Bungee jumping is an activity in which a person jumps off from a high place (generally of several hundred feet/meters) with one end of an elastic cord attached to his/her body or ankles and the other end tied to the jumping-off point. When the person jumps, the cord will stretch to take up the energy of the fall, then the jumper will fly upwards as the cord snaps back. The jumper oscillates up and down until the initial energy of the jump is dissipated.

Without a doubt, bungee jumping is one of the all time great adrenaline rushes. In fact, it's practically an adrenaline overdose. To most observers, it may seem like sheer lunacy, but at the heart of that act of madness is an opportunity to conquer your own fear, and in doing so, gain strength and self confidence.

In Costa Rica, jumps are done from the "viejo puente sobre el Rio Colorado," an old bridge that spans a 300-foot-deep gorge located about half an hour west of San José. Jumps are usually done Saturday and Sunday mornings, but they can be arranged at other times for small groups. The jumps are done with 100-foot bungees, which means jumpers have dropped about 200 feet when the chord stretches to its limit.

The Old Bridge has been closed to traffic for years.  It was originally chosen as the best spot for bungee jumping in Costa Rica because of its height and scenic beauty.  So if jumping head first off a bridge while in the middle of tropical paradise towards a churning, rocky river below sounds appealing, then bungee jumping needs to be on your list of things to do here in Costa Rica.