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Wandering Albatross
Showing stays that recordWandering Albatross5 stays list it on site or nearby
Species insights

Parks where hosts record the Wandering Albatross

Stays that give back

Across the Eastern Cape

Langebos Huts

Langebos Huts

Addo Elephant National Park

From R 2,093a night

Wandering Albatross recorded here

Langebos Huts
Spekboom Tented Rest Camp

Spekboom Tented Rest Camp

Addo Elephant National Park

From R 1,490a night

Wandering Albatross recorded here

Spekboom Tented Rest Camp
Nyathi Rest Camp

Nyathi Rest Camp

Addo Elephant National Park

From R 2,901a night

Wandering Albatross recorded here

Nyathi Rest Camp
Matyholweni Rest Camp

Matyholweni Rest Camp

Addo Elephant National Park

From R 2,426a night

Wandering Albatross recorded here

Matyholweni Rest Camp
Addo Rest Camp

Addo Rest Camp

Addo Elephant National Park

From R 461a night

Wandering Albatross recorded here

Addo Rest Camp
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When and where to find the Wandering Albatross

Hosts have recorded the Wandering Albatross at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park.

How and when to see the Wandering Albatross

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

Addo Elephant

IUCN Red List

Vulnerable

Species

Diomedea exulans

Records

1

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Wandering Albatross on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Wandering Albatross in Eastern Cape?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Wandering Albatross at stays in or beside Addo Elephant National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Wandering Albatross in South Africa?

The Wandering Albatross is most recorded in Western Cape (100% of records), based on 1 iNaturalist observations. 5 places to stay on Spekboom in Eastern Cape have recorded the Wandering Albatross on site or nearby.

What is the conservation status of the Wandering Albatross?

The Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Wandering Albatross?

The wandering albatross, snowy albatross, white-winged albatross or goonie (Diomedea exulans) is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae, which has a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. It was the first species of albatross to be described, and was long considered the same species as the Tristan albatross and the Antipodean albatross.