Explore the rich wildlife of the Galápagos and arrive to the mysterious ancient moai statues of Rapa Nui in one single unforgettable voyage.
This incredible 28 day hands-on adventure begins in the Galápagos, the Enchanted Isles, where you’ll spend a week exploring this extraordinary world of life and lava.
From snorkelling in clear waters, walking among curious wildlife, and feeling the quiet awe of being in a place where nature reigns and the animals rule.
Then, with sails set and the Galápagos fading on the horizon, you and your fellow crewmates will turn southwest into the open Pacific and make passage to Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
Days at sea follow the rhythm of wind and water, learning the ropes, standing watch, and tracing our way across the endless blue. Ahead lies Easter Island, Rapa Nui, remote and mysterious, where ancient stone guardians keep watch over the ocean you’ve just crossed.
You are the voyage crew
On board this 110+ year old Dutch tall ship, you’ll become part of the voyage crew. New and experienced sailors alike are welcome to take part and the skilled permanent crew provide hands-on training with all you’ll need to know.
Forget a traditional cruise, this is an interactive sailing experience, where you actively participate in many different sailing tasks – from sail handling, climb the rigging (optional!), traditional skills such as woodworking, sail making, celestial navigation and rope work.
During your eight hours off watch, you can relax and enjoy the scenery. The ship’s library offers a quiet space for reading and logging your journey, while the deckhouse provides a social atmosphere for interactions with fellow crewmates, over drinks, board games, or card games.
The crew also hosts lectures on various topics, enriching your understanding of seafaring and the world around you and the ship often hosts environmental researchers which provides a fascinating layer to any voyage.
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Why you'll love this adventure
- Explore the Galápagos up close before crossing by sail to remote, mythical Rapa Nui
- Set the sails, take the helm, learn to navigate by the stars
- Join solo or with friends to sail this magnificent ship
Dates
Itinerary
Sail from the wild Galápagos to remote Rapa Nui on an unforgettable ocean voyage through pristine waters, rare wildlife, and timeless island cultures.
What's included
- Small and personal sailing experience with a maximum of 42 voyage crew members
- Sail training and interesting (research) lectures from our permanent crew
- Delicious meals and unlimited coffee and tea
- Local guides who will share their knowledge of the Galápagos
- National Park fee of the Galápagos
Not included
- Potential landing fees in the Galápagos
- Excursions ashore in the Galápagos
- transfer to and from the ship, travel insurance, cancellation insurance, airport formalities and drinks from the bar on board.
Trip notes
Price
Min age
Accommodation
The ship is ideal for ocean crossings and longer voyages, with various places for relaxing: library, lounge, poker corner and deckhouse. These different areas allow you to do your own thing: perhaps some quiet reading or a more active role in the social life in the deckhouse. The ship is equipped with a DVD player, a CD player, i-Pod connection and radio.
There are four 2-person cabins, four 4-person cabins and four 6-person cabins. The comfortable cabins each have an en-suite toilet and shower. An experienced cook and cook’s assistant will prepare three meals a day.
The ship is a Dutch vessel and part of the permanent crew is Dutch. Your fellow guest crew come from all around the world and you will find various nationalities among them. The common language spoken on board is English.
Meals
At sea it is very important to eat and drink well. An experienced cook and cooks mate prepare excellent meals every day. You will be suprised by the variaty of dishes. The cook will often use local ingredients from the ports we visit. And if allowed a fresh caught fish will be on the menu as well.
The general meal times on board are:
- Breakfast: 07:00 – 09:00
- Lunch: 13:00
- Dinner: 19:00
- Coffee and tea: 10:00, 14:00, 16:00, 20:00
Baking of bread and cookies is done at night. At sea, midnight snacks are prepared, usually during the dog watch (24:00-04:00)
During the day there are fixed coffee and tea breaks (10h00, 14h00, 16h00 and 20h00). Of course coffee and tea is available to you all the time. Meals usually are served with dairy and juice. We recommend you to bring a waterbottle from home which you can use to (re)fill with water.
Extra drinks like softdrinks and beer and wine can be ordered at the bar. You will pay your barbill at the end of the voyage (in cash).
Dietary requirements
If you are vegetarian or suffer from a food allergy please let us know on the booking form. The cooks on board the ship are very creative and serve a broad variaty of menu’s. However due to the size of the galley, the possibilities are limited and for example, the ship is not able to cater for vegans. It is possible to request a vegetarian meal.
If you suffer from a food allergy, please let us know as soon as possible and the ship will discuss with the cooks to see what is possible.
Keep in mind several ingredients are used in the gally like nuts and gluten. If you allergic to this the cook will provide for seperate dishes and menu’s. However on board and in the galley these ingredients are present.
Who is this trip for?
