YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE

A HOLIDAY TO HELP OTHERS

Want to get away and do some good, too? Book one of these rewarding trips today . . . TUTOR IN THE HIMALAYAS

LIVE alongside ordinary families in Pokhara, Nepal. You’ll be based in a child’s home or care centre, assisting with homework, art and sport. In your downtime, explore temples and soak up the Himalayan scenery.

INSIDER TIP: Visit the dazzling Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda), pictured.

DETAILS: A two-week trip to Nepal is £850pp, including shared accommodation, two-day orientation, training, material and airport transfers,

gvi.co.uk. Fly to Kathmandu via Dehli from £1,100 return, etihad.com.

NATIONAL TREASURES

NEXT year marks the 50th year of National Trust working holidays. Try beach-combing in Cornwall while staying in an Edwardian house on the cliff edge (£190 for seven nights); assisting rangers in Carmarthenshire (£155 for seven nights); or gardening at Churchill’s former home, Chartwell in Kent (£145 for six nights).

INSIDER TIP: Get festive at Leith Hill in Surrey, gathering greenery, learning to make wreaths and decorating the 17th-century house (from November 27 to December 3, six nights, £145).

DETAILS: Prices include meals and shared accommodation, national trust.org.uk/workingholidays.

HANDS-ON AFRICAN SAFARI

ENJOY close encounters with Africa’s extraordinary wildlife — including zebras, lions, leopards and cheetahs — at the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary. You’ll feed, care for, rehabilitate and even release these magnificent creatures back into the wild.

INSIDER TIP: It’s hands-on. You may be asked to babysit an orphaned baboon for the night. DETAILS: A seven-day trip costs from

£775, responsibletravel.com. Flights to Namibia from £986, flysaa.com.