What the heck is Land Diving and Where’s Vanuatu?

http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/140328144511-vanuatu-land-divers-07-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg Here we will take a look at some crazy adventures you can go on now that you’re making money on Steemit beyond your wildest dreams. https://themagiccamera.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/vanuatu-pentecost-island-land-diving-3.jpg Oddly I could not find a single photo a non native doing it. Huh. **Vanuatu is a small South Pacific country known as one of the happiest places on earth**. It’s clean and strives to be 100% organic. It’s a poor country separated by many islands with Port Vila being the capital city. https://s16.postimg.org/9i33qximd/184.3_CP_Vanuatu.jpg On the map it’s way out in the middle of nowhere. Not much going on here accept chilling in the sun and sailing on boats if you’re not in to face first jumping off towers towards the ground. http://www.worldatlas.com/img/areamap/nonav/vunewz.gif http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/vu.htm **To be honest you probably wouldn’t like it.** http://airvanuatu.specialistholidays.com.au/images/carousel-images/05_iririki-island-resort-&-spa_765x324.jpg I mean look at it. Do you really want to swim in those waters? https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/04/bb/3e/51/riri-blue-hole.jpg Its crystal clear warm waters. Natural jungles and tropical springs makes Vanuatu a paradise far removed from the rest of the world. I have always dreamed of going and maybe that dream will come true. I kind of want to live there but it’s best I visit before that commitment. Or stand next to an active volcano? http://vanuatutravel.info/images/gallery/VTO_008_DK_2014_Yasur_Experience.jpg I know you’re going to hate the thought of dining here watching the sunset. https://www.travelonline.com/vanuatu/efate/accommodation/breakas-beach-resort/sunset-dining-48694-crop.jpg ## No, you’re here to go land diving right? https://thetab.com/blogs.dir/18/files/2013/01/land-diving-2.jpg *”These men, who live on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, climb a rickety 98-foot-tall (30-meter) tower, tie vines to their ankles and dive to the ground, falling at speeds around 45 mph (72 kph). When a dive goes correctly, the person gets close enough to touch his shoulders or his head to the earth. Unlike bungee cords, the vines aren't elastic, and the jumpers won't bounce back up. A miscalculation in vine length and a diver may smash into the ground headfirst, resulting in serious injury or death. Vines that are too dry or weak may snap. There are no nets, no helmets and no safety equipment of any kind. The ritual is called land diving, or naghol.”* http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/land-diving.htm ## Yes people do this. You can too for the low price of **$367US** Price does not include flight, hotel, food, drinks or anything other than the experience. http://wotzonvanuatu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pentecost-land-diving-tour-vanuatu.jpg http://wotzonvanuatu.com/product/pentecost-land-diving-tours/ **Check out the 4 minute video and decide if you got the guts to do this.** **Sources** http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/vanuatu-land-divers/index.html https://themagiccamera.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/vanuatu-diary-6-bungee-jumping-in-pentecost-island/ https://www.airvanuatu.com/home/accommodation.aspx https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://s14.postimg.org/sz2p7m40h/mmexport1499502600852.jpg