In 2019, for the first time, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run will encircle the entire globe in a calendar year, bringing the Peace Torch to every country of the Southern Hemisphere.
Region One – Australasia/Oceania (January – April)
Starting and finishing in Bali, the Torch will travel to Vanuatu, Timor Leste, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, in early February before commencing its Australian journey in Brisbane on 12 February, concluding in Melbourne on 1 March. From Melbourne, the Torch will fly to New Zealand where the route will cover the entire length of the nation from Cape Reinga at the northernmost point of the North Island (4 March), to Bluff at the southern extremity of the South Island (27 March. From here, a side journey will bring one Torch to Antarctica, while the main Torch will proceed to visit the Pacific Island Nations of Tuvalu, Samoa, Fiji and Tonga in early April.
The Peace Run begins...
• Indonesia, Bali — 23 January, 25 January, 27 January, 31 January
• Vanuatu, Port Vila — 4 February, 5 February
• Timor-Leste, Dili — 5 February, 6 February, 7 February, 8 February
• Solomon Islands, Honiara — 6 February, 7 February, 8 February
• Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby — 9 February, 10 February
• Australia
Brisbane, Qld - Boonah, Qld — 12 February
Boonah, Qld - Stanthorpe, Qld — 13 February
Stanthorpe, Qld - Glen Innes, NSW — 14 February
Glen Innes, NSW - Uralla, NSW — 15 February
Uralla, NSW - Tamworth, NSW — 16 February
Tamworth, NSW - Jerrys Plains, NSW — 17 February
Jerrys Plains, NSW - Richmond, NSW — 18 February
Richmond, NSW - Moss Vale, NSW — 19 February
Moss Vale, NSW - Bungendore, NSW — 20 February
Bungendore, NSW - Canberra, ACT — 21 February
Canberra, ACT - Cooma, NSW — 22 February
Cooma, NSW - Bomala, NSW — 23 February
Bomala, NSW - Orborst, Vic — 24 February
Orborst, Vic - Bairnsdale, Vic — 25 February
Bairnsdale, Vic - Traralgon, Vic — 26 February
Traralgon, Vic - Drouin, Vic — 27 February
Drouin, Vic - Melbourne, Vic — 28 February
Melbourne, Vic — 1 March
• New Zealand — see maps
Auckland — 21 February
Kawakawa - Te Paki — 3 March
Cape Reinga - Matauri Bay — 4 March
Kawakawa - Whangarei — 5 March
Whangarei - Mangawhai Heads — 6 March
Mangawhai Heads - Auckland — 7 March
Auckland City - Pukekohe — 8 March
Pukekohe - Tauranga — 10 March
Tauranga - Taupo — 11 March
Rotorua - Taupo — 12 March
Taupo - National Park — 13 March
National Park - Mangaweka — 14 March
Mangaweka - Palmerston North — 15 March
> Port Williams, Tierra del Fuego - Argentinian Base, Antarctica — 15 March
Palmerston North - Masterton — 16 March
Masterton - Wellington — 17 March
Wellington — 18 March
Wellington - Nelson — 19 March
Nelson - St Arnaud — 20 March
St Arnaud - Westport — 21 March
Westport - Hokitika — 22 March
Hokitika - Franz Josef — 23 March
Franz Josef - Haast — 24 March
Haast - Wanaka — 25 March
Wanaka - Queenstown — 26 March
Queenstown - Te Anau, turn-off — 27 March
Te Anau - Invercargill — 28 March
Bluff - Stewart Island — 29 March
Bluff - Dunedin - Christchurch — 30 March
• South Pacific
Tuvalu, Funafuti — 28 March > Kavatoetoe - Amatuku Island 29 March > Funafuti 30 March
Samoa, Nandi, Fiji - Saleimoa Village,Samoa — 31 March > Apia 1 April > Apia 2 April
Tonga — 2 April > Nuku’alofa 3 April > Nuku’alofa 4 April
Fiji, Nandi — 5 April
Cook Islands, Nikao — 16 September > Rutaki - Avarua 17 September > Muri - Turangi 18 September > Avarua - Papaaroa 19 September > Avarua - Titikaveka 20 September
Region Two – South America (May – June)
The Peace Torch will make stops in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay in late April/early May, before commencing the single longest continual running stretch of its round-the-world journey across South America. Commencing in Valparaiso, Chile on 8 May, the Torch will be carried across the Andes before traversing Argentina to Buenos Aires (24 May), continuing from Montevideo (29 May) through Uruguay, to cross the border at Chuy into Brazil on 5 June, concluding in Rio De Janeiro on 30 June.
