Bungy Jumping is becoming a popular activity in Thailand. Normally a crain takes you 50 meters high above a lake or river, next you jump, you get pictures of the jump. The whole event can be preserved on video if you wish.

People jump for all sorts of reasons, some just to say, I Did It! Others to face their fears, to push their self past their sweaty palms and the butterflies in their stomachs. To accomplish something they never dreamed they could do.

Not everyone can pluck up the courage to do a bungy jump and that’s why each jumper is awarded a (Certificate of Courage) signed by their jumpmaster as proof that they are one of the special few.

The Jungle bungy jump grounds are nestled amongst the trees on the banks of a small lake not far from Jomtien Beach. Surrounded by attractive gardens the huge bungy tower dominates the scene thrusting up and leaning out, the tip is 55 meters above the water. If you think it looks high from the ground wait until you are standing at the top.

Unlike standing on top of a building where you have obvious evidence of a supporting structure around you. Standing on the platform at the top of the tower creates an illusion of being suspended in mid air. This illusion intensifies the feeling of height and can cause the adrenaline to surge before you've even stepped up to the ledge.

The purpose built bungy tower has a fixed stable platform rated at 750kg. Which is very different to a swinging cage suspended from a crane as used by many bungy jumps? All their Jumpmasters are trained to New Zealand Standards by Ian Raunera New Zealander who has been training jumpmasters worldwide for more than 15 years.

Jungle Bungy Jumps, Jumpmasters can plan your jump with amazing precision so you can tell them how close to the water you want to get or how deep you want to be dunked. Make a tandem jump with a friend, sometimes new jumpers find it easier to take their first leap of faith with a staff member, for full details of their jumps and locations visit Thailand Bungy Jumping

In the 1950s David Attenborough and a BBC film crew brought back footage of the (land divers of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu). Young men who jumped from tall wooden platforms with vines tied to their ankles as a test of courage.

The first modern bungee jumps were made on 1 April 1979 from the 250 foot Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England. By David Kirke, Chris Baker, Ed Hulton and Alan Weston of the Dangerous Sports Club. Oxford and London England

The jumpers were arrested shortly after, but continued with jumps in the US from the Golden Gate and Royal Gorge bridges. (This last jump was sponsored and televised on the American program That's Incredible) spreading the concept worldwide. By 1982 they were jumping from mobile cranes and hot air balloons and putting on commercial displays.

Commercial bungee jumping began with the New Zealander, A J Hackett, who made his first jump from Auckland's Greenhithe Bridge in 1986. During the following years Hackett performed a number of jumps from bridges and other structures (including the Eiffel Tower). Building public interest in the sport, and opening the world's first permanent commercial bungee site. The Kawarau Bridge Bungy at Queenstown, New Zealand.