Under the Angel Oak, Then Tea and Wine on Wadmalaw
A small van leaves downtown Charleston for the Angel Oak, a working tea farm and a muscadine vineyard on Wadmalaw Island.
Snap! Picture Perfect Tours is a one-van operation. Owner Leanne Walasek, who describes herself on her site as a certified City of Charleston tour guide, drives a black 2021 Mercedes Sprinter out of downtown and onto the sea islands southwest of the city, with no more than ten guests aboard. Her own booking page schedules the day at five and a half hours.
The listing names Leanne as the guide. Travelers in 2025 and 2026 also write about Jay, whom the operator calls "my guide" in a reply to one review. In another reply the operator says it leaves the explaining at each stop to the venue's own guides, and travelers describe the history arriving during the drives.
As of October 28, 2026, the listing below departs at 11:00 AM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 12:30 PM on Thursdays and Fridays and 10:30 AM on Saturdays. There are no Sunday or Monday runs, and open dates currently stop at December 31.
The listing sells two ticket types, ages 5 to 10 and ages 21 to 80, so there is no ticket here for anyone 11 to 20. The price covers bottled water, snacks and the activities at each stop, including the wine tasting for guests 21 and over. Lunch is not included. One person can book, though the listing lets the operator cancel a date that does not get enough travelers.
Wine Sippin'-Tea Drinkin'-Tree Huggin' Lowcountry SightseeingSmall-group van trip from the Charleston Visitor Center to Angel Oak, Charleston Tea Garden and Deep Water Vineyard, ten guests max.www.viator.comFifteen Minutes Under the Angel Oak
The first stop is Angel Oak Park on Johns Island, scheduled for 15 minutes. The operator's own site calls the tree more than 500 years old. The City of Charleston, which runs the park, estimates 300 to 400 years and lists it at 65 feet tall, shading 17,000 square feet.
The city does not allow blankets, drinks, food, props or tripods on or around the tree, so leave the snacks in the van. Several travelers mention the guide taking their group photos at the stops. The park has a gift shop and closes on holidays.
Seventy-Five Minutes at Charleston Tea Garden
Next is Charleston Tea Garden on Wadmalaw Island, which calls itself America's tea garden and grows hundreds of thousands of tea bushes. The 75 minutes here cover three things. The trolley ride around the farm, with a stop at the greenhouse, is the garden's only paid tour and is part of this booking. The free factory tour runs along a gallery that looks onto the production floor. The tea bar pours samples hot or iced. The visit ends in the gift shop, and the operator says plainly that you exit through it.
The garden lists Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve as closed days, yet as of October 28 the booking calendar still shows departures on November 26, December 24, December 25 and December 31. Book a different day if you want the tea stop.
Muscadine, Mead and Ida the Bull at Deep Water
The last 90 minutes are at Deep Water Vineyard on Bears Bluff Road, where the tasting is for guests 21 and over. The vineyard pours muscadine wine, from a grape it describes as one of the only grapes native to the US, along with still and draft meads. It asks visitors to arrive by 4 PM, since the last tasting usually starts then.
Food depends on the day: weekdays bring fruit, cracker and cheese trays plus snacks in the gift shop, while the food truck and live music are a Saturday thing. The vineyard welcomes a picnic of your own at any time. Younger guests get swings, lawn games and the farm animals, including Ida Claire, a miniature Brahma bull.
Pack Lunch and Leave Room After
Lunch is not included, and the operator says there is time to eat in the van between stops. The listing warns that the day sometimes runs past five hours and suggests booking dinner at least two hours after the tour ends.
The operator says it runs even when it rains and keeps umbrellas for light showers, but will not go out in stormy weather. One traveler in March 2026 suggests bringing bug spray. The listing marks the trip as suitable for all fitness levels, and nothing on the operator's own site or booking page addresses wheelchairs, so ask the operator before booking if that matters.
📍 Meet the black Sprinter van inside the bus shed at the Charleston Visitor Center, 375 Meeting Street; the map pin marks the Visitor Center. Park out front or in the garage that adjoins the bus shed across Ann Street, and the operator asks you to be there 10 minutes early. The day ends back at the same Visitor Center.
Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for a full refund. By the time the van pulls back into the bus shed, you have stood under the oak, ridden past the tea rows and ended the afternoon at a vineyard on Bears Bluff Road.