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    Cruisin Tikis

    4.3 (15 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Jim W.

    I'll lead with the downside...$400 for a 2 hour tour for six people max. I knew that going in though. For me, although it was a lot of money, it was an event. For my dad's birthday, we booked the 8:30 tour on a rainy Friday night. We were excited. The minute I saw that tiki hut slowly sailing (sailing? do they sail if they don't actually have a sail?)...motoring down the river by the Point I KNEW I had to book it. It's BYOB. I guess that might be a downside...the logistics of the evening were certainly complicated by it. What to pack, where to keep it, how to carry it...that kind of stuff. But it also allowed us to pretty much make it whatever we wanted to make it. We chose a tiki-centric theme with straw hats, cigars and mai-tais. There were no regrets. The captains work for tips. They're super friendly, (at least Dale, our Captain...Captain Dale...Jesus, show some respect), flexible and accommodating. We were a bit chilly walking to the mooring (is that what that was? it wasn't really a 'dock', cause it's just tied up by the water steps on the North Shore) in the rain, and I honestly worried I under-dressed in my shorts and Hawaiian shirt, but the river and perhaps the boat itself were warmer than the air around us and even the frailest of flowers in our group doffed their rain coats or jackets once we were under way. It was a very intimate river experience. Did you read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? If you didn't, there's a part in the book where the author talks about the difference between experiencing the road via motorcycle or viewing it from a car. In a car, behind a windshield, it's almost like you're observing your own trip, rather than experiencing it. On a motorcycle, he opined, you feel the wind, the grit, the sun on your face, smell the grass, EXPERIENCE the trip. The Tiki Cruise reminded me of that. The Tiki Cruise was the motorcycle to the Gateway Clipper's car. You're at the water...hell, if you really want, the Captain might even let you take hold of the tiller (is it tiller? wheel? whatever). Leaving at 8:30 we could have (overcast skies did not permit in our circumstance) seen the sun setting behind the cityscape, watched the sky purple into night and the city stir and blossom into twinkling wakefulness. We got all of that but the sunset. The rain stopped almost as soon as we stepped onboard, the Captain informed us it would as he monitored the radar on a phone app. I streamed music over the speakers, we broke out the mai tais and cigars and spent a leisurely two hours taking in the sights and meandering around the boundaries of our vessel, pairing off to talk almost like a floating dinner party. We, all of us, loved it. Yes, it's expensive. But split $400 six ways with some friends, and it's a quite manageable $67. There were hooks under the bar for purses and bags, storage behind the bar for phones or spare coats, ice and a cooler for drinks. I would highly recommend it for a friends' night out, a date, a company team-builder, you name it.

    SO MUCH FUN! There were 6 of us in our party and our cruise exceeded all of our expectations. Captain Dale was fun, knowledgeable and accommodated any/all requests. We did the 1:00 PM tour and it was the perfect time of day. We were able to bring our cooler and any beverages we wanted. We stopped and took some awesome pictures along the way and could play the music as loudly as we wanted. It is definitely more spacious than expected, which was nice. Would 100% recommend!

    Birthday boy

    First time on Cruisin Tiki to celebrate my sons 30th birthday.. i cannot say enough about how much fun we had.. we brought take out from the Hard Rock and a packed cooler.. Captain John was amazing.. he loved us and we loved him right back we danced and sang and had many cocktails.. everyone in the group had a great time.. for 2 hours we felt like we were on vacation

    A great Sunday Funday with Cruisin' Tikis

    Such a fun time! Our captain was great! I agree with the other reviewers that it was a bit expensive but, I knew the price prior to booking. Due to Covid restrictions, we were not provided water or a cooler to use but there was plenty of room to store our personal items. A perfect Sunday Funday!

    Best boat tour I've ever been on!

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    Captain Dale was great, the tour was fun & informative to the degree we wanted, and I will definitely be back.

