Would easily recommend this tour given by a guide who is not only a native Charlestonian but also someone who has written five books about the city! The tour is highly entertaining and very informative. And it's a great way to begin your visit to Charleston. Even if you've been there before, you are bound to learn something new from... More

I just got back from a three-day weekend in Charleston with my parents. It was my first visit to the city, and only the second for my folks. Since I'd never been there before, and since it had been a while since my parents had visited, we thought it would be nice to start the weekend with a walking tour.... More

Mary Hoy's 101 Charleston is a delightfully informative 90 min walking tour-a big plus is she limits to 12 so it is easy to hear her and get around the narrow streets. Mary is a 4th generation Charlestonian, the author of several books and charming!

I went to Charleston in November for 2 days and as per my guidebooks I understood this city had something more than all the other cities in South Carolina, I wanted to explore it with a private guide. I contacted Charleston 101 and the very professional guide Mary Coy met me about for a private tour in a wonderful sunny... More

Scheduled a private tour of Charleston, SC with specific information to guide that we were interested in relocating there and we wanted pertinent information about city to help us with this decision. Instead we got a detailed history of the city which, although interesting, provided no help on the area and what it had to offer to potential transplants.

We took Mary’s tour on a gorgeous day in January 2010. Actually, Mary doesn’t just “give a tour,” she shares the city that she loves with you. Our group consisted of four locals (including my husband and me) as well as a couple from Boston. We were all strongly interested and had many questions, so the tour lasted a little... More