Two Tours in Charleston that Bill Krug is Currently Assessing
This is the current tour information. Pricing will really depend on the numbers. For the purpose of the Registration Form, we will list the price as if 25 people were going on the Tours.
USS Yosemite Reunion to Charleston. The following is a proposed itinerary for our Association.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
8:45 AM CCGS Guide & Motor Coach to meet guests at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
9 AM HISTORIC CHARLESTON TOUR
Tour Charleston, SC one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the south. Your tour will begin at your hotel where you will board your motor coach for a privately guided drive through the city’s historic district. Throughout the tour, your licensed guide will recount over 300 years of Charleston’s long and colorful history from 1670 to the present day with a blend of knowledge, wit, and humor. Topics discussed will include Charleston’s role in Colonial America, the American Revolution, the southern Antebellum Era, the Civil War, and its current day status as one of top travel destinations in World.
Some of the landmarks you will see include the Battery, Rainbow Row, St. Michaels Church, the College of Charleston, and South Carolina’s famed military academy the Citadel. Your guide will also point out early period houses in Mazyck-Wraggborough and Harleston Village as well as magnificent public buildings like The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon and the famous “Four Corners of Law” at the intersection of Meeting and Broad Street. At the Battery, we will also stop for a brief walk through the park and some photo opportunities of Charleston’s scenic harbor. Your tour will end at the Old City Market where you will have time for shopping, browsing, and lunch on your own at one of Charleston’s many fine restaurants.
11:00 AM Free time in the City Market for lunch on your own, shopping & browsing
1:30 PM Depart for Crowne Plaza Hotel
2:00 PM End day at Crowne Plaza Hotel
Price: Minimum 25 Per Coach $75.00 Per Person Net
The preceding prices are inclusive, with the exception of gratuities for the guide and driver, which are left to the group’s discretion.
Friday, April 25, 2025
8:45 AM CCGS Guide & Motor Coach to meet guests at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
9:00 AM PATRIOTS POINT TOUR
Tour Patriots Point, one of the world’s largest naval and maritime museums. Visit the USS Yorktown, the famous fighting lady of World War II; the Destroyer Laffey, a participant in the World War II D-Day landings at Normandy; the Vietnam Era Naval Support Base with its Sea Cobra and Huey helicopters; and the newly renovated Congressional Medal of Honor museum.
9:30 AM Tour Patriots Point
12:30 PM Depart for Crowne Plaza Hotel
1:00 PM End day at Crowne Plaza Hotel
Price: Minimum 25 Per Coach $90.00 Per Person Net
The preceding prices are inclusive, with the exception of gratuities for the guide and driver, which are left to the group’s discretion.
Yosemite Sam is the traditional mascot of the US Navy ship that bears his name. In 1979, Warner Brother Studios gave permission to reproduce Yosemite Sam's likeness for the USS Yosemite use.
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