Most grandparents would advise the young that jumping during the New Year brings good luck. Some even believe it to help improve your height! Everyone can agree that jumping as fireworks crackle everywhere is great fun, but why jump when you can fly? Fly with a bungee jump in these five prime destinations in America and elsewhere in the world!
Watch the fireworks from above the Skokomish River and fall from the High Steel Bridge in Shelton's Olympic National Forest. There will be no splashes (or vampires -- according to Flights.com) here, just a great adrenaline rush!
Travelers in Africa needed their much-needed skydiving adrenaline need only to look at the Victoria Falls Bridge if they find themselves in Zimbabwe and Zambia. Right beside the Victoria Falls is a bridge that stands beside it. It is amazing enough to hear the thundering waterfall as jumpers gaze into the green forests and crocodile-infested rivers that their adrenaline jumps high enough before the bungee snaps then back.
Southeast Asian travelers could see urban fireworks while falling from one of China's highest towers with a 233-meter drop from China's Macau Tower. According to The Guardian, if jumpers squint as they launch from the platform, they could see the entire mainland China. The news website also said that only a special bungee team conducts the jumps because the fall needs to be straight -- as it is a jump from a building.
Redwood Trees--in California is a special type of bungee jump that monkeys would not attempt without proper harnesses. A special bungee team in Humboldt would task jumpers to climb a hundred or even a thousand-foot redwood tree and walk a rope tied between two trees. Talk about walking a tightrope before falling -- a cinematic scene if not for the bungee cord.
Travelers feeling the vibe of South America during the New Year could find their adrenaline rush at the aptly named Extremo Park in Costa Rica. Featuring Costa Rica's jungle canopy and a host of ziplines, the feet-drop bungee jump rivals those listed here.
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