X Line Ride in Dubai Marina with Optional Private Transfers

Expensive, but a very nice thing to do - if you are not afraid of heights

Your first challenge is finding the office, which is in the underground garage in the shopping mall in the Marina. You will need to fill out a set of documents – basically that you are fit and waive any claim in case something goes wrong. There is a set of small lockers, but I would recommend to only bring the bare minimum. Note that you can keep your cell phone and glasses (hey, you want to see everything during your ride!). For the glasses, they attach an elastic security to ensure you don’ t loose them. Next, they guide you to a bus that drives you to the building where the fun will start. You are escorted to the elevator, where the driver smiles with compassion and presses the 42nd floor button. One more floor to go (with stairs) and you are 170m high and have a wonderful view on the marina, palm,… Some people in the group seemed a bit less convinced and had to motivate themselves to continue. All is very organized: they will first take a few pictures of each individual, next you get the safety gear installed, followed by a short interview (recorded on the GoPro) that is later on attached to your helmet. When it is your turn, you are secured, lay down on some ‘bed’ to attach you to the zip line, the bed is lowered and… it’s fly time. I loved it, only downside is that it -despite the 1km length- is over too quickly. Luckily, you receive the pictures and movie of your flight 2 days later.

Great experience, amazing view and breathtaking

Access to the X-Line offices at Dubai Marina Mall, level P2, is quite complicated to find. Then all the documents to be signed are mind-blowing, they assume no risk!! Very surprising. Then you have to take the mini bus to access the departure platform. Great experience nonetheless, with a very beautiful view from the platform of the sea, the palm, the marina, and the towers. The equipment is very recent, the mechanics well-oiled, especially on the video part and the Go-Pro. As for the experience itself, it's great. The speed is not really felt as we are so intoxicated by the view, the height, the sensations, the wind etc... It is possible to play on the rotation of your body with your arms, which makes the experience a little more fun. In the end, when we arrive in just 1 minute 30 seconds, we're happy, and we're impatiently waiting for the video which is edited and sent within 24 hours, to see our face upon departure and that first impression in the face of emptiness. . 4 stars, notably for the high price, but also for the liability part which they do not assume and which is not covered by any insurance.