World’s Longest Zipline Opens in UAE
- Ras Al Khaimah has achieved a Guinness World Records title with its latest adventure tourism product – ‘Jebel Jais Flight: The World’s Longest Zipline’
- The official certification was handed over on 2nd February to Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi by Hoda Khachab, the official adjudicator from Guinness World Records
- Sheikh Ahmad bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi was the first to trial the new zipline this morning, following the official certification by Guinness World Records
- The experience will see participants fitted with a special suit and equipment for the adventure, with the longest flight itself taking approximately 2-3 minutes
- Ras al-Khaimah, which can be loosely translated to mean “headland of the small huts”, is one of the seven emirates that make up UAE
- Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi is a Member of Supreme Council and the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah
- The world’s longest zipline measures 2.83km – equivalent to over 28 soccer fields, and spanning the chasm of Jebel Jais, the UAE’s largest mountain peak
- The zipline at Ras Al Khaimah was opened to the public on 1st February 2018
- The attraction is expected to accommodate a rider every 5 minutes on the two zip lines, equating to around 200 people per day, and around 100,000 per year
