A Dutch carpenter, who built a life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark complete with wooden animal, has said he planned to sail the vessel to Israel.

According to reports, Johan Huibers’ Biblical Noah Ark was constructed in 2012 at a cost of nearly $1.6 million.

The Ark is currently a tourist attraction in Dordrecht, south of Amsterdam, Netherlands. But Huibers says he wants to take the 2500-ton boat on a journey to Isreal.

The 60-year-old, however, faces one challenge: the Ark has no motor. He will need at least $1.3m to rent tugboats to sail it from the Netherlands to Israel.

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In 2014, Huibers had plans to sail the ark to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup. It, however, did not materialise as he would need about $1.97m to sail the Ark 5,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean for the sporting event.

To make his recent dream come true, Huibers is seeking donations from good Samaritans to get him to ‘God’s land’.

Huibers told JTA,

“My preferred destination for the ark is Israel.

“It may sound scary, but I believe everything written in this book, cover to cover,’ he said while pointing at a copy of a translation into Dutch of the Hebrew Bible.

“This is a copy of God’s ship. It only makes sense to take it to God’s land.

“I love the land, I love the country, I love the people. They don’t obey, they do what they want, they drive like mad, shove while waiting in line and don’t listen to anyone. Just like me.”

The religious ark was created to adhere to the Biblical story, in which God instructed a man called Noah to create a boat big enough to save animals and humanity during a flood that would fill the world.

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Larger than a football pitch and containing five floors, Huibers’ Ark can transport more than 5,000 people at a time.

Since it opened in 2012, hundreds of thousands of tourists have flocked to explore its 410ft long, 95ft wide and 75ft tall chambers, similar to measurements given in Genesis 6:15.

In keeping with the Biblical tale, the vessel includes artificial replicas of animals in two-by-two formation, which guests are able to witness alongside exploring an interactive museum and event centre.

During its planned trip to Brazil the end destination of Huibers’ Ark would have been Fortaleza, Brazil during the 2016 Olympic Games and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Paralympic summer games, with a number of other harbours stop along the way in South, Central and North America.

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It was also hoped that any proceeds would have gone towards creating interactive exhibits on board, including ones that would feature hologram animals.