Offshore Africa Port St John’s offers a “home base knowledge” package for the Sardine Run from 24th June 2012 up to the 11th August 2012.

With our base here all year round, we are ideally located to offer you a superb, fun filled trip, coupled with a highly experienced sardine run specialist team of skipper and dive guide.

Based on past history of the sardine run and local sightings, we also bring you an extended time frame for sardine run 2012.

We offer a boat based adventure for everyone, whether a diver or non diver. All nature lovers, bird watchers, photography enthusiasts, dolphin and whale enthusiasts, snorkellers and scuba divers will thoroughly enjoy this incredible event of nature, which has been likened to the land based “Wildebeest migration of the Serengeti” and the marine equivalent of this has since been called “The greatest shoal on earth”.

Please take a look at our sardine run trip info and join us for an experience of a lifetime in the most beautiful and scenic place of Port St John’s, Wild Coast, Transkei.

Price is based on a per person sharing rate.
Single supplement rate of ZAR 17 200.00.

• 5 full days of boat based viewing / diving / snorkelling the sardine run.
• 6 night’s accommodation on a bed & breakfast rate. We would like you to enjoy your stay in Port St John’s by getting a feel for this beautiful place and all that it has to offer by way of food and its people. There are many places to eat in the area.
• Packed boat snacks & refreshments.
• Cylinder & weight belt rental.
• Highly qualified team of skipper & in water guide / boat guide
  

• Transfers to and from Port St John’s. Offshore Africa can arrange this on your behalf if required. Kindly contact us for details and costs.
• Lunch (if required) & dinner.
• Equipment rental of BCD, Regulator, wetsuit, fins, mask & snorkel. We have a full range available should you require equipment. Kindly notify us up front to secure your equipment needs.
• Items of a personal nature.
• Beverages.
• Gratuities.

As we have a permanent base at Port St John’s, we make use of a variety of accommodation establishments in town, which will cater to most needs.

Our package rate is based on a medium / 2 -3 star, bed & breakfast type accommodation facility.

Please note that accommodation fills up rapidly during the sardine run period and accommodation choice will be severely limited for late bookings. Kindly check our list of options below.

• Carlton House

• Claude’s Rest

• Cremorne Estate

• Gecko’s Place - Self Catering

• Intaba River Lodge

• Keysers Cottage - Self Catering

• King Fisher cottages - Self Catering

• Lily’s lodge

• Outspan Inn

• Port St John’s River lodge

• Sea Castle guest house - Self Catering

• Sunlof

• The Creek - Self Catering

• The Glass House

• The Spotted Grunter

• The Jetty River Lodge - Self Catering

• The Lodge

• The Pont - Self Catering

• Umngazi River Bungalows

• Umzimvubu Retreat

• Jungle Monkey Backpackers

• Amapondo Backpackers

• Madhatters Backpackers

If you are selecting your own accommodation and require a more budget orientated option, kindly contact us for further suggestions and recommendations as there are various back packer establishments in town.