The desert floor
The road begins in the gravel foothills outside Ras Al Khaimah. Down here it is still the Gulf. Keep climbing.
Ras Al Khaimah · Hajar Mountains
Jebel Jaisجبل جيس
The UAE's highest peak, 1,934 m above the sea. Scroll to drive the mountain road, from the desert floor to the clouds.
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Into the Hajar
The Hajar range runs about 700 km across the UAE and Oman. Work on this road began in 2005, and its first stretch opened in October 2014.
Bend after bend
About 36 km of road, cut into the rock in hairpins. Every 100 m you climb, the air cools by about 0.65 °C.
Viewing Deck Park · 1,250 m
Seven viewing decks with binoculars. Below you, every bend you just drove.
1484 by Puro · 1,484 m
The UAE's highest restaurant is named after its altitude.
Above the clouds
The summit ridge rises to 1,934 m, on the border with Oman. Up here it runs around ten degrees cooler than the coast.
190mAltitude
0.0°CCooler than the coast
0mClimbed
The mountain in four numbers
The top of the Emirates.
You just drove it on the real terrain: elevation from satellite radar data, the road from OpenStreetMap. Here is what the mountain holds.
That road you just drove? Here it is.
Jais Flight · 1,680 m
Hold on. 2.83 km of air.
Guinness World Records' longest zip wire: one unbroken span of 2,831.88 m, opened on 31 January 2018. Two cables side by side, so you can fly with a friend.
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Simulation. Top speed of up to 150 km/h per Guinness; the speed curve is illustrative.
On the mountain
Pick your altitude.
Everything up here is measured in metres above the sea. Hover a card for the detail.
Jais Flight
Launch from 1,680 m on the Guinness World Record zip wire, land on a 9.5-tonne glass-floored platform, then ride a second 1 km line down.
2,832 M≤150 KM/H
Jais Sky Tour
Six ziplines across 5 km of canyon, from 337 m to just over 1 km each, and a 15 m sky bridge.
6 LINES5 KM
Viewing Deck Park
Seven decks with binoculars and 360-degree views over the road and the Hajar.
7 DECKS
1484 by Puro
The UAE's highest restaurant, named after the altitude it sits at. Opened in October 2020.
1,484 M
Camp 1770
The highest camp in the UAE, with a 180-degree panorama of the Hajar and night summits to 1,934 m.
1,770 M
Trails and via ferrata
Guided hikes from 3.5 km to 9 km, three via ferrata routes, and the Highlander, the longest developed hiking trail in the UAE.
3 VIA FERRATA55 KM HIGHLANDER
Winter on the mountain
Yes, it snows here.
Snow fell on Jebel Jais in 2004, 2009 and 2020. The country's record low, −5.7 °C, was set on these slopes in February 2017.
Plan your day
One day, three altitudes.
Pick what you want to do. We order the day by altitude and tell you what to wear up there.
What are you here for?
Guests
Your day
22°1,250 m
21°1,484 m
20°1,770 m
Bring
Concept only. Nothing was sent and nothing was booked.
Mountain temperatures are an estimate (about 0.65 °C cooler per 100 m). The mountain is seasonal: check the official channels before you drive.
Getting there
From the sea to the summit.
- From Dubai2–2.5 h
- The mountain road≈ 36 km
- Climb on the road≈ 30 min
- SeasonCool months