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New Zealand Adventure Tourism

April 10, 2010 - 9:05 am No Comments

Bungee jumping

Bungee jumping is one of the most popular adventures in New Zealand and is really where it all began for the adventure tourism industry in New Zealand.

Of course, we can not claim absolute inventors bungee jumping. This honor is connected to the people of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, the vine to the ankle and rushed to the towers.

Bungy as we know it is refined and the first jumps were recorded with modern technology to spread the dangerous sports club in Bristol, England, from Clifton Suspension Bridge, but the men, the commercial bungy New Zealand and around the world have made AJ Hackett and Henry van Asch. They are credited with starting the adventure tourism in New Zealand with the opening of Renaissance Kawarau Bungy Bridge. (more…)