Vanuatu, Cradle of Bungee Jumping, May Finally Get Just Recognition. 7 minute read. A land diver with a pair of vines tied to his ankles jumps from a 30-meter-high platform on the Vanuatuan Island ...

Modern-day bungee jumping traces its origins to 1988, when two New Zealanders, ... They drew inspiration from the "land divers" of Vanuatu, ...

The idea for their bungee jump had been inspired by a rite of passage on the island of Vanuatu known as “land diving”, which saw young men leap from high towers and use vines to break their ...