Sardines, Whales & Teeth

South Africa

17th – 28th July 2026 Enquire About This Expedition
11 Nights / 12 Days Duration Including Big 5 Safari
$3,300 USD Expedition Price + $1,170 USD Big 5 (optional)
Advanced Divers 75+ Aliwal Shoal · 110+ Sardine Run Snorkeling option available
Itinerary

Two Worlds, One Expedition

Transfers

  • Airport ↔ hotel/lodge transfers
  • Road transfers: Durban, Port St Johns & Hluhluwe

Accommodation

  • Twin-sharing rooms (lodges/hotels)
  • Full board meals throughout

Diving Experience

  • 2 dives at Aliwal Shoal
  • 5 full days at sea for the Sardine Run

Safari Experience

  • 3 days of Big Five Safari, Hluhluwe Reserve
  • 2x game drives daily, open safari vehicles
About the Expedition

Sardine Run & the Big 5

Beneath the Waves

The Sardine Run

South Africa hosts one of the last great natural spectacles — the Sardine Run. Each winter, billions of sardines gather into vast, shimmering shoals, moving like a single living storm. This migration draws the ocean's apex predators into a wild feeding frenzy: sharks strike, dolphins herd, whales lunge, and seabirds dive from above. For divers, it is front-row access to raw survival and nature's most untamed theatre.

Beyond the Coastline

The Big Five

The adventure continues on land with Africa's legendary Big Five — lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo. On sweeping savannahs and in ancient reserves, every encounter reveals the scale and power of the continent's wild heart.

Together, the Sardine Run and the Big Five create an experience found nowhere else on Earth: two worlds, ocean and land, each alive with nature's most unforgettable stories.

Two worlds. One wild, unforgettable expedition.