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Black Cat Tours

1323 Jackwood Court, Charleston, SC 29407
843-568-2285
Ranked #31 of 85 tours in Charleston
4.5 of 5 stars 35 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Explore Charleston's haunted and alternative history with Black Cat Tours! Owned and operated by authors/tour guides Mark R. Jones and Rebel Sinclair,...... more » Owner description: Explore Charleston's haunted and alternative history with Black Cat Tours! Owned and operated by authors/tour guides Mark R. Jones and Rebel Sinclair, Black Cat Tours is committed to quality over quantity. Hear chilling ghost stories delivered by lantern light; or take a joyful romp through 300 years of sex, murder and sin! No small children and no walking in a herd.We also offer Charleston's ONLY FREE TOUR - the Historic Battery Tour on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Call for reservations or info. « less
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dmd24
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 19, 2012 NEW

Supposedly, our tour was supposed to start at 8 pm. However, our tour leader never showed and didn't bother contacting us to let us know. Very unprofessional--don't go--you'll get stood up! More

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February 21, 2012

Black Cat Tours takes its customer service seriously. We have never failed to show for a booked tour. We regret to see that this review was posted; it could only be in regards to the Free Tour offered SE Wildlife Weekend, Friday Feb 17th. Names and correct, working phone numbers were requested for all attendees in our advertising. Unfortunately cold... More

KDenton
Homewood, il
Senior Contributor
27 reviews
12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 5, 2011

My fiance is stationed at Ft. Jackson and last November when I went to visit him we stopped in Charleston and the first weekend in December this year we went to Charleston and both times we took Black Cat tours and loved them. This year we took Mark's FREE Friday morning walking tour. We thought after doing a bunch of... More

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IndianaJaybird
Indiana
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12 reviews
10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 11, 2011

My friend and I went on Mark's free Charleston walking tour which was great. Mark was very informative and entertaining. A very gracious thing for him to do.....of course we did tip him as we felt he truly deserved it. The night before, we went on Rebel's ghost tour. That was also very informative and entertaining. Take their tours, you... More

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Paula G
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 8, 2011

Extremely well informed historian's AND authors! This far supercedes any other walking tour in Charleston. More

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Cristina S
Pawley's Island
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 3, 2011

I took Mark's day walking tour. Mark gave tons of historic information, as well as references to current movies, which make it fun and interesting. He gave great insight on how life used to be and how life now has been influenced by life back then. The actual walking route was easy. Mark pointed our several alleys and architectural details... More

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Tangaroa
Greenville, South Carolina
Top Contributor
53 reviews
21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 19, 2011

The tour was a great way to walk around Charleston and visit historical places with lots of interesting information. Not just ghostly but very informative. Our guide was a wonderful storyteller would recommend and next time will try the "wicked" tour. More

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LibertysTears
Dallas, Texas
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12 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 16, 2011

We like ghost tours; the creepy, cold chills, the more "out there" the better! Rebel's tour started out that way. She had the perfect mix of a creepy, mystery, history and thought-provoking tour. As with any good story-teller, there is always a hint of theatrics, the drama that builds, that pulls you in gets you involved. This described the first... More

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JudyW74
tulsa
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 14, 2011

This tour was probably the highlight of our visit to Charleston, and I found it by accident on Tripadvisor. I singed up for it online, but didn't receive a confirmation so we asked about it at a visitor's center and they told us there were no free tours in Charleston. Thank goodness we didn't listen. Mark was there waiting for... More

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jacana33
Maryland
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8 reviews
5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 6, 2011

I booked the Wicked Charleston tour not quite knowing what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised! Mark and Rebel split the group in half, so there were only about 8 of us that took the tour with Mark. It was perfectly sized and Mark was very easy to hear. The tour is definitely not for kids nor the easily... More

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williamsburg79
Germantown, MD
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13 reviews
7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 28, 2011

On a hot and steamy evening, Rebel gave a wonderful if slightly different ghost tour. She focused on the paranormal! Having been on many ghost tours, I was searching for something different.. Rebel is extremely knowledgeable and creative with her tales. My 13 yr old son stayed beside her most of the time. (And it's hard to please him at... More

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