Twenty kilometers southeast northeast of Downtown Abu Dhabi — a 40-km, 30-minute drive away — lies one of Abu Dhabi’s most extravagant recreation hubs. It’s called Yas Island Abu Dhabi, a 25-kilometer man-made hub for entertainment and recreation.
If you’re in Abu Dhabi for heart-pumping exhilaration, visit Yas Island Abu Dhabi. It’s home to a one-of-a-kind Abu Dhabi adventure park (i.e., CLYMB™ Yas Island, Abu Dhabi) and offers many other high-thrill activities.
- Indoor Skydiving
You can suit up and fly at CLYMB™ Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
CLYMB™ is the adventure hub of Yas Island. Note the striking steel and glass architecture, its sharply angular profile evocative of the United Arab Emirates’ rocky Hajar Mountain range.
Inside the imposing structure, you will find the world’s biggest indoor skydiving flight chamber. The chamber measures 32 meters high, which is currently the world’s tallest vertical wind tunnel. It has a diameter of 9.7 m, which is 2.3 times the standard width of 4.3 m.
Due to its gigantic proportions, the indoor skydiving wind tunnel at CLYMB™ uses 16 fans to provide skydivers lift. Standard-sized flight chambers, meanwhile, need only four fans.
- Indoor Wall Climbing
You can fall in love with indoor wall climbing at CLYMB™, Abu Dhabi. This adventure hub also has exceptional indoor climbing facilities.
There are five distinct walls at CLYMB™. They are the following:
- The Boulder Wall: The Boulder Wall is for you if you’re a beginner. It measures 57 m wide and is only up to four meters high. The fact is, children as young as four can learn to climb this wall.
- The Warm Up Wall: The Warm Up Wall is 6 m high. It is where wall climbing enthusiasts can, well, warm up before approaching the more advanced walls. It’s also where relatively new climbers can go for a more challenging time.
- The Advanced Wall: The Advanced Wall, which is 22 meters high, is for advanced and experienced climbers.
- The SUMMYT™: The SUMMYT™ soars 42 m off the ground and is the UAE’s tallest indoor climbing wall. It’s for accomplished climbers who crave or need higher levels of difficulty.
- Riding the World’s Fastest Rollercoaster
Across CLYMB™, you can find a Ferrari-inspired theme park, Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. You’ll like it if you enjoy rollercoasters, as it has the world’s fastest rollercoaster, Formula Rossa. Formula Rossa can reach its top speed (240 kilometers per hour) in less than five seconds.
There are several other rollercoasters aside from Formula Rossa, including:
- Turbo Track, a vertical back-to-back roller coaster that will blow your mind with a zero-gravity fall
- Flying Aces, a biplane-themed rollercoaster with the world’s tallest non-inverted loop and that climbs 63 km at a 51-degree incline
- Fiorano GT Challenge, a two-track rollercoaster that simulates circuit racing on a Ferrari F430 Spider
- Mission Ferrari, a virtual rollercoaster with a sideway drop that is physically impossible on a real rollercoaster
- Karting
Put a karting suit and a helmet on, and get on a kart. You have a few options when it comes to karting.
The first option is Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s Karting Academy. It’s a 290-meter-long indoor go-karting track and features electric go-karts. Note that this experience is for guests at least 13 years old and between 150 and 210 centimeters tall.
Yas Kartzone is another option. This one is located at Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Formula One® Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Yas Kartzone is suitable for racing with friends, as the one-kilometer-long track can be configured into parallel or combination tracks according to your preference. It has three karting categories: kids, juniors, and adults. Children five to seven years old can ride bambino karts, while children eight to 12 can use junior karts.
- Formula 1® Simulation
At Ferrari World, you can sign up for F1® Simulation, which is an add-on experience you can book at the park or purchase online in conjunction with your theme park ticket. Trying the simulation will put you in the driver seat of a Ferrari race car, participating in a Formula 1® race at the racetrack of your choice.
- Flipping at Zero-Gravity
If you loved the rollercoasters at Ferrari World, you must try the one at SeaWorld™ Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The name of the ride is Manta Coaster. The experience starts with a leisurely drive through the bioluminescent tunnel of Ray Reef. After that, the coaster will stop, and the tunnel will flood with light as the tunnel gate opens to let the coaster pass.
After a discernible pause, the rollercoaster will accelerate so abruptly that the force will pin you to your seat. What follows are twists and turns, including some seemingly near-misses in narrow caverns and stomach-dropping moments at precipitous drops and falls.
During the two-and-a-half minutes of the rollercoaster ride, you will experience a total of 17 airtime moments, including one invigorating zero-gravity flip.
Fast Fun in Yas Island Abu Dhabi
Yas Island Abu Dhabi is designed to deliver out-of-this-world experiences, making it the premier destination for UAE adventure tours. If you love thrills and speed, the above adrenaline-rush activities won’t disappoint. Get ready to push your limits and make unforgettable memories.
