If this vacation is all about being on an adrenaline high, Letsgo has the perfect holiday for you. Get ready to drop from thousands of feet, suspended by a wire in a steel box. From China’s Tianmen Chan to Masada cableway in Masada, Israel, here’s providing you with a list of six cable car rides that can make your stomachs feel more than a bit queasy.

This extreme form of getting an adrenaline rush might be thrilling for some but scary for others. So try it only if you have the will and the guts to stomach this once in a lifetime experience.

China’s Tianmen Chan- An unexpected experience!

Popularly known as Heaven’s Gate Mountain, this cable car ride is located about 8 km south of the city of Zhangjiajie in the northern province of Hunan. To get the spectacular view of the mountains, you can either walk up 999 steps to the top of the mountain without platforms for stopping or take one of the most thrilling cable car rides. It is rated as the longest cable car ride in the world, covering a distance of 7455 m and scaling a height of 1279 m.

While on the ride, you will not be sure whether to be more scared of the view down or the cable car’s proximity to the mountain. But fret not, atleast there are many others with you on the ride to hold onto.

Masada cableway, Israel- The lowest aerial tramway

Aptly termed as a “ride to or from nowhere” the Masada cableway in Israel is the world’s lowest cable car ride as its bottom station is 257 m below sea level and its summit station is 33 metres above sea level. Located on the ancient fortress of Masada, the ride takes you across the desert region. Brndle Karl, a Swiss compay, built this cableway in 1971 with a 900 meter long route. Later in 1998, Von Roll replaced it with an aerial tramway.

Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi, France – The world’s highest cable car!

The Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc Massif is a cable car ride up the mountain by the same name in the Mont Blanc Massif of the French Alps. Built in 1995, this ride still holds the title of the world’s highest vertical ascent cable car, taking you down more than 2,800 m from 1,035 m to 3,842 m. So be ready to skip a couple of heartbeats.

It has two sections- from Chamonix to Plan de l’Aiguille at 2,317 m and then directly without any support pillar, to the upper station at 3,777 m. This ride can get even the staunchest cable car lover feel the adrenaline flow. However, once atop the Aiguille summit, the panoramic view of the Swiss, French and Italian Alps, will make every moment of the ride well worth the effort.

Sugarloaf Mountain, Brazil- A deadly ride!

This 20 minute ride from e Cao way to the top of Pao de Acucar is only 1400 meters in length but can surely give you the thrill of a lifetime. It is termed as one of the most extreme rides because of the route at the height of 396 meters above the mountains.

Built in 1912, one ride can accommodate about 65 people at once. The ride is divided into two parts; the first cable car takes passengers to Urca Hill which is 215 meters high. Here you can enjoy the beautiful view from the Guanabara Bay and its islands, the Rio-Niteró Bridge and Corcovado hill. A second car will take you to the top where you will be spellbound by the view of Copacabana beach and the Santa Cruz fortress.

Genting Skyway Malaysia- Get an adventure punch

Termed as South East Asia’s longest cable car system, the Genting Skyway bags the award for being the world’s fastest, so if you decide to climb onto this ride, be sure to relish each moment as it may be over before you know it.

Started in 1997, this gondola lift connects Gohtong Jaya and Resorts World Genting. Its lower station is about 51kilometres from Kuala Lumpur while its upper station is located at the Genting Highlands Hotel. It can carry more than 2,000 people per hour with 8 passengers per gondola. Speeding away at 6 metres per second, this 3.38 kilometres journey up the mountain peak takes only about 15 minutes.

The journey will leave you mesmerized as you cruise through the passing clouds, above the lush rainforest. If thick mist envelopes the gondola, you can re-discover peace and serenity amidst the crisp cool mountain air.

Klein Matterhorn cable car, Switzerland- Europe’s highest car ride

The Klein Matterhorn cable car in Zermatt, Switzerland, is Europe’s highest cable car. Its terminal is located at 3,320 m only 563 m from the peak, giving the visitors a panoramic view of the Swiss Alps, French Alps up to the river plain in Italy.

From Zermatt the cable car will take you to Furi, where you change to the cable car leading to “Trockener Steg”. After acclimating to air pressure, you start your journey to Klein Matterhorn, the “the roof of Europe”. The final cable car soars a thousand feet above vast glaciers and takes one into the middle of the eternal ice world. You are standing at the highest point of whole Europe, overlooking a world-class vista of tumbling glaciers and soaring alpine peak.

So take your pick and get onto the ride of a lifetime!