Eastern Cape

South Africa
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The Eastern Cape is one of South Africa's most varied regions, where rolling grasslands meet rugged Wild Coast cliffs and deep valleys hide thick forest. Inland reserves protect elephants, lions, and cheetahs, but it's the ocean that steals the show each winter during the Sardine Run. Billions of sardines move north along the coast, pursued by dolphins, whales, sharks, and seabirds in one of the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on Earth.

species

Sardines, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, Cape gannets, bronze whaler sharks, black tip sharks, humpback whales

dates

Jul 12 – Jul 20, 2025

Key impact areas

Natural Environment & Habitat Protection
Coastal Tourism & Community Development

partners

Offshore Africa

Based in Port St. Johns, Offshore Africa is a marine tourism and expedition company specializing in the annual Sardine Run, one of the world's greatest marine spectacles. Their expeditions emphasize ethical wildlife viewing, environmental education, and contributions to marine research through citizen science.

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Port St. Johns

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On the Wild Coast, Port St. Johns is the heart of the Sardine Run. Each year, massive shoals of sardines funnel past its headlands, chased by dolphins, sharks, whales, and diving gannets in a frenzy of life. When the sardines aren’t running, the cliffs, beaches, and river valleys here are still alive with humpback whales breaching offshore and kingfishers and hornbills in the estuaries.

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