Follow in Charles Darwin's Footsteps
Become part of DARWIN200, a planetary conservation initiative that will empower the next generation’s elite environmental leaders and engage millions of students worldwide in conservation projects.
Over 2023-2025, the beautiful Tall Ship Oosterschelde will re-sail the route of Charles Darwin’s voyage aboard HMS Beagle and make landfall at key locations where Darwin stepped ashore. During each of these stops, the Ship will host groups of DARWIN LEADERS to undertake research projects in exactly the same locations visited by Charles Darwin two centuries ago.
DARWIN200 is searching for enthusiastic individuals to join the trainee crew and sail the spectacular tall ship Oosterschelde along 32 legs that make up the 2023-2025 Global Voyage.
The Oosterschelde
The Global Voyage will be undertaken aboard the historic 50 m long Tall Ship Oosterschelde. Built in 1918, this uniquely restored, three-masted schooner is one of the most beautiful historic vessels afloat.
She can carry 24 voyage crew (trainees) plus professional crew. She has a bar, a piano and a wood-fired stove.
You will be accommodated in comfortable, single-sex cabins that consist of 2 or 4 bunks.
All cabins aboard Oosterschelde are fitted with a washbasin with hot and cold running water. Showers are communal. In the spacious and stylishly appointed salon there are reading tables, seating areas and a piano. The floor heating and wood-burning stove ensure an agreeable temperature inside.
In the salon the captain or first mate will inform you on the progress of the voyage and the weather on a daily basis. The library offers books on the area being travelled, the flora and fauna and other ships. General literature is also available, as are a number of DVDs and magazines.
Sing-up process
Fill out the short booking form next to the journey you'd like to join. If there is more than one leg that you're interested in, just let us know in the comments!
We will get back to you about the availability of places on your chosen journeys and email you about the next steps.
The Journeys
Choose one ore more of the following Journeys to embark on an unforgettable adventure.
If you're between 15 and 25 years old, you can join some of the journeys with a youth discount - find them here.
Puerto Lucia (EC) - Galapagos (EC)
14 Apr 2024 - 25 Apr 2024
Galapagos (EC) - Easter Island (CL)
19 May 2024 - 04 Jun 2024
Easter Island (CL) - Mangareva (PF)
13 Jun 2024 - 29 Jun 2024
Mangareva (PF) - Papeete (PF)
08 Jul 2024 - 22 Jul 2024
Papeete (PF) - Raratonga (CK)
11 Aug 2024 - 23 Aug 2024
Raratonga (CK) - Tonga (TO)
26 Aug 2024 - 08 Sep 2024
Tonga (TO) - Fiji (FJ)
09 Sep 2024 - 18 Sep 2024
Fiji (FJ) - Bay of Islands (NZ)
21 Sep 2024 - 01 Oct 2024
Auckland (NZ) - Sydney (AU)
31 Oct 2024 - 14 Nov 2024
Sydney (AU) - Hobart (AU)
26 Nov 2024 - 03 Dec 2024
Hobart (AU) - Christchurch (NZ)
12 Dec 2024 - 27 Dec 2024
Christchurch (NZ) - Stanley (FK)
02 Jan 2025 - 19 Feb 2025
Stanley (FK) - Cape Town (ZA)
25 Feb 2025 - 06 Apr 2025
Cape Town (ZA) - Saint Helena (SH)
28 Apr 2025 - 10 May 2025
Saint Helena (SH) - Ascension Island (SH)
18 May 2025 - 25 May 2025
Ascension Island (SH) - Horta, Azores (PT)
02 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2025