Bungy Jumping is one of the safest yet most scary adventure sports. Bungy jumping is a relatively new phenomenon in Nepal adventure; however, it’s one of fastest growing adventure option for natives & foreigners alike. Bugny jumps in Nepal were begun by the bungee masters from New Zealand, Europe & Austrailia. The same masters introduced the Swiss Bungee technology in Nepal & built the station for public at The Last Resort on Nepal-Tibet border in 1999. The location of the site is famous for both its proximity & remoteness. A four hours drive from Kathmandu on a single lane road built by Chinese along the Bhote Koshi River takes you to Nepal’s northern border with China. There, just 12 km short of the Friendship Bridge at the border,you arrive at the Swiss made platform bridge for the jump at an altitude from 160 meter into the gurgling Bhote Kosi River below.
Bungy jump is not a dangerous sport; even an 11-year girl has already made her feat. Similarly, thousands of foreigners & natives have been literally flocking to the Resort since it was established. To those who are feeling giddy even at the mentioning of bungee sports, the news of seven member of Nepal Blind Association making their record certainly calms all fears. Still, being an extreme sport you must be otherwise healthy & fit before you take a jump.
A combination of the scenic mountain biking to The Last Resort, a bungee jump, and then rafting in the Bhote Kosi River provides an excellent & memorable opportunity for those wishing to take full dose of adventure thrills within a very short period of time. In fact, the whole tour including all the biking, rafting, canyoning, & bungee activities can be even completed within 3-days. You can even take the bungee jump & come back the same day.
Most of the jumpers wonder at the provocation of their own animalistic sense of danger, threat, & urgency for safety in the middle of the jump, despite securing a 100% possible safety before the jumps. |