Bungee Jumping in Singapore: Age, Height & Weight Rules

People search for bungee jumping in Singapore and expect a platform over a gorge. There isn't one. What Singapore has instead sits right in the middle of the city, at Clarke Quay, and it works the other way round.

Bungee jumping in Singapore means the Slingshot, a ride that launches you upward instead of dropping you. To ride it you must be taller than 125cm, and solo riders must weigh at least 60kg. There is no age minimum on the Slingshot itself, only the height rule. The GX-5 Extreme Swing beside it asks that riders be at least 12.

So the requirements are short, but they matter, because staff will check them at the gate and turn you away if you don't make the cut. Here is exactly who can ride, and what happens once you do.

Who can ride

The two thrill rides at Clarke Quay use different gates. The Slingshot is measured by height and, for solo riders, weight. The GX-5 Extreme Swing is measured by age and height. Match yourself to the right column before you queue.

If you want both, the Scream Combo bundles the Slingshot and the GX-5 for SGD 70 (adults) or SGD 60 (youths). Riders will have to meet the requirements of both rides.

One thing the height rule quietly does: it lets younger kids ride the Slingshot as long as they clear 125cm and go up paired with an adult. That surprises a lot of parents who assumed the Slingshot would be adults-only. It isn't. The physics are the same whoever is strapped in.

Is it actually safe

Short version: yes, and the record backs it up. The Slingshot has operated around the world for more than 20 years without a single rider incident. A vertical shot into the air looks reckless from the queue. The engineering behind it is not.

Every launch runs through the same checklist. Multi-point harness systems hold each rider at several anchor points, not one. The ride gets daily operational inspections before it opens, plus ongoing hydraulic and mechanical safety checks throughout the week. There are emergency stop systems, and trained ride operators and safety officers watch every capsule go up and come down.

None of that is visible from where you buy your ticket, which is why the ride can feel scarier than it is. The fear is the point. The safety systems are the reason you can enjoy the fear and still laugh about it afterwards.

What actually happens when you ride

The Slingshot does not ease you in. You sit in a capsule at ground level, the cables load tension you can feel through the seat, and then you are gone. Zero to 160km/h, straight up, pulling 3 to 5Gs on the way out. That is more force than most people will ever feel in their lives.

At the top, roughly 70 metres above the Singapore River, there is a strange half-second of quiet before you fall back, bounce, and rise again a few more times. The whole thing is over in well under 2 minutes. Most riders come off the platform not sure whether they want to cry or buy the video.

The GX-5 is a different kind of dread. You and up to four others get winched backwards and up to 40 metres, facing the ground, then released into a freefall that snaps into a long swing over the riverfront at over 120km/h. The Slingshot is one violent moment. The GX-5 is a slow climb into a big drop. Pick your poison.

How to prepare so you don't get turned away

The most common reason a launch gets delayed is not nerves. It is someone finding a phone in a back pocket at the last second.

Empty your pockets completely before you get in the seat. Phones, keys, coins, all of it. Remove hairpins, brooches and safety pins, and your glasses. Hijab pins and brooches are not permitted on the ride, so plan around that if it applies to you. Wear closed shoes; flip-flops become projectiles at 160km/h and you will be asked to take them off.

Eat afterwards, not before. Clarke Quay has an entire riverside of restaurants waiting, and your stomach will thank you for the order of operations.

And buy the ride video. Your face during the first second of launch is a document you will want to own, and the people who skip it always regret it by the time they reach the bottom of the stairs.

When to come

The ride opens at 4:30 PM from Sunday to Thursday and runs until 11:30 PM, then stretches to 5:30 PM until 1:30 AM on Friday and Saturday. Clarke Quay fills up after dark, especially on weekends, and Singapore drew a record 16.9 million international visitors in 2025 according to the Singapore Tourism Board's February 2026 figures, plenty of whom end their night by the river.

For the shortest queue, come on a weeknight before 7 PM. Each launch takes under 2 minutes, so an early evening slot leaves you the whole night for dinner. One practical note: the rides are weather-dependent, and operations pause during lightning risks and heavy rain, so check the forecast if this is the centrepiece of a big evening.

If you are still deciding whether this is your kind of thrill, the full breakdown of options, prices and what to expect lives on the bungee jumping in Singapore page. Read it, then come and clear 125cm at the gate.