The Cathay Pacific Airways has invited applications for its international wilderness experience 2005, in which young people from Asia Pacific region, including Pakistan, will join an educational safari in South Africa. According to a Cathay Pacific announcement here, the trip will take place between July 26 and August 5, 2005 and is open to young people between the age of 16 and 18 years.
More than 50 delegates from 15 countries and territories will take part in the event. Most expenses, from the cost of air tickets, course fees, accommodation, meals and ground transport in South Africa will be sponsored by the Cathay Pacific.
The delegates will stay in the Entabeni Game Reserve near Johannesburg, South Africa.
Since its inception in 1991, more than 450 students have taken part in the programme. The Entabeni Game Reserve covers over 10,000 hectares and is home of a diverse population of plant and animal life, including the big five - elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard - as well as more than 80 other species of mammals and 380 birds species.