GRAB LIFE BELIZE

Grab Life and experience activities from spotting spectacular birds in the jungle and visiting a jaguar reserve to pounding on a Garifuna drum. Zip-line through tropical rainforests to spot over 600 species of birds, howler monkeys and the elusive jaguar, or go tubing through ancient caves and island hopping picturesque cayes and beaches

Belize boats the second largest barrier reef in the world which is popular for scuba diving and snorkelling year-round. Turtles, rays, manatees, dolphins, whale sharks and over 500 species of fish call the UNESCO-listed Belize Barrier reef home.

Discover 3,000 years of Maya history at ancient archaological sites. Connect with the Garifuna culture and take a lesson in cooking, Punta dancing or learn to make a traditional drum

Find out more at www.charitable.travel/belize

ALONE Channel 4

Eleven people, dropped in Canada’s remote wilderness, compete to survive for as long as possible... completely alone. With £100k to be won, who will be strong enough to cope with the harsh reality of the unforgiving terrain in the Dehcho region of Northwest Territories? Each dropped a minimum of one mile away from each other, they have to film themselves, as they build shelters, hunt and try –not always successfully – to light fires. Launched on 6th August, it’s airing weekly.

HIGH: A JOURNEY ACROSS THE HIMALAYAS THROUGH PAKISTAN, INDIA, BHUTAN, NEPAL AND CHINA

By Erika Fatland

To call the Himalayas a melting pot is an understatement. Meandering for more than 2,000km through Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan, it’s where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism mix with ancient shamanic beliefs. In this book, the focus is on the communities, particularly the women, that call its valleys home, as Fatland takes us on an expedition through incredible landscapes and dramatic, unknown histories.

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TENNIS CHAMPION WHO ESCAPED THE NAZIS: LIESL HERBST’S JOURNEY, FROM VIENNA TO WIMBLEDON

By Felice Hardy