Flying high

Five pulse-racing zip wires that are well worth travelling for…

1 Jungle Flight, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Zooming the rainforests of northern Thailand, this zip line not only flies through Doi Lankah mountain but the company behind it also holds tree-planting ceremonies each year to help restore the jungle.

2 Zzip the Flying Fox, Yungas, Bolivia

Despite the questionable name, this wire offers epic views and is a much-needed community-minded initiative, which employs locals from the nearby Yolosa village.

3 Zip-line, Pulpit Rock, Norway

Hike one of Norway’s holy trinity of stone wonders – Pulpit Rock – for views across Lysefjord, then recover your breath by sliding part of the way down the alpine descent.

4 Ziptrek Ecotours, Queenstown, New Zealand

Billed as the ‘Adrenalin Capital of the World’, New Zealand has its share of zip lines, with the Bob’s Peak wire in Queenstown offering unique views over its glacier-carved valley and the blue of Lake Wakatipu.

5 Ziprider, Copper Canyon, Mexico

Mexico’s Copper Canyon is already famed for its train route, but seeing the multi-canyoned valley from above is another experience entirely. Plus, at 2,545m long, it’s one of the planet’s longest zip wires.