Canaan Zipline Tours

This weekend I surprised my husband with a trip to Canaan Zip line Tours for his birthday. If you have never zip lined, this is the one to do! Canaan is just 25 minutes south of Charlotte which is about 2 hours and 15 minutes from Greenwood. Upon arrival you are greeted by some nice young men that make you feel at ease immediately. Once everyone in your group arrives they begin the zip line tour by offering a ground school safety class. They teach you how all the equipment works and help you get 'suited' up. Ground school consists of trial runs on the zip line while your feet can still touch the ground! Next you will climb a 75 foot tower and take your first zip. I zipped when I was a camp counselor in New Hampshire but nothing prepared me for the first zip off the tower. It was very intimidating! But the tour guides Matt and John are so encouraging and helpful. The first couple of zips were a little scary but by the third one, I felt like a pro! There are even a few ropes course challenges built into the course and those were fun too. The entire tour from start to finish took about 4 hours and costs $75/pp. You are actually on an island in the Catawba River and the guides give you a bit of a history lesson along the way. Did you know a pirate lived on the Catawba at one time? The entire experience was so awesome and we will definitely return! Besides Zip lining, the company offers team builders for corporate events and a summer camp for kids! Anyone can do this. There was even a lady in our group that was around 70 years old and she was so amazing! For more info you can check out their Facebook page or contact them through their website: http://canaanzipline.com/