World's Dizziest Cable Car Rides, Ropeways, Cable-cars, Gondolas, ski-lifts, chair-lifts and ziplines
Few activities beat the thrill of watching the world from above. Ropeways, cable-cars, gondolas, ski-lifts, chair-lifts and ziplines offer the perfect opportunity for tourists to enjoy the world, suspended in the air.
Enjoy this collection of images from around the world, updated every month. Make sure you bookmark it and come right back for another bird's eye-view.
1. ZHANGJIAJIE, CHINA: A cable car goes up to the peak of Tianmen Mountain at Zhangjiajie National Park in China's Central Hunan province.
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2. CHONGQING, CHINA: A cable car runs through the Chongqing Yangtze River Ropeway in Chongqing Municipality, China. Chongqing Yangtze River Ropeway, built in 1987, is one of the important public transportation facilities linking areas along both banks of Yangtze River. Taking the cable car is also a good way to view the hilly and foggy city's scenery, according to local media.
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3. LISBON, PORTUGAL: Cable Cars and the Parque dos Nacoes (Park of Nations),Vasco da Gama Bridge behind,eastern edge of the city of Lisbon in Portugal.
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4. The cable car up to the Timber Trail Heights resort in the Shivalik Ranges is seen in Parwanoo, India.
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5. DUBROVNIK, CROATIA: Aerial view from the Srd-Mountain and its cable car of the UNESCO World Heritage Site city of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea and the island of Lokrum in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The old town is surrounded by a 1.9 km-long city wall and called the Pearl of the Adriatic.
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6. MERANO, ITALY: Cable car in the glacier skiing area Schnalstaler Gletscher in Merano, Italy. Val Senales is a glacier region that is famous for Oetzi the Iceman and for skiing all year long. The valley Val Senales is located next to Merano and Bolzano in Northern Italy, Province of Alto Adige.
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7. TENERIFE, SPAIN: The cable car up to the top of Pico del Teide in the Teide National Park, home of the Pico del Teide and a volcanic landscape comprising calderas and lava rock formations in Tenerife, Spain. Tenerife is the biggest of the Canary Islands and year-round holiday destination due to its warm climate and volcanic landscape. The island is also home to Spain's highest mountain Pico del Teide.
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8. A general view of the Emirates Air Line cable car in London, England.
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9. CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY: Cable car, teleferic, up to the Lagazuoi in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Northern Italy. Rifugio Lagazuoi is built on a cliff of mount Lagazuoi in the Dolomite Alps at a height of 2750 metres above sea level.
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10. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: A view from the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Table Mountain is officially one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
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11. POIANA BRASOV, ROMANIA: A cable car brings skiers to the summit at the Poiana Brasov ski resort in the Bucegi mountains at Poiana Brasov, Romania.
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12. A cable car travels along the mountain prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Mountain Cluster in Sochi, Russia.
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13. Skiers are pictured on a chair lift with Matterhorn mountain at Sunnegga in the ski resort of Zermatt.
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14. Gondolas travel through the snow covered woods along the Streif, the men's Alpine skiing downhill course at the Hahnenkamm mountain of the Austrian Alpine skiing resort of Kitzbuehel.
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15. A cable car carrying passengers travels above the Yangtze River on a hazy day in Chongqing municipality, China.
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16. Hanging bridge of Bilbao transports people and cars in a funicular subject to the cables of the hanging bridge of the creek of Bilbao, Spain.
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17. A skier relaxes on a chair lift as he climbs the mountain at the Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort near Echo Summit, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. A overnight storm brought several inches of snow to the Sierra Nevada and rain to Northern California.
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18. A man is seen on a chair lift during the Women's World Cup Downhill skiing race in Cortina D'Ampezzo January 18, 2014. The Saturday race was cancelled due to snow conditions.
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19. A woman covers her face as she sits in a makeshift chair lift to cross a polluted stream on the outskirts of Islamabad October 23, 2013.
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20. Skiers and tourists sit in a chair lift at the Mount Titlis skiing area (3,238 m/10,623 ft) near the Swiss mountain resort of Engelberg October 19, 2013.
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21. People sit on a chair lift on a sunny autumn day at the Rettenbachferner glacier in Soelden October 19, 2013.
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22. A couple kisses on the chair lift at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California September 4, 2013.
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23. A cable car moves over River Gauja valley near Turaida October 8, 2013. Turaida, Garden of Gods in ancient Liv language, is a traditional autumn tourist attraction with coloured leaves, medieval castle and Folk Song park with 26 stone sculptures. British newspaper "The Guardian" nominated Turaida as year 2013's number one autumn tourist destination in the world. Picture taken October 8, 2013.
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24. Cable cars operate on newly inaugurated 'Makhdoom Sahib (RA) Rope-way', a unit of Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation at Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar on Dec.23, 2013.
