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[h=1]Investors set up floating restaurant on L Victoria[/h]
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Passengers enjoy a ride on MV Kipepeo on lake Victoria. The vessel, which hosts a hotel, will be commissioned in December 2014. PHOTO | TOM OTIENO
By MOSES ODHIAMBO
Posted Thursday, October 30 2014 at 19:27
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A new floating restaurant has been set up in Kisumu as savvy investors seek to reap from tourists to Lake Victoria.
The restaurant, aboard a ship, will be commissioned in December.
The ship, MV Kipepeo, has a capacity of 200 passengers and will be used for excursions to attractive sites within the lake. Mbita Ferries, the company which owns the restaurant, runs transport between Lake Victorias islands.
Mbita Ferries finance director Donald Oluoch said that riding on the ship will cost one Sh300.
A package that includes travelling on the ship and meals will cost Sh3,000 per couple. Student groups will pay Sh10,000 per excursion. The vessel will have a fully stocked bar for revellers keen on watching magnificent views, including the sunset, from outboard balconies.
The ship is fitted with television sets and toilets, among other facilities.
We will schedule trips to Ndere Island National Park for both domestic and international tourists. A client can choose to hold meetings aboard the ship as well as tour the smaller islands in the lake, he said. The licensing process is being pursued with the Kenya Maritime Authority after which we will host clients who intend to use the ship for corporate meetings, bonding sessions, weddings and dinners.
The ship was operating in Mwanza, Tanzania, and stalled for six years before Mbita Ferries bought it.
[h=1]Investors set up floating restaurant on L Victoria[/h]
By MOSES ODHIAMBO
Posted Thursday, October 30 2014 at 19:27
In Summary
- The restaurant, aboard a ship, will be commissioned in December.
- The ship, MV Kipepeo, has a capacity of 200 passengers and will be used for excursions to attractive sites within the lake.
A new floating restaurant has been set up in Kisumu as savvy investors seek to reap from tourists to Lake Victoria.
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The restaurant, aboard a ship, will be commissioned in December.
The ship, MV Kipepeo, has a capacity of 200 passengers and will be used for excursions to attractive sites within the lake. Mbita Ferries, the company which owns the restaurant, runs transport between Lake Victorias islands.
Mbita Ferries finance director Donald Oluoch said that riding on the ship will cost one Sh300.
A package that includes travelling on the ship and meals will cost Sh3,000 per couple. Student groups will pay Sh10,000 per excursion. The vessel will have a fully stocked bar for revellers keen on watching magnificent views, including the sunset, from outboard balconies.
The ship is fitted with television sets and toilets, among other facilities.
We will schedule trips to Ndere Island National Park for both domestic and international tourists. A client can choose to hold meetings aboard the ship as well as tour the smaller islands in the lake, he said. The licensing process is being pursued with the Kenya Maritime Authority after which we will host clients who intend to use the ship for corporate meetings, bonding sessions, weddings and dinners.
The ship was operating in Mwanza, Tanzania, and stalled for six years before Mbita Ferries bought it.
