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Greater Honeyguide
Showing stays that recordGreater Honeyguide20+ stays list it on site or nearby
Species insights

Parks where hosts record the Greater Honeyguide

Stays that give back

Across the Western Cape

Reliably seen · Birder friendly · Succulent Karoo biome · Black backed jackal · Honey badger

Gives back to BirdLife South Africa

From R 350 a night

Ouberg Private Nature Reserve

Reliably seen · Birder friendly · Fynbos biome · Black wildebeest · Bontebok

Gives back to BirdLife South Africa

From R 5,636 a night

Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse

Reliably seen · Birder friendly · Fynbos biome · Gemsbok · Greater kudu

Gives back to Wolwekraal Nature Reserve

From R 5,060 a night

Zwartberg View Mountain Lodge

Reliably seen · Birder friendly · Fynbos biome · Black backed jackal · Honey badger

Gives back to BirdLife South Africa

From R 1,500 a night

Bloukrans Off-Grid Cabin

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 180 a night

Cederberg - Kliphuis

Reliably seen · Birder friendly · Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Southern right whale

Price on request

Melkkamer Homestead, De Hoop

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome · Spekboom

From R 300 a night

Grootvadersbosch Campsites

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome · Spekboom

From R 1,460 a night

Grootvadersbosch Cabins

Reliably seen · Birder friendly · Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Southern right whale

Price on request

De Hoop Collection

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Succulent Karoo biome · Spekboom

From R 1,750 a night

Luiperd & Rooikat Cottages

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Succulent Karoo biome · Spekboom

From R 1,750 a night

Bakoorvos & Silwervos Cottages

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 1,990 a night

Algeria Cottages

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome · Spekboom

From R 1,780 a night

Scolopia Cottage

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 1,580 a night

Rietdak Cottage

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 960 a night

Waenhuis Cottage

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 2,310 a night

Garskraal Cottage

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 1,510 a night

Uitkyk Cottage

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 1,490 a night

Peerboom

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 1,490 a night

Sas se Werf

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Fynbos biome

From R 1,490 a night

Prik se Werf

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Succulent Karoo biome · Spekboom

From R 1,950 a night

Ichelesi Cottage

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Succulent Karoo biome

From R 250 a night

Tapfontein

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Succulent Karoo biome

From R 250 a night

Anysberg Campsites

Greater Honeyguide recorded here · Succulent Karoo biome

From R 1,520 a night

Chameleon Cottage

Whale coast and rolling farm country

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Planning a trip

When and where to find the Greater Honeyguide

Hosts have recorded the Greater Honeyguide at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve and De Hoop Nature Reserve.

How and when to see the Greater Honeyguide

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.

Species

Indicator indicator

Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.

Questions travellers ask

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

Which parks and reserves are best for the Greater Honeyguide in Western Cape?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Greater Honeyguide at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve and Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve. 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.

What is the Greater Honeyguide?

Bostra indicator is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and India.