Bungee Jumping Travel Insurance

Need bungee jumping cover? We can help.

Bungee jumping is a rite of passage for any backpacker and a must-do for all budding adrenaline junkies. But if you’re planning on making a bungee jump you need to check that you’re jumping with a company who are serious about health and safety. A good place to start is with BERSA the British Elastic Rope Sports Association, who have a comprehensive list of affiliated clubs around the world. Many insurance policies won’t cover you for injury or accident if you take part in more adventurous sports. To ensure you have bungee jumping travel insurance from More Than you just need to take our optional ‘special sports and activities cover’ and pay an additional premium. Note that we will cover you for up to a maximum of 3 jumps. It’s important to read the small print too as you will have to pay an increased excess and some elements of cover (for example personal liability and long term incapacity) will not be covered. Read the policy details to get the full low-down on bungee jumping trip cover.

Just do it...

The roots of modern bungee can be found in the amazing feats of daring by the young men of Vanuatu, who leap from tall platforms with vines attached to their ankles as a passage into manhood. In 1979, the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club decided to take inspiration from their bravery and hurled themselves from the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol - and were promptly arrested afterwards! But bungee as we know it developed in New Zealand with AJ Hackett who invented the stretchy bungee cord and leapt from the Eiffel Tower in 1987 to show it off.

So you can jump, now what?

Once you’ve mastered the basic ‘one, two, three, bungee!’ it could be time to try a new variation. The Reverse bungee starts with you on the ground, attached by cord to a crane. The cord is stretched, then you’re released and shot into the air like a rocket! Feeling romantic? You can even say, ‘I do’ by dual-jumping with your partner. Wedding Dreams in Vegas will marry you at 175-feet, with room for the minister and 20 guests on the platform to toast you!

Top spots to take a leap

Go shopping in the world’s largest mall and stop off for a spot of bungee while you’re there. The West Edmonton mall in Alberta has a 106-foot tower into water for a full-body dunk. Take a 341-foot leap over one of the world’s most spectacular waterfalls into no-man’s-land between Zimbabwe and Zambia over the Victoria Falls Bridge. Do the ultimate in high dives with AJ Hackett’s infamous Sky Jump off the Macau Tower in New Zealand - a white-knuckle 760-foot drop. You’ll be in safe hands so don’t worry - they’ve helped over 2 million people jump and not lost one yet!