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Bungee jumping – Famous spot from bridges in amazing nature

May 12, 2020May 27, 2022 lindabertelsen

Bungee Jumping in Greece has become extremely popular over the last decade. In the beginning there was a terror, though, in the sight of an audacious bungee jumper, today more and more people dare to try this extreme sport.

Famous bungee spots in Greece

Where was Bungee Jumping Invented?

Bungee Jumping Clubs in Greece

There are many clubs and sports organizations that organize bungee jumping in Greece.

Famous bungee spots in Greece

The bridge of Chalkida, about 100 km to the north of Athens and 40 meters high, is the oldest bungy jumping spot in Greece and therefore quite famous
The Corinth Channel, a bridge 100 meters high
Aradena Bridge above the Gorge of Aradena in Chania, Crete –
with its 138 meters it is the second highest bridge for bungee jumping in Europe

Bungy jumping in Greece — **Bungy jumping from crane**

Where was bungee jumping invented?

The ancient ritual, where young men jump from tall wooden platforms with vines tied to their ankles as a courage test and passage into manhood, started on the Pentecost Island in Vanuatu in the South Pacific. It was called land diving and unlike bungee jumping in modern times, the land-divers intentionally hit the ground. The vines, though, helped absorbing the force to make the impact non-lethal. Most boys were getting seriously injured, some lost their lives, but the survivors usually became leaders in the tribes.

Bungee jumping clubs in Greece

Liquid Bungee Team

Telephone: +30 18 317 117 Email: liquid@bungee.gr
Bungee jumping spots:

Chalkida Bridge, 40 m high the oldest and the most famous bungee site in Greece
Aradena Bridge in Chania, 138 m high – the highest bridge in Balkans
Parnitha, 80 m high (from cable car)
Monastiri Naousa, 50 m high (by crane)
Rock Wave Festival in Athens 50 m high (by crane)
Rethymno, Crete, 50 m high (from bridge)

Zulu Bungy Jump

Bungee jumping spot:
Isthmos – Corinth Channel, 100 m high (from bridge) – best to book in advance due to popularity
Telephone:+30 15 147 051 Email: info@zulubungy.com