photo by Face Adrenalin

As far as adrenaline rushes go, bungee jumping is right up there with base jumping and parachuting from a plane. Maybe you'd like to finally give bungee jumping a go. Or maybe you've made previous leaps but want to make the 'ultimate' jump. If so, a trip to South Africa could be exactly what you're looking for.

Near the Garden Route at the Tsitsikamma Forest Village Market is the world's highest single span arch bridge in the world, Bloukrans Bridge, overlooking a river by the same name. The main draw of Bloukrans Bridge is the bungee facility which is the highest commercially operated bungee jump in the world at a whopping 707 feet. A leap from here is one to brag about even to hardcore adrenalin junkies. If you can't summon the nerve for the jump, an option is to ride the cable line (zip line) out to the center of the bridge, something that even families can do. Even less nerve-wracking is a walk across the bridge, which is the highest and largest in Africa and the third highest in the world. But if you decide you'd like to go all-out and experience all that you can, your best bet is to pair the cable ride with the bungee jump for the greatest rush possible.