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Pat Conroy's Beaufort Tour by Golf Cart

Name: Pat Conroy's Beaufort Tour by Golf Cart
Brand: Beaufort Tours LLC
SKU: 39564P5
Price: 40.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (61 reviews)

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1 hour 15 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Pat Conroy fans can’t miss this tour of Pat Conroy’s Beaufort. Travel aboard an air-conditioned bus to the places where the famous author lived, prayed, and ate. Along the way, you see locations that inspired some of his most popular works, such as The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, and get a better sense of Beaufort’s rich culture.

Pat Conroy tour of Beaufort
Visit his church, childhood home, and favorite restaurant
Get insight into Conroy’s life and learn what inspired his famous works
A fun way to learn about Lowcountry culture through a different lens

What's Included

Tour by Golf Cart

Tips are not included.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

1006 Bay St, Beaufort, SC 29902, USA
We leave from the benches at the entrance to Waterfront Park. If you park at 1006 Bay Street, which is the Beaufort Downtown Marina, walk towards the boats on the water and look to the left and you will see the benches. One of the benches says "here are my plans for Saturday."

Start time

02:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
No additional product info.

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers

Operated by Beaufort Tours LLC

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

5.0

61 reviews

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Beaufort tour

Judith_L, Apr 2024

This is the tour for you if you want to learn about Pat Conroy. I would have loved to also hear more about Beaufort history

Love Pat!

Maura_M, Mar 2024

Janet was an amazing guide! She knew the history of Beaufort as well as Pat. We learned so much!!!!!

Favorite Author

Amy_G, Mar 2024

Tour guide was very knowledgeable. I learned a lot more about one of my favorite authors. Enjoyed seeing the beautiful homes and Spanish moss covered trees.

Consumer mistake

Gail_M, Feb 2024

Unfortunately I as the consumer did NOT realize that the Pat Conroy tour was going to exclusive about Pat Conroy& not about the history of Beaufort itself. My mistake, so it turned out it to be what we all expected.

Wonderful historical tour of Beaufort with emphasis on Pat Conroy and his contributions to the community.

Virginia_W, Dec 2023

Karen was our host, and she gave us an informative and lively tour of the city! She loves Beaufort, its history, especially the Conroy story. We appreciated her passion, and she made the tour most enjoyable! She inspired us to learn more. Thank you, Karen! Well done!

Very Interesting stories and beautiful sights!

Elizabeth_M, Sep 2023

Loved hearing stories about Pat Conroy's life, his books, the movies filmed in Beaufort, and seeing the places in person. Touring the back streets to see all those beautiful homes was really enjoyable. After the tour, we visited the Pat Conroy center where they had interesting memorabilia too!

Fantastic tour

KC_W, Jul 2023

The tour was amazing. Our guide knew Pat Conroy personally, and she shared many wonderful stories with us. I appreciated her insight, knowledge, and caring throughout the tour.

Conroy tour

Rachel_B, Jun 2023

Wonderful tour with Janet. We were all avid fans of Pat Conroy books and learned so much about his inspiration for his books. Enjoyed all the informative information about your beautiful low country city! Thank you for a wonderful memory.

Awesome!

Tammy_W, May 2023

It was wonderful and Janet was amazing and so full of knowledge. We chose a little history of Beaufort and a little history of Pat Conway and his history with Beaufort.

Pat Conroy’s Life

Mavis_S, May 2023

Bill, our guide, did a fabulous job of explaining the life of Pat Conroy and pointing out where he lived in Beaufort. He also included where other movies were filmed including Forrest Gump. We also saw the gravesites of Conroy’s parents and learned where he was buried.

We had all loved Pat Conroy’s books and the tour just gave them a little more meaning, it was an excellent afternoon,

Susan_M, Mar 2023

Loved seeing the architecture of all the beautiful homes and learning about them. There was something for every person in our family to enjoy!

Enjoyed Every Minute

Paul_M, Jan 2023

We took the Pat Conroy’s Beaufort tour yesterday, and our tour guide, Kathy, was an absolute delight. She was knowledgeable and personable, and she clearly enjoyed what she was doing. She was fun! We learned many interesting facts and tidbits not only about Pat Conroy, but also about the antebellum homes, and the history and culture of Beaufort. Loved it! My wife and I and our two friends from Birmingham had a wonderful time. We visited the Pat Conroy Literary Center before the tour, and we enjoyed it thoroughly. I could go on with the accolades, but suffice it to say that I highly recommend Beaufort Tours and Kathy. -Paul M

I particularly enjoyed...

David_B, Jan 2023

I particularly enjoyed national cemetery and the cemetery where Pats creative writing teacher was buried and imagined him putting a rose on her gravesite.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

There are so many great stories and places here in Beaufort that help bring Pat’s amazing Lowcountry story to life!

Fascinating look at a literary legend

Laura_B, Nov 2022

Entire tour was fascinating. Janet really covered everything we would want to know about Conroy. She is a wonderful tour guide - and so knowledgeable!

Best way to see Bonavenrul

Susan_G, Mar 2022

Enjoyed This tour and the gentleman who gave the tour was very know knowledgeable about the history of Savannah, and in particjs

Response from Host, Mar 2022

While we know quite a bit about Savannah and Bonaventure Cemetery, we currently only give tours in Beaufort.

Janet was very...

Jean_G, Mar 2022

Janet was very knowledgeable and gave an excellent tour!! We learned a lot! She made it very interesting!!

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Thank you so much! Janet is a wealth of information on the incredible history of Beaufort!

Pat Conroy, Buford & Bill: Perfect Together.

John_C, Nov 2021

My wife and I are Pat Conroy enthusiasts. We were visiting in SC. My wife was googling places of interest and found this tour. If you are a Pat Conroy fan, this tour is a must. Bill the tour guide, is well versed about Conroy and the town of Beaufort as well. We rode in an open golf cart that enabled us to enjoy the delightful town of Beaufort and the various Pat Conroy related sights. Well worth the money. Tour time: 90 minutes. Don’t think twice, make your reservation.

Response from Host, Nov 2021

Thank you so much John! I’ve been a Pat Conroy fan for over 40 years and love showing his fans the town he loved.

Fantastic tour for Conroy fans

Cathy_P, Aug 2021

Fantastic tour that was well organized, fascinating, and totally went above and beyond to help us enjoy the experience. Bill was knowledgeable, friendly, and super willing to answer questions and show us what we really wanted to see. So glad we did it!!

This tour really gives you a sense of Beaufort and Pat Conroy living there. Joanne the tour guide was extremely knowledg

Jane_C, Jul 2021

This tour really gives you a sense of Beaufort and Pat Conroy’s life there. Joan our guide was extremely knowledgeable and shared many fun tips about the town which is truly exquisite.

Very enjoyable

Kathleen_C, Dec 2020

Bill was terrific to work with and had a wealth of information ready to share. We enjoyed the tour very much!