A Charleston SC Family Vacation

A Charleston SC Family Vacation is one you'll never forget and we guide you through things to see, do, and places to stay.

You will have four main areas of concentration for this vacation, and only you can rank them:

1) Historic Charleston... a walking or horse drawn carriage tour of downtown Charleston including many historic homes, and of course, shopping in the Straw Market.

2) The beach. Many are great but we are going to focus on our favorite and where we stayed.... Kiawah Island

3) Golf.

4) Historic things to see and do, including many famous plantations; Fort Henry where the national anthem was inspired; Patriots Point Naval Museum.

If you are looking for a boardwalk action type vacation spot, this isn't it. A Charleston SC family vacaton is a place to unwind; to have some quiet days. Enjoy sunrises and sunsets on a pristine beach. Have family activities.

Your vacation planning would start with of course defining what you want to do and where of the above four categories your concentration might be. If it's golf, then you want to check out golf villas for vacation rental. If it's beach, get on the Internet and check out chaleston beach vacation rentals. If you are on a budget, then start a search and planning with the term charleston discount vacation. You'll find much to select from because charleston and vacation just go hand in hand.

One thing about Charleston you'll note as you compare other East Coast Vacations is that as we are moving south as in this site our theme starts up north with Cape Cod Vacations, you'll note it's warmer earlier in the season and stays warm later. We're in the area where in July and August it's plain hot, muggy, and sometimes miserable.

While the SC seashore in this area offers literally thousands of vacation rentals from rental houses to rental condos and with choices ranging from agencies managing these rentals to many charleston rentals by owner, we chose on our two vacations here to go through an agency and settle at Kiawah Island. While you are reading this on the Internet, you'll find an abundant source of Kiawah Island house and condo rentals in the travel section of most major city newspapers, including places you will NOT find on the web. If your budget can afford it, we'd choose and recommend Kiawah. First choice, particularly if you have a family with smaller kids, is a beach home or a duplex. Everyone has plenty of room, you can walk to the beach, and you may even be on one of the golf courses. Next choice would be a condo. Not as private and not necessarily as convenient as some are 2-3 stories high. By the way, bikes are an absolute necessity for a stay here. Last choice is the lodge or hotel. One downside of a home or condo is not having a swimming pool right there. The hotel/lodge does.

If you are wanting a pool, be sure and check availability wherever you rent.

GOLF. Available many places and at different skill levels and pricing. The municipal golf course near the Patriots Point Maratime Museum which features an aircraft carrier, a submarine, and other vessels is acceptable for a beginner and is low end budget. Kiawah resort as such has two upper level courses available, and then at the far end of the island is an exclusive and private course with a high difficulty rating. While private, arrangements can be made for an individual to get on, but be prepared to pay premium rates.

TOURING. Any visit to Charleston must include downtown and the Straw Market. From there you can start your tour of many of the city's older mansions. The other main attraction is the plantation, including the one where Gone With the Wind was Filmed. Most have active guides... but if you are from the North, be prepared to know that the civil war is still alive in some of the minds of these died in the wool guides and you WILL hear about how Grant mercilessly burned many of the plantations to the ground.. and as a Yankee, you share some of the guild even today! Egos in the area are not small. As your author, I hail from Pittsburgh where we have two rivers, the Allegheny and the "Mon" come together to form the Ohio River. Charleston also has two rivers.. and they come together there to form..... the Atlantic Ocean!

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And speaking of the ocean, theres fantastic Charleston seafood restaurants.

With that, I think we've about covered all the bases.. charleston golf, the straw market, sailing, vacation rental houses and folf villss for vacation rental... plus all the tips for planning your charleston vacation. Enjoy!

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