5 Highest Bungee Jumps In The World


5 Highest Bungee Jumps In The World

The following is a list of the 5 highest Bungee Jumps in the world. While Bungee jumps can be made from both fixed objects (bridges, dams, cliffs) and from movable object (hot air balloons, helicopters), this list contains only fixed objects
1. Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado, United States – 321 meters (1,053 ft). The Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest Bungee location on earth. The bridge itself was the highest bridge in the world from 1929 until 2001 and is still the highest in the United States
Highest Bungee Jumps: Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado, United States
Highest Bungee Jumps: Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado, United States

2. Macau Tower, Macau, China – 233 meters (764 ft). The first jump from the Macau Tower took place on December 17, 2006 by A J Hackett. By doing so, he broke his own Guinness World Record of “The Highest Bungee Jump from a Building” he previously achieved in 1987 by jumping from the Eiffel Tower
Highest Bungee Jumps: Macau Tower
Highest Bungee Jumps: Macau Tower

3. Contra Dam, Ticino, Switzerland – 220 meters (721 ft). The Contra Dam, also known as Verzasca Dam or Locarno Dam, is an s an arch dam on the Verzasca River in Switzerland. The opening scene of GoldenEye, the 1995 James Bond film, featured Bond jumping off the Contra dam. The dam became a Bungee jumping hot spot soon after the film was released
Highest Bungee Jumps: Contra Dam, Ticino, Switzerland
Highest Bungee Jumps: Contra Dam, Ticino, Switzerland
4. Bloukrans Bridge, Western Cape, South Africa – 216 meters (709 ft). Bloukrans Bridge Bungy is the world’s highest commercial bridge bungee jump at 216 metres (709 ft) above the Bloukrans River. The Bloukrans Bridge became the first African bridge for bungee jumping in 1990
Highest Bungee Jumps: Bloukrans Bridge, Western Cape, South Africa
Highest Bungee Jumps: Bloukrans Bridge, Western Cape, South Africa

5. Europabrücke Bridge, Innsbruck, Austria – 192 meters (630 ft). This bridge spans the Sill River on the route between Austria and Italy. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Alps right before you jump
Highest Bungee Jumps: Europabrücke Bridge, Innsbruck, Austria
Highest Bungee Jumps: Europabrücke Bridge, Innsbruck, Austria

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