories of mansions, churches, gardens, slavery, war, and city life. The exact route is assigned by lottery.

“The guide was wonderful !! Very knowledgeable and great personality ! Love the horse she was 12 years old and beautiful !!”

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2.Charleston: Historical Downtown Tour by Horse-drawn Carriage

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,009 reviews · 1 hour · from $50

Ride through historic downtown Charleston for one hour with Old South Carriage Co. A licensed guide such as Carol, Mike, or Donald shares stories about the harbor, Rainbow Row, King Street, and the Battery while your horse carries you through the city.

“Awesome experience!! The city is beautiful and our guide was super and had a very great personality and her name was Kristine or Kristina? with Old South Carriage Co. Cliff was the horse that we had pulling our carriage and he was great too. Everyone at the facility was very polite. I learned a lot about the history of Charleston and the old homes were gorgeous!! So glad my husband and I did this and will highly recommend Old South Carriage Co. to others who plan to visit Charleston.”

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3.Beaufort’s #1 Horse & Carriage History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 913 reviews · from $35Best value

Join Sea Island Carriage Company at 1010 Bay Street for a 50 to 55 minute ride through Beaufort’s historic district. Your guide points out churches, Civil War sites, grand homes, and movie locations, while horses such as D, Angus, or Amos do the pulling.

“interesting, fun, helpful. Tour was easy to book and get to. Guide was fantastic! Made the city come to life.”

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4.Gettysburg: Horse-Drawn Carriage Battlefield Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 896 reviews · 2 hours · from $74

Spend two hours crossing Gettysburg Battlefield in an open horse-drawn carriage with a licensed English-speaking guide. Guides such as Jim, Dale, Truman, and Chris bring the fighting and personal stories to life, while the slow ride leaves plenty of time for questions and views.

“Very informative and relaxing ride through the battlefield. Our guide was excellent and at one point he had us pretend we were firing off a cannon to imagine what it was like back then. It was truly lots of fun. It would be nice if they had a wine and cheese/fruit tour in the future.”

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5.Charleston’s Historic Residential Horse and Carriage Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 668 reviews · from $50

Meet the horses at 20 Anson Street, then ride two to three miles through Charleston’s Historic District in a custom carriage. A city-licensed guide supplies the stories, while departures every 30 minutes make this one-hour tour easy to fit into your day.

“The tour guide was very entertaining. And I thought being in the carriage I better enjoyed the pace of the tour. The pickup went well. There was a minor wait but that was because they were wrangling the horses.”

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6.Charleston Horse & Carriage Historic Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 460 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $45

Spend about an hour riding from Charleston City Market through the historic district with a professional guide and a well-cared-for horse. Routes vary by city assignment, but may include The Battery, Rainbow Row, Nathaniel Russell House, and St. Philip’s Church. Guides such as Caroline, Daniel, and Ricky have earned praise for lively storytelling.

“Tour company is very well organized, timely, friendly, and the horses seemed to be very well cared for. Our tour guide (which is simply luck of the draw) was very funny, easy going, knew a lot about a lot. But he was also very scattered at times, drifted off on too many tangents, chased the sparkly things. All in all it was enjoyable but wished there had been more rhyme and reason to the tour information.”

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7.#1 Historical Horse Drawn Carriage Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 454 reviews · 55 minutes (approx.)

Take a 55-minute horse-drawn carriage tour through Beaufort’s Old Point and historic district. Guides such as Charlotte, Annie, and Tyler share stories of colonial settlement, the Civil War, architecture, and movie history while gentle horses like Link and Wyatt pull the blue carriage.

“Tyler and her horse Linc gave us an excellent tour with a colorful and very informative information. Tyler really knows her history and made it fun and interesting.”

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8.Gettysburg: Licensed Guided Battlefield Horseback Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 419 reviews · 2 hours · from $144

Ride for two hours through Gettysburg National Military Park with a licensed Civil War guide such as Andi or Truman. You’ll visit the Virginia Monument, view Little Round Top from Spangler Farm, and see a cannonball hole at Trostle Farm. Calm horses and outriders make this suitable for many first-time riders.

“the very informative guide was awesome and the outsiders were excellent and very professional”

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9.Private Historic Horse & Carriage Tour of Charleston

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · 50 minutes (approx.)

Ride through Charleston’s historic district in a private carriage for up to four people. Your professional guide handles the driving and storytelling, with past guides such as Daniel, Ricky, Kiki, and Dr. Tim praised for humor and local detail. Routes vary by city direction, so sights are not guaranteed.

“The guide we had was great, very informative, learnt a lot about the history, took us around many of the old buildings, we had a great time and would do it again”

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