Waves & Walkways
Bulldog Walking Tours and Sandlapper Tours have partnered to create a Student Group Package that combines a walking tour in Charleston's Historic District and a catamaran cruise around Charleston Harbor. The student package is called WAVES and WALKWAYS.
Teachers can select from one of Bulldog Tour’s student oriented walking tours- The Battery Walking Tour, The Ghost & Dungeon Tour, The Haunted Jail Tour, The Ghost & Graveyard Tour, and two of Sandlapper Tours Nature Programs- The Beach Ecology Nature Program or The Salt Marsh Ecology Nature Program.Both Programs are curriculum based and provide a hands-on way to learn about Charleston's ecology and history. You can book the tour through Sandlapper Tours or through Bulldog Tours.
Bulldog Tours
The Battery Walking Tour: The ultimate overview of Charleston’s history, homes, and culture. Highlights include: Rainbow Row, Revolutionary War, Civil War, The Old Exchange Building, and the French Quarter.
Charleston Ghost & Dungeon Tour: This is the tour featured on The Travel Channel’s “America’s Most Haunted Places”. Under the veil of darkness you will explore the Holy City’s streets, back alleyways, cemeteries, churches, and a PRE-REVOLUTIONARY DUNGEON. The Dungeon happens to be in one of America’s three most historical buildings.
The Haunted Jail Tour: Join us for a behind the scenes tour of The Old City Jail, which housed some of Charleston’s most infamous criminals, 19th century pirates and Civil War prisoners. The Old City Jail was in operation from 1802 until 1939 and most of the building’s original structures remain intact including the cells and warden’s quarters.
Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Tour: You’ll get an exclusive opportunity to walk inside the gates of one of Charleston’s oldest graveyards after dark. Learn about the history of Charleston’s graveyards and hear tales about the famous individuals who found their final resting place in the Holy City.
Sandlapper Tours' Nature Programs
The Beach Ecology Nature Program:Accompanied by a naturalist, students will pull a crab pot to examine its contents and explore the beach of Morris Island, one of the uninhabited barrier islands in Charleston Harbor(more detailed can be found under the Tab for Educational Boat Programs on Sandlapper's website).
The Salt Marsh Ecology Nature Program:Accompanied by a naturalist, students will pull a crab pot to examine its content and then cast a net in a salt marsh creek to learn about salt marsh ecology ( more detailed can be found under the Tab for Educational Boat Programs on Sandlapper's website).
