History and Movie Tour of Beaufort by Golf Cart
Overview
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1 hour
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Learn about Beaufort's 300 years of rich history on this 1-hour tour. While riding in our new 8 passenger Yamaha golf cart, see beautiful antebellum homes and scenic views. Explore the town where famous movies were filmed, such as Forrest Gump, The Big Chill, and Great Santini on this exciting tour!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Maximum of 5 persons per vehicle.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
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Listen to your guide narrate the 300 years of history, from the exploration of the Spanish, the French, and the English, to the Civil War, and to the Hollywood movies filmed in the town. As you drive down the streets, go past gorgeous antebellum homes and plantations. Then, see sites where iconic stars stayed while filming movies. Continue your tour by seeing The Gump Medical Center, which was funded by Forrest's profit from the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Go to The National Cemetery, where The Great Santini was buried, and the bridge Forrest Gump went over on his cross-country run. Enjoy the incredible history, Hollywood charm, and friendly atmosphere of Beaufort on this 1-hour tour by van.
Beaufort National Cemetery
Listen to your guide narrate the 300 years of history, from the exploration of the Spanish, the French, and the English, to the Civil War, and to the Hollywood movies filmed in the town. As you drive down the streets, go past gorgeous antebellum homes and plantations. Then, see sites where iconic stars stayed while filming movies. Continue your tour by seeing The Gump Medical Center, which was funded by Forrest's profit from the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Go to The National Cemetery, where The Great Santini was buried, and the bridge Forrest Gump went over on his cross-country run. Enjoy the incredible history, Hollywood charm, and friendly atmosphere of Beaufort on this 1-hour tour by van.
What‘s Included
Transport by 8 passenger Yamaha golf cart
Driver/guide
Gratuities
Options
History and Movie Tour
Reviews
567 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fun day in Beaufort
Bob L,,Feb 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour guide and information.
Tons of history in this beautiful small town!
Marilyn P,,Feb 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very informative tour and best done in a golf cart. There is a lot of history in this small beautiful town. I recommend this tour for everyone. I am so glad we chose to do this tour and our tour guide was excellent.
Wonderful experience!
durinsky27,,Feb 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very informative! Worth the time and money :) I learned about history, geography, science and movies! We’ll be back again
Highly Recommend
Aimee007,,Feb 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour took us through the beautiful historic section of Beaufort. Lawrence, our driver, shared all of kinds fascinating historical details with us.
First time to Beaufort
Stay11207952481,,Feb 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was our first time to visit Beaufort and the golf cart tour was a great way to see this beautiful town. Gina was such a great tour guide. She pointed out tons of movie locations from many, many movies that have been filmed here. We are already planning to visit again and we would absolutely take the golf cart tour again!
Highly reccomend to learn the history and see movie locations
IllinoisKate1,,Feb 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We love history and learned a wealth of information about Beaufort and the owners of many homes. We appreciated the details of Lincoln, his officers stationed here, Harriet Tubman, Robert Smalls and the Freedmen. Our guide, Laura did a fabluous job intregrating the history while including locations where movies filmed and where the stars stayed. Amazing tour!
The golf cart format was...
Cheryl F,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The golf cart format was fun and we loved the tour! We enjoyed all the historic homes and learned a ton that we hadn’t known about the area.
Great Tour of Historic Beaufort
RENE D,,Jan 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a great city full of so much history. I had no idea this town had so many original antebellum homes. Our guide was so knowledgeable, friendly and gave us the grand tour.
Beautiful Beaufort
franksU3351XK,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jennifer was an excellent tour guide. Highly recommended!
Time well soent
W8280QProbertk,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very interesting tour. Our guide answered many of our questions and provided some great insight. Highly recommend this tour.
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