Mass following

A rare chance to witness one of the few surviving communist showpiece events arises on a tour of North Korea next July. The Mass Games is an extravagant celebration of statehood by 100,000 Koreans in the May Day stadium at the capital Pyongyang.

A 10-day Inside North Korea tour costing £2,005pp with Explore Worldwide (01252 760000, exploreworldwide.com) departing on July 22 incorporates a visit to the Mass Games.

Leap of faith

The world's first harbour bridge bungy jump opens in Auckland next month. Jumpers will leap 40m from a purpose-built pod installed out of sight of commuters, under the city's harbour bridge. It will be operated by AJ Hackett, which runs four sites in Queenstown, the capital of bungy jumping.

For details, see ajhackett.co.nz.

Suite dreams

Le Touessrok Hotel on Mauritius has undergone an 11-month makeover costing £30 million. There are 130 new suites with a contemporary chic decor, six restaurants and a Givenchy spa.

ITC Classics (0870 7519490, itcclassics.co.uk) offers seven nights' half-board from £1,922pp including flights and transfer (for more information, touessrok.com).