The Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa is the perfect place to jump down. With 216m it was once the highest commercial Bungee Jump in the world, and still is the highest from a brigde. Africa probably isn't quiet the place to put your trust in local safety standards, and I was quiet surprised at the lax fit of the harness (compared to NZ) and that they let me jump barefeet. A few years ago at the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe the rope snaped and an Australian girl fell into the Zambezi River. She was lucky and just broke her collarbone. There are various versions told, but it is said that after that incident the president jumped, to give back faith and boost tourism :) For the country of Zimbabwe it had been better if the rope had snapped again with low water level. Here never an accident happened and although I have done it before in New Zealand, I couldn't resist, with just around 50€ it's a bargain. Also, this one is a lot higher and you fly for a long long time, feels pretty awesome!
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