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    WVU Outdoor Education Center - Canopy tour this-a way

    WVU Outdoor Education Center

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    One of the things that I love about my children is that they are so much braver than I ever was as…read morea child. I stand in awe at the risks they are willing to take. Even though the things they do make my hands sweaty, I don't want to stifle their spirit or curiosity, so we often do adventurous things that I would never do when I was a young girl. One of those things was going on a zipline canopy tour in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. You're probably thinking, "That's nothing! Ziplining is perfectly safe!" And I'm sure it is, somewhat. But sometimes, I'm still that timid little girl who is afraid to get hurt. And I try to avoid doing anything that requires me to sign a waiver, wear a helmet, be strapped in by trained personnel, be high up off the ground, etc. So, yes, I was being a good mom and taking my kids to do adventurous things, but I let them have all of the adventure while I waited safely on the ground. Kids can zipline and traverse the canopy tour by themselves as long as they weigh at least 70 pounds. They also have to be able to make it the whole two hours of the tour. When we visited, it was very cold, and even colder once you get high up in the trees. If you visit on a cold day, bring some thin gloves and a beanie! The people who do the tours are students at West Virginia University. The three students we encountered on our tour were super knowledgeable and good with kids. They made sure my kids had all of their safety gear on correctly, showed them the basics, made sure they understood how to zipline safely, showed them what to do if they got stuck in the middle of a zipline (ay, dios mio!) and checked in with them throughout the tour. I felt like safety was of the utmost importance to them, which I appreciated. The canopy tour consisted of four zip-lines, seven platforms up in the trees, an aerial bridge, aerial ladder and a rappel station to exit the course. It was a fun time! No one died or fell and became paralyzed. (I mean, what kind of paranoid sicko would even think that sort of thing?!) The only thing I would do differently is visit on a warmer day. At the end, my oldest child said he couldn't feel his fingers and he was actively shivering. So, visiting on a warm day would probably make the experience a lot more enjoyable.

    My family and I ziplined here today. It is a first class operation all the way! The guides are…read moreprofessional and informative. The course is great. Before we embarked on the ziplines, we did a small, low-to-the-ground practice course. The guides made sure we all knew their hand signals and how to brake. Then, we did three ziplines, each one a little more adventurous than the last. We ended by stepping off a 45-foot platform, with the guides lowering us down on a cable. My kids (ages 12 and 14) had a blast. My husband and I loved it too. It was a great family adventure.

    Gilfillan Farm

    Gilfillan Farm

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    This is a really cool park near Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Target around Upper St. Clair that I…read morelike to stop at whenever I'm in the area. The trail is great for beginners or if you just want a quick jog. There are several benches you can sit down on along the way, plus a tree stump in the woodsy part that you can also sit on to rest. It's a very well maintained trail that smells like freshly cut wood chips, and has a nice variety of terrain. I didn't see any dog poop (it's a no-dog park) and no litter at all, which the multiple trash cans around the loop definitely help with. While a good portion of the trail has the wood chips, some areas could use a bit more. After rain, a few spots can get muddy and it can get a little marshy in the grassy part where there is no trail. The outer loop is about 1.2 miles, and there are several spots where the trail branches off. There's a more "woody" section and a more "grassland" section, which keeps it interesting. It's also not hard to find parking at the church across the street. There's a lot of birds chirping and tons of squirrels and bunnies, and every once in a while you'll spot deer. Inside the barn fence there are lambs and sometimes horses, which is a nice touch. Also kind of cool is that there are wild chive plants around this trail which is common in the Pittsburgh area, and you'll find some growing in the park if you know what to look for.

    This place is incredible. We stopped today for their Community Open House event, and even though I…read morehave been here in the past, it is always nice getting to see it again. The old house, and farm are really special, and I am so glad that the Upper St. Clair Historical Society maintains these buildings and property so we can occasionally get to visit and see how things used to be. Today they had all kinds of activities going on, from hayrides, petting zoo, sheep shearing, cow milking, yarn spinning, beekeeping, and of course tours of the historic house, barn and outbuildings, all of which are like a museum. This place was well worth the price of admission . . . FREE, but the suggested donation was $5 per person.

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