US cruise firm offers dream trip to Kenya and the Seychelles

New York-based Beyond Cruises, which is owned Group IST, is offering an adventure tour of Kenya and the Seychelles, aboard its cruise ship, M/Y Pegasus.

During the trip, tourists will have an opportunity to spend five days in Kenya during which they will enjoy lunch at Nairobi’s favourite joint Nyama Mama before departing for Lake Nakuru National Park by road for a boat ride.

On the second and third day, they will spend time at the Maasai Mara Game Reserve for game drives. There is an optional balloon safari at an extra coast. The park is home to many species of mammals and more than 400 species of birds. Visitors almost always glimpse the lions, rhinos, buffalos, elephants and leopards for which the African plains are famous.

They will then depart by road for Nairobi where they will spend the night at the Hilton Garden Inn before flying out to Mahe Inter Island Quay – St Anne Island in Seychelles. They will spend seven days in the Indian Ocean Island nation before leaving for home the next morning.

The twin-hulled Pegasus, built in 1990, completely refitted in 1997 and renovated in 2016, accommodates up to 44 guests in 21 stateroom cabins, in a relaxed and congenial atmosphere.

On board you will enjoy magnificent sea views as ones strolls its 2,550 square feet / 240 m2 of open deck.

Passengers onboard can relax in the beautifully appointed bar lounge, enjoy quiet reading in the library or gourmet dining in the spacious restaurant area. A marina platform on the yacht’s stern is used for water sports activities when the ship is anchored near the shore and weather conditions permit.

The yatch also has snorkelling equipment as well as a couple of two man sea kayaks, in addition to a zen mini spa located on the lower deck.