Winter season on sale now!
Cruise Sydney Harbour on the Duyfken – the newest member of the harbour fleet
Winter Season July 23 – September 11
Experience one of the rarest ships in the world while soaking up the views on Sydney Harbour.
The Australian National Maritime Museum’s newest addition Duyfken is now sailing the harbour regularly, proving that Sydney Harbour remains an ever popular attraction in itself.
‘Our first seasons of sailing sold out in minutes’, said Kevin Sumption, museum CEO and Director. ‘Duyfken really is a unique vessel, you get to experience how explorers in the 17th -century travelled and to have our wonderful harbour as a backdrop is very special.’
The Winter sailing season is on sale now. Cruises are every Friday and Saturday from 2pm- 5pm. Departing from the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, visitors cruise past Barangaroo, Circular Quay, the Opera House, Garden Island and other famous sites on Sydney Harbour.
On board, visitors can relax and enjoy a gourmet snack box and drinks while enjoying the sea breeze, hearing stories of life on the ocean and watching the crew replicate 17th-century sailing.
Duyfken was built by the Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation jointly with the Maritime Museum of Western Australia and launched on 24 January 1999 in Fremantle. Duyfken joined the Australian National Maritime Museum’s fleet in 2020.
As a replica of the first European ship to reach Australia in 1606, the expert crew provides visitors with short commentaries about Duyfken‘s unique history at various points on the cruise. Learn and hear stories of merchant trade expeditions of the Dutch East India Trading Company, as well as gaining an understanding of 400-year-old tall ship sailing technology.
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