Beaufort County History and Culture Bus Tour

Beaufort Experience Gifts: Step back in time with this 3-hour guided tour of Beaufort County’s Gullah Geechee heritage. 

Hop into a comfortable, climate-controlled vehicle and prepare to explore an extraordinary culture and history. The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and Sea Island cotton plantations of the area. They have a singular culture with distinctive arts, crafts, music, and language. You’ll visit some of the most fascinating areas of Beaufort County that have played a part in these people’s rich history, including Lady’s Island, a former Indigo plantation, St. Helena Island, home of one of the country's first schools for freed slaves, and Hunting Island State Park, with its beautiful forests and beaches. You’ll check out the school on St Helena, explore the ruins of some island churches, see a historic plantation house, and learn some of the songs and rich stories that are part of the Gullah and Geechee culture. It's a one-of-a-kind peek into the past of a totally unique people. 

This driving tour of Beaufort’s Gullah Geechee sites would be an ideal experience gift for a birthday, or a fantastic addition to a vacation in South Carolina.