Join Eric & Captain Bob, the blue & gold macaw, for an exciting, historic stroll through what was once the walled city of Charles Towne.
Featured in Charleston Museum "Pirate Tales" video exhibit.
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.
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 Tourism Council & Charleston Tour Association.