Durban – you have spoken. Dinos Alive has been extended by popular demand and will now be on show at Suncoast until 17 January: an entire week longer than planned.

The support the city has shown has been immense, and we’re hugely happy to able to extend the offering for families that have yet to experience our dinosaur extravaganza.

With 25 dinosaurs on show, the Dinos Alive exhibition is the biggest and best of its kind in South Africa. Hollywood elite like the Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociprator are front and centre.

Etienne Schlechter, Director of Expo Africa and organiser of the event, believes Durban has shown their love for the event. “After the excitement of the Jurassic World film earlier this year, Dinos Alive has been a great way to see these creatures in the flesh, as it were. Since the start, the exhibition has been a hit with kids and adults too. Each dinosaur is animatronic, meaning it moves and roars. These are realistic approximations of the real thing.”

The exhibition actively strives to act as an educational tool that sheds light on what life was like during prehistoric times. “The Durban features five information boards that explain the three historic ages of the dinosaur: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous, as well as a look at life before and after these lizards roamed earth.”

The dinosaurs are realistically modelled after their real-life counterparts, with lifelike skin and texturing. The likes of the winged Pteranodon, towering Diplodocus and horn-rimmed Stegosaurus are popular attractions on show. In addition, fossil displays, a mock excavation pit and a jumping castle are on offer for children.

Don’t miss out on Dinos Alive this Festive Season. Be sure to get your tickets before the event wraps up in Durban on Sunday, January 17th.