Ecuador, Guayaquil — 21 April > Guayaqui - Milagro — 22 April > Milagro — 23 April
Peru, Machu Picchu — 29 April, 30 April
Bolivia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra — 1 May
Paraguay, Caacupé — 2 May > Arroyos y Esteros - Atyrá — 3 May > Caacupé — 4 May
Chile, Santiago — 8 May > Valparaiso - Viña del Mar — 9 May > Valparaiso - Viña del Mar — 10 May > Viña del Mar - La Calera — 11 May > Los Andes - Uspallata, Argentina — 12 May
Argentina, Uspallata - Mendoza— 13 May > Mendoza - La Paz — 14 May > La Paz - San Louis — 15 May > San Luis - Villa Mercedes — 16 May > San Luis - General LeValle— 17 May > Gral Levalle - Rufino — 18 May > Rufino - Vedia — 19 May > Veda - Chucabuco — 20 May > Chacabuco - San Andres De Giles — 21 May > San Andrés de Giles - Buenos Aires — 22 May > Tigre — 24 May > Buenos Aires — 25 May > Buenos Aires — 26 May > Buenos Aires - Montevideo — 27 May
Uruguay, Montevideo - Piriapolis— 29 May > Piriapolis - Jose Ignacio — 30 May > La Paloma - Esmeralda — 1 June > Esmeralda - Chuy — 2 June > Punto del Diablo - Chuy — 3 June > Chuy - Santa Vitória do Palmar, Brazil — 4 June
Brazil, Santa Vitoria Do Palmar - Taim — 5 June > Taim - Rio Grande — 6 June > Rio Grande - Mostardas — 7 June > Mostardas - Sombrio — 8 June > Sombrio - Tubarao — 10 June > Tubarao - Florianopolis — 11 June > Florianopolis — 12 June > Florianópolis - Balneário Camburiú — 13 June > Bauneario - Joinville — 14 June > Joinville - Jacupiranga — 15 June > Jacupiranga - Pedro de Toledo — 17 June > Pedro de Toledo - Santos — 18 June > Santos - Bertioga — 19 June > Bertioga - São Sebastião — 20 June > Maresias - São Sebastião - Ubatuba — 21 June > Ubatuba - Paraty — 22 June > Ilhabela — 24 June > Paraty - Angra dos Reis — 25 June > Angra dos Reis - Barra da Tijuca — 26 June > Rio de Janeiro — 27 June > Niterói — 28 June
Region Three – Africa (September – October)
In addition to ‘off-route’ visits to Angola and Malawi, the main route through Southern Africa will commence in Lesotho on 9 September. From Lesotho the route will traverse the continent as follows:
Cape Town and the Cape Town International Marathon (South Africa) — 11-15 September; Port Elizabeth (South Africa) — 19 September; Durban (South Africa) — 10-20 September; Maputo (Mozambique) — 23 September; Mbabane/Manzini (Swaziland) — 24 September; Gaborone (Botswana) — 26-27 September; Katima Mulilo (Namibia) — 30 September; Livingstone (Zambia) — 1 October; and Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) – 1-2 October.
Malawi, Lilongwe — 13 June, 14 June > Cape Maclear — 16 June > Blantyre — 18 June
Lesotho, Maseru — 9 September
South Africa, Kommetjie, Cape Town — 11 September > Cape Town — 12 September > Cape Town — 14 September > Cape Agulhas - Port Elizabeth — 16 September > Port Elizabeth - East London — 17 September > Cathedral Peak Area - Cathedral Peak Area — 20 September
Johannesburg — 25 September
Mozambique, Maputo — 23 September
Eswatini, Manzini - Mbaban — 24 September
Botswana, Johannesburg - Gaborone — 26 September > Gaborone — 27 September > Pandamatenga - Katima Mulilo— 29 September
Namibia, Katima Mulilo — 30 September
Zambia, Livingstone — 1 October
Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls - Lesedi Village — 1 October
From there the Torch will travel to Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania in a 3-week run/drive/bus/train adventure, culminating with an ascent of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Burundi, Bujumbura, Mausolée du Prince Louis Rwagasore - Bujumbura, Discovery School — 4 October
Kenya, Diamond Junior School, Nairobi - Nairobi International School — 9 October > Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation, Ngong — 10 October > United Nations Office, Nairobi - Nairobi Waldorf School — 11 October > Karura Forest, Nairobi — 12 October
Tanzania, Nairobi, Kenya, Shuttle Bus - Arusha — 13 October > Arusha Declaration Monument - New Life School — 15 October > Arusha Centre - Arusha African Court — 17 October > Arusha Clock Tower - Arusha Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium— 18 October > Marangu Gate, Foot of Kilimanjaro (1879 m) - Marangu Gate - and Kili summit! — 19 October > Makumbusho Primary Arusha - Joseph Pre and Primary School Arusha — 21 October > St. Constantine Intl. Town Campus Arusha - Braeburn International Arusha — 22 October
Region Four – Indian Ocean Island Nations (October – November)
In late October, the Peace Torch will embark on its final leg visiting Seychelles (25-26 October), Mauritius (27-29 October), Madagascar (30 October-2 November) and Maldives (4-6 November) before returning to Bali for the Grand Finale, a week of events and festivities in early November 2019.
Seychelles, Victoria - Bel Ombre — 25 October > Victoria - Beau Vallon — 26 October
Mauritius, Labourdonnais Village - Port-Louis — 28 October
Madagascar, Antananarivo — 30 October > Antsirabe — 1 November > Antananarivo — 2 November
Maldives, Malé city - Hulhumale— 4 November > Hulhumale - Malé city — 5 November > Malé city — 6 November > Maafushi Island — 7 November
Indonesia, Bali, Lembongan — First Day of Southern Hemisphere Grand Finale — 11 November > Angkah — 12 November > Belimbing - Sudaji— 13 November > Karangasem - Besakih Mother Temple — 15 November > Kuta - Grand Finale Parade and Celebration! — 16 November