Mombasa
Over 500 tourists arrive in Peace Boat
Some of the 500 tourists from different parts of the world after they alighted from the cruise ship vessel Peace Boat at the port of Mombasa on Tuesday morning. The tourists, most of whom were Japanese, will be taking part in tree planting with Greenbelt Movement in Kenya this week as part of combating climate change in the world.
Posted Tuesday, January 19 2010 at 15:07
A Kenyan student is expected to board the ship in Mombasa when it departs to other countries. The current voyage is expected to highlight issues targeted at achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Activities of the Peace Boat organization are mainly carried out through chartered passenger ship that moves across the world on peace voyages.
The arrival of the tourists is a big boost to the tourism industry considering that most of the tourists headed to various game reserves and national parks immediately after disembarking from the ship.
Among the places the tourists were expected to visit include Maasai Mara, Amboseli, and Salt Lick in Taita among other tourist attractions in the country.
The tourists are expected to leave the country this evening for Cape Town, South Africa.
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