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is out on YouTube and on their social media platform.

Offshore Africa is proud to be associated with Behind the Mask and as a sponsor of 1 of BTM dive experiences as part of their signature trips for 2025.

We have already allocated the dates for the lucky winner of the Sardine run 2025 expedition and look forward to meeting him or her very soon.

https://offshoreportstjohns.com/sardine-run/

Be sure to watch the ALIVE video followed by the video below to stand a chance of winning and joining us next season.

https://behind-the-mask.com/

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Sardine run with Offshore Africa

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Offshore Africa features in the September edition of the SkyWays – Airlink September 2021 magazine.

Special thanks to Elise Kirsten for a brilliantly written article.  It was an enormous pleasure to spend time with you and to work with you again for your second visit with us during our annual sardine run https://offshoreportstjohns.com/sardine-run/

An extra special thanks goes to ECPTA (Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism agency) https://visiteasterncape.co.za/

for showcasing our business and our passion – the annual sardine run in South Africa.

Special thanks, as always, to Port St Johns River Lodge and all their amazing staff, who have successfully hosted our clients in excess of 10 years in Port St Johns during our annual sardine run. https://portstjohnsriverlodge.co.za/ 

September is tourism month in South Africa and what perfect timing for the release of these articles.

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Birds eye view

of the formation of a bait ball during our annual sardine run season Port St Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Have you ever wondered what this crazy frenzy must look like from the air?

Here is a larger birds eye view of a bait ball in formation during our annual sardine run in Port St Johns. We hope you enjoy this short video clip, taken from our eye in the sky spotter pilot Brad.

Brad has this incredible ability to fly his aircraft, take a video or still image, send it to us throughout the day and have heaps of fun in the air, giggling at boats scuttling this way and that way!!

And as he says……….positioning and timing are key!!! – very true and wise words.

If you have experienced the sardine run in Port St Johns with us https://offshoreportstjohns.com/sardine-run/ you will know that not only is positioning and timing important, its the ability to read Nature, the birds, many animals that form part of the sardine run. We get what we call “popcorn”, when things pop up all over the place with no real direction and with incredible speed and then we get the stationary action, where things slow down to a pace that many can manage to keep up with.  This is not what the sardines have in mind, they’re smart and they like to find gaps and loopholes when they can. And then we get those days, those quiet days when we get to dive on one of our reef systems because all of a sardine…………….the action has gone dead. Or, all of a sardine, it happens out of nowhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEN4uj6cGl8

Our eye in the sky is an integral part of our operations, he covers an aerial distance in a short space of time that we cannot remotely hope to achieve in that time frame.

Our sardine run 2021 season is fast approaching and we sincerely hope to be out there again, witnessing this amazing action and sharing many stories along the way.

We SO look forward to meeting you or seeing you again.  Come and join us https://offshoreportstjohns.com/contact-us/

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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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is a slide show with just a few of our incredible images of jumping and playful dolphins along our coastline the Wild Coast.

We have taken huge delight in filming the antics of these incredibly special and playful dolphins on big surf days as well as during their hunting moments in the sardine run months June – August each year.

If you are keen to come and experience what our oceans along the Wild Coast have to offer, get in touch with us here https://offshoreportstjohns.com/contact/

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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 stories in images

is a reflection of the sardine run, with few words, but images that capture what words cannot fully express.

When it comes to sardine run and the winter months along our coastline, words can never express what is felt by anyone with these incredibly special encounters that come in all forms.

Images say it better………………..

We hope you enjoy part 2 in the series of sardine run 2018 stories in images.

If you would like to join us for the 2019 season, booking are open and dates are set https://offshoreportstjohns.com/2019-sardine-run-rates/

Book with us now!! https://offshoreportstjohns.com/contact/

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