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Above & below sardine run 2026

Here is a tiny taste of how we find the sardines from the air and what our spotter pilot sees, this is his workspace each day that we are out on the ocean.

Brad has been our spotter pilot for 8 seasons now, offering Offshore Africa exclusive aerial spotting.
What does that mean you ask? Well it means that we have our own pilot and fixed wing aircraft to ourselves, no shared aerial information, he is not flying for anyone else and our clients can have afternoon after ocean day opportunities to take in a flight with him and spot for themselves. To take in the breathtaking landscape of the Wild Coast from the air is the perfect way to end the day.

Brad is an instructor pilot and a scuba diver and its great to get footage from the air that our crew out on the ocean are experiencing. The eagles eye view so to speak!!!

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is no stranger to all South Africans and in particular, to those of us that spend so much time in and under our oceans.

Zandi joined us on her very first Sardine Run experience a few seasons back and keeps coming back for more as that is what the sardine run does……it draws you back time and time again, it is an addictive time of the year, filled with such special ocean encounters and the wonder of what Mother Nature will show us each hour within a day and within each season. As Rob once said “I am too scared to miss out on something that I may never see again in my lifetime, it keeps me coming back and back again”

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Zandi is the most amazing person and a pure delight to spend time with on the boat.  Her sheer love of being in the ocean and on the ocean is so infectious. In fact we all joked that she should join the team as an in-water guide each sardine run expedition season. Well we were not really joking but the problem now is that Zandi is all over the world, promoting ocean conservation and her love of the ocean to children across the globe. All of us at Offshore Africa are so deeply proud of Zandi The Black Mermaid and all her achievements to date in promoting our oceans far and wide and in more focus, to children in our communities, of course with children being the future of our world.

With the seasons that Zandi has spent with us, https://www.waterbear.com/ decided to make a short documentary about the life and ocean love of The Black Mermaid aka Zandi Ndhlovu https://www.waterbear.com/watch/the-black-mermaid

Zandi released a Children’s book aptly named “Zandi’s song” which just recently won the 2024 SA Book Awards in the Childrens’ category. This is a must in all school libraries and we urge everyone to get their copy.

This write up is a tribute to our dear friend Zandi Ndhlovu and we urge everyone to take a look at https://www.blackmermaid.co.za/home-1 and the work that is being done here by Zandi.

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What a special time for us at Offshore Africa featuring in not 1 but 2 amazing media articles this month.  We are so blown away!!!

We feature in the Sunday Times travel magazine released 12th September 2021.  The magazine is a feature within the Sunday Times newspaper.

Special thanks to the incredibly brave Thembalethu Zulu from Sunday Times travel magazine for joining Offshore Africa for the sardine run 2021 season. https://offshoreportstjohns.com/sardine-run/

Her story is inspiring and written from the heart and is just so amazing!!!

Thanks again to ECPTA (Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism agency) for putting the adventure together with us https://visiteasterncape.co.za/.

We love what we do and we love introducing people to our world.  Making a difference, no matter how large or small, is always at the forefront of our hearts and minds and our annual sardine run is such a passion for us in being able to do all of this and more…..

Special thanks, as always, to our incredible team that work with us each season, our eye in the sky, our in-water guides, our spotters and our base crew.  Simply amazing!!

Once again, special thanks to the entire team at Port St Johns River Lodge for making it all so easy and wonderful for our clients and our crew on a daily basis https://portstjohnsriverlodge.co.za/

You all rock!!

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Sardine run professional association

Is a group of highly experienced sardine run operators who have banded together to ensure that the highest standard of the sardine run, as a valuable tourism product, is upheld.

Offshore Africa, the only experienced operator based in Port St Johns, is proud to be a member of the “sardine run professional association” that has been formed.

Our mission is to provide our clients with an unparalleled nature experience, while promoting the conservation of our unique ocean wildlife and upholding our operations to the highest standards in quality and safety.

Take a look at our association website for what the group stands for, our aims and plans for the future.

http://www.sardinerunassociation.org/south-africa-sardine-run-association-membership/

There are many aspects to planning a sardine run trip and the experience level of an operator is a vital component in this.

In addition, knowledge in:

• marine animal behaviour
• ocean conditions
• weather conditions

Are extremely important factors to ensure safety and overall enjoyment of all clients undertaking this trip.

The sardine run is an event of Nature and as such, the above criteria plays a key role in the day to day planning and running of this trip.

Feel free to come back to this site as updates take place.

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Thank you to our client Philipp Oppermann for sharing these stunning images captured from sardine run 2018.

A day in the life of our winter months and the annual South African sardine run.

Come and join us during our winter months and experience the great sardine migration .

Contact us https://offshoreportstjohns.com/contact/ and join us for an experience of a lifetime

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Come and experience land, sea & air adventures with us.  Book your spot today https://offshoreportstjohns.com/the-sardine-run-psj/

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Part 5 in our series………..There is always so much to share and which images & videos to choose from takes a long time.

Book your sardine run ocean safari experience of a lifetime here https://offshoreportstjohns.com/contact/

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Sardine run 2018 stories in images – part 4

Book your seat on the boat for 2019 https://offshoreportstjohns.com/contact/

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2018 sardine run stories in images is simply an image story of our phenomenal 2018 season in all aspects.

There is no story required here………simply sit back and enjoy our series of sardine run 2018 in images.

Join us for an experience of a lifetime in 2019 sardine run https://offshoreportstjohns.com/2019-sardine-run-rates/

Book with us https://offshoreportstjohns.com/contact/ for your 2019 sardine run ocean safari experience

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