- Ages 18 -73 (request full details for sailors 65 and 70 years+)
- All nationalities (main language spoken on the ship is English)
- All levels of sailing experience from complete novices to experienced sailors
No experience needed
Everyone is welcome to take the helm, set sails, assist with manoeuvres, navigation, weather observations, furling the sails on the yards and much more. The permanent crew will give lectures and instruct you during the voyage in steering, navigation and line handling. This will be done in a “Dutch” style, so without yelling, blowing whistles and so on.
Sailing experience is not necessary. Instructions will be given in watch responsibilities, basic sail theory, line handling, steering and navigation.
This combination voyage is a perfect chance to truly experience life at sea. The days are filled with assisting in sailing, helping with all kinds of maintenance activities, sailing training, lectures on (celestial) navigation, ocean winds and currents. During nightwatch, there is more than enough time to stargaze. Clear skies with the most magnificent starry nights occur. The sky of the northern hemisphere is losing terrain, with Big Bear and Polaris slowly sinking below the horizon.
Additional notes
Embarkation – Galápagos Islands
The journey begins in the legendary Galápagos Islands, a living laboratory of volcanic landscapes and fearless wildlife. As embarkation day arrives, the crew welcomes participants aboard and introduces them to life at sea. After settling in, there’s time to meet fellow adventurers, take part in safety briefings, and prepare for the days ahead.
The first week is devoted to exploring the islands both by land and water — snorkeling in crystal-clear seas, walking among giant tortoises and blue-footed boobies, and discovering the remarkable ecosystems that inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Disembarkation – Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
After nearly three weeks under sail, the voyage reaches Rapa Nui, one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth. Days at sea have been shaped by wind, weather, and shared experience — the kind of adventure that builds friendships to last a lifetime.
Disembarkation takes place in Hanga Roa, the island’s only town and harbor, surrounded by volcanic slopes and ocean swells. Before departing, there’s time to explore Rapa Nui’s iconic Moai statues and delve into its rich Polynesian culture — a fitting finale to an extraordinary ocean voyage.
Life onboard
Onboard the ship we call our guests ‘voyage crew’. This means that the permanent crew will train you to be a sailor. Unlike going on a cruise, here you will be going on a hands-on, active sailing adventure. You will be divided into three watches; Red watch, Blue watch and White watch, named after the colors of the Dutch flag. You will be ‘on watch’ for four hours after which you have eight hours of free time.
During your four hours on watch there will be different tasks that will be divided between the members of your watch. There will always be two people on helm duty. You will together, maintain a steady course on the helm. The crew will explain how to steer the ship and what to look out for. During the watch there will also be two people on look-out duty at all times. On the bow of the ship, you will stand look-out. You spot ships, buoys, debris, and icebergs in the water then communicate this to the officer on watch. The rest of the watch members will be on deck duty. The permanent crew will give you sail training and you will assist in all sail handling. This involves setting- and taking away the sails by hauling- and easing lines, climbing the rigging to furl or unfurl the sails.
The crew will instruct you how to work on deck and you will learn how to trim the sails to the directing of the wind. During deck duty, there is also time to assist the crew with the maintenance of the ship. This way you will learn how to work with traditional tools and methods. Woodworking, sailmaking, celestial navigation, and traditional rope- and rigging work will all be apart of your sailing voyage. The captains and officers are easy to talk to and like to get involved in your sail training. They will explain traditional- as well as modern ways of navigation. They will organize and run you through safety drills and procedures.
During your eight hours ‘off watch’, there is time to rest and enjoy the scenery. You can read a book in the library or in the deckhouse. The bar will be open for a drink and a snack. The crew will be giving lectures on various subjects, from traditional sailors skills and knowledge to science and astronomy. During your time off watch, you can still assist the permanent crew and the voyage crew ‘on watch’ with sail handling and maintenance jobs. The galley team sometimes asks for a hand peeling potatoes or apples on deck so they can make yet another of their famous pies. In the deckhouse, there will be people playing games, reading books, listening to music, writing diaries and emails. Your off watch time is for you to fill in, you may do as little or as much as you would like. These hours are also for you to catch up on your sleep.
When you are setting sails, reading or working away on deck, in the galley they are always busy preparing meals to keep everyone well fed. Multiple course meals will be served three times a day with coffee and tea times in between, what ever the weather. In the evenings the crew prepares team challenges and pub quizzes to enjoy together with your watch mates.
Tour operator
Originally built in 1910, this beautifully restored Dutch tall ship has been crossing oceans and seas on a regular basis since 2000 and has a reputation of a ship that really sails.
Following the favourable winds of traditional sailing routes has brought her to all the continents sailing both the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean, thus earning her nick name ‘ocean wanderer’.
Crew and guests join the ship from all over the world and all ages. As a sail training vessel, everyone on board is assigned to the watch system to help sail the ship - navigating, taking the helm and handling the sails. Sailing experience is not required just a desire to sail to new horizons and experience all aspects of a sailor’s life on board: The wind, the sea, new friends and adventure.
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Pacific Voyage Tall Ship Galápagos to Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
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