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25. A view of the landscape from the cable car to Mount Titlis, the highest destination peak and ski resort in Switzerland.
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Few activities beat the thrill of watching the world from above. Ropeways, cable-cars, gondolas, ski-lifts, chair-lifts and ziplines offer the perfect opportunity for tourists to enjoy the world, suspended in the air.
Enjoy this collection of images from around the world, updated every month. Make sure you bookmark it and come right back for another bird's eye-view.
1. ZHANGJIAJIE, CHINA: A cable car goes up to the peak of Tianmen Mountain at Zhangjiajie National Park in China's Central Hunan province.
2. CHONGQING, CHINA: A cable car runs through the Chongqing Yangtze River Ropeway in Chongqing Municipality, China. Chongqing Yangtze River Ropeway, built in 1987, is one of the important public transportation facilities linking areas along both banks of Yangtze River. Taking the cable car is also a good way to view the hilly and foggy city's scenery, according to local media.
3. LISBON, PORTUGAL: Cable Cars and the Parque dos Nacoes (Park of Nations),Vasco da Gama Bridge behind,eastern edge of the city of Lisbon in Portugal.
4. The cable car up to the Timber Trail Heights resort in the Shivalik Ranges is seen in Parwanoo, India.
5. DUBROVNIK, CROATIA: Aerial view from the Srd-Mountain and its cable car of the UNESCO World Heritage Site city of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea and the island of Lokrum in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The old town is surrounded by a 1.9 km-long city wall and called the Pearl of the Adriatic.
6. MERANO, ITALY: Cable car in the glacier skiing area Schnalstaler Gletscher in Merano, Italy. Val Senales is a glacier region that is famous for Oetzi the Iceman and for skiing all year long. The valley Val Senales is located next to Merano and Bolzano in Northern Italy, Province of Alto Adige.
7. TENERIFE, SPAIN: The cable car up to the top of Pico del Teide in the Teide National Park, home of the Pico del Teide and a volcanic landscape comprising calderas and lava rock formations in Tenerife, Spain. Tenerife is the biggest of the Canary Islands and year-round holiday destination due to its warm climate and volcanic landscape. The island is also home to Spain's highest mountain Pico del Teide.
8. A general view of the Emirates Air Line cable car in London, England.
9. CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY: Cable car, teleferic, up to the Lagazuoi in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Northern Italy. Rifugio Lagazuoi is built on a cliff of mount Lagazuoi in the Dolomite Alps at a height of 2750 metres above sea level.
10. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: A view from the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Table Mountain is officially one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
11. POIANA BRASOV, ROMANIA: A cable car brings skiers to the summit at the Poiana Brasov ski resort in the Bucegi mountains at Poiana Brasov, Romania.
12. A cable car travels along the mountain prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Mountain Cluster in Sochi, Russia.
13. Skiers are pictured on a chair lift with Matterhorn mountain at Sunnegga in the ski resort of Zermatt.
14. Gondolas travel through the snow covered woods along the Streif, the men's Alpine skiing downhill course at the Hahnenkamm mountain of the Austrian Alpine skiing resort of Kitzbuehel.
15. A cable car carrying passengers travels above the Yangtze River on a hazy day in Chongqing municipality, China.
16. Hanging bridge of Bilbao transports people and cars in a funicular subject to the cables of the hanging bridge of the creek of Bilbao, Spain.
17. A skier relaxes on a chair lift as he climbs the mountain at the Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort near Echo Summit, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. A overnight storm brought several inches of snow to the Sierra Nevada and rain to Northern California.
18. A man is seen on a chair lift during the Women's World Cup Downhill skiing race in Cortina D'Ampezzo January 18, 2014. The Saturday race was cancelled due to snow conditions.
19. A woman covers her face as she sits in a makeshift chair lift to cross a polluted stream on the outskirts of Islamabad October 23, 2013.
20. Skiers and tourists sit in a chair lift at the Mount Titlis skiing area (3,238 m/10,623 ft) near the Swiss mountain resort of Engelberg October 19, 2013.
21. People sit on a chair lift on a sunny autumn day at the Rettenbachferner glacier in Soelden October 19, 2013.
22. A couple kisses on the chair lift at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California September 4, 2013.
23. A cable car moves over River Gauja valley near Turaida October 8, 2013. Turaida, Garden of Gods in ancient Liv language, is a traditional autumn tourist attraction with coloured leaves, medieval castle and Folk Song park with 26 stone sculptures. British newspaper "The Guardian" nominated Turaida as year 2013's number one autumn tourist destination in the world. Picture taken October 8, 2013.
24. Cable cars operate on newly inaugurated 'Makhdoom Sahib (RA) Rope-way', a unit of Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation at Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar on Dec.23, 2013.
25. A view of the landscape from the cable car to Mount Titlis, the highest destination peak and ski resort in Switzerland.
