Sites and Insights Tours

Tour guide had some interesting information but tour was a thinly veiled ad for his real estate business and included too many irrelevant and often sexist anecdotes and not enough history. He would have been annoying at a party but as something we paid $ 50 for was downright insulting.

This tour was FANTASTIC! And the tour guide, Al Miller, was EXCEPTIONAL! He was full of knowledge, funny, prompt, and thoughtful. I wish we had more time to see and photograph some of the sights, but overall, this tour was more than worthwhile. I recommend it highly.

My four friends and I thoroughly enjoyed the ²¹⁄₂ hour Sea Island Tour we took today. Al provided lots of information (and insights!) about places we drove through, within the City of Charleston and out to two gullah islands, and did so with charm and occasional surprises (bursting into song, talking some in the gullah language). He made stops for picture-​taking — this was neither rushed nor overly-​slow. A highly-​recommended way to learn about the community of people who were more than a majority of Charleston’s people through much of her history.

This is the BEST tour I have been on in 30 plus years! Al the owner and tour guide was fantastic. He was well informed about the area and the history and culture of my people — African Americans. The 2 ½ hour tour took us from downtown Charleston to the Sea Islands. Al Miller is a natural storyteller and historian. Funny, smart and showed a deep love of his beloved South Carolina. We even had a chance to get off and take pictures and get produce from a local farmer on St. James Island. I look forward to doing this tour again with my family. I also look forward to his book.

Excellent tour! My two girlfriends and I did the one-​hour Black history tour of Charleston. I wish that we had had time to do the longer tour as the time flew by. Still, we covered a ton of ground and it was super-​interesting. Mr. Miller is very knowledgeable and able to share what he knows in a really engaging way. Very highly recommended! Not your typical generic tour; very engaging and memorable.

The tour was excellent! Owner and operator, Mr. Miller was friendly and informative on the subject of Gullah culture. Not only was it entertaining but it was educational as well. I would recommend that others attend more than once as there are several different tours provided. We lucked out, there was a group of college students doing a research paper on the subject Charleston history. Bring your questions and your cameras. There is plenty to see you on this two hour tour!

This was my first visit to Charleston, and everyone who’d visited previously raved about this historic city on the water!
Well they were correct and it was steamy HOT during my visit last wk. One of the first suggestions to me was to take a Gullah style tour and so,… I did!
I highly recommend taking a tour or as many as you can to get some rich history. I really enjoyed learning the information concerning past slavery, plantation owners, the Geechee way of speaking, the types of foods associated with Gullah, the style of housing for black communities in terms of property and land, etc…
I also toured a few black historic cemeteries and schools. This particular tour was slated the Porgy & Bess tour and there is some rich history involved within these stories. The host/​guide is very knowledgeable of Charleston and the gullah/​geechee past. He is very enlightening and entertaining, answering questions along this tour… Please take a moment and view some of my photos and when in Charleston, stop and gather some culture… there is much to learn and share…