Masada cableway

At the ancient Israeli castle of Masada, there is an aerial tramway called the Masada cableway. It is the lowest aerial tramway in the world because its summit station is 33 meters above sea level and its bottom station is 257 meters below. Visitors can access the butte where the ruins of the ancient Jewish stronghold town can be seen by using the Masada cableway from a location that is well below sea level. The snake path is the only alternate route up. Among the most well-known sites in Israel are the neighboring Dead Sea and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Masada.

The Karl Brändle firm of Switzerland constructed the cableway in 1971 to transport visitors to the ruins at the plateau's summit. It measured 900 meters in length, featured two cabins, one aerial tramway support pillar, and a 290-meter elevation change. In its place was an aerial tramway constructed without any support pillars by Von Roll that was installed in 1998. This allowed the cabin's hangar to entirely enclose the two track ropes and the haul rope. Throughout the hours of operation, the cars run every fifteen minutes.

Location: Israel