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Join Eric & Captain Bob, the blue & gold macaw, for an exciting, historic stroll through what was once the walled city of Charles Towne.  


"The Pirate Tour was the highlight of our entire trip to SC... His historic knowledge, gift for story telling, and love for the city were very impressive... You always know you are on the right tour, when other tours stop to look at yours!"  The Mason Family

We had several tours of Charleston and I must say ERIC IS THE BEST TOUR GUIDE IN TOWN!!!!! We learned more about the city and pirates than we could have ever dreamed and had fun doing it. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!  Thanks for a great time, The Powell Family, FaceBook


We can also bring the tour to your venue as a fascinating storytelling presentation. 

 

Featured in Charleston Museum "Pirate Tales" video exhibit. 


Save BIG money, when you book a Tour Meal Deal.  It's the tour followed by fantastic, multi-course lunch or dinner at the Buccaneer Restaurant.

 

Get your tickets here.  
ONLINE COUPON! 
$1 of every tour ticket goes to
BirdLove Avian Sanctuary, a parrot rescue facility & Captain Bob's former home.

 

Why did Blackbeard blockade the Charleston harbor?

 

Where was the notorious Anne Bonny's favorite watering hole? 

 

 

Why did the Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet, don a dress?


Why did Anne Bonny & Mary Read dress as men?

 

What was Calico Jack's connection to Charleston?

 

Which pirates danced the hempen jig in White Point Gardens?

 

Why did pirates wear eye patches?


These are just a few of the questions that Eric answers as he tells tales of historic Charleston,  leading you to the hangouts, "haunts," and final resting places of pirates, who made Charleston one of their ports-o-call during “Golden Age of Piracy” (1690-1730). 


Click here to schedule your tour.  Contact us to arrange private or group tours.


In authentic costume and accompanied by "Captain Bob," the blue and gold macaw, professional storyteller and licensed Charleston tour guide, Eric Lavender, brings to life the pirates, who visited our fair shores: Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard, Richard Worley, Charles Vane, and of course the ferocious female pirates, Mary Read and Anne Bonny.  Along the way, you'll also learn about some of Charleston's most historic buildings and events.

 

We are proud to include the Powder Magazine, one of Charleston's oldest buildings and a National Historic Landmark, in our tours at no additional charge to you. 



 

 

 


Charleston Pirate Tours is a member of the Charleston Travel Council (Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau), Charleston Tour Association, & Charleston Hoteliers Exchange Club.



 

 

 

 

 

At Pirates Courtyard on Church Street


At the grave of Capt. William Rhett, who captured the Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet  


Keeping an eye our for the Governor's men



In White Point Gardens where Stede Bonnet and Richard

Worley ended their piratical careers dancing the hempen jig


 


 

White Point Gardens















 




The Battery