Meet Alfie our adopted Penguin
You can Adopt your own penguin too
Turn your trip into something that lasts beyond the itinerary
When you book with Destination Africa, you can add R600 to adopt and name an African penguin through SANCCOB in Gqeberha.
Available to all Destination Africa travelers and trade partners
Meet Alfie
Destination Africa has adopted an African penguin through SANCCOB in Gqeberha, and we named him.
He’s more than a name on a certificate. Alfie is a real rescue story in progress, with one clear goal: rehabilitation and release back into the wild.
Alfie stands for what we believe travel should be: purposeful, responsible, and rooted in real impact.
For our clients and trade partners, this is a reminder that a journey can do more than move you across Africa. It can help protect what makes Africa extraordinary.
For SANCCOB, our adoption is support where it matters most: rescue, rehabilitation, and the work that gives African penguins the best chance of returning to the wild.
What you get for R600
- Choose the adoption add-on when booking
- We add R600 to your booking
- You choose your penguin's name
- SANCCOB issues your certificate
Name Your Penguin
- Name it after your trip
- No brand names or offensive content
- Make it meaningful
- Name it after a travel buddy
- Let the kids decide
Alfie's Admission and Recovery Details (To Date)
- Date admitted : 02 January 2026
- Reason : Puncture wound on left thigh, drags left foot
- Current weight : 3.1kg
Rehabilitation status : Alfie was moved into the home pen enclosure to practice walking on the foot in sand. The ankle and toes are weak. Alfie will undergo physio for sand walking for 4 weeks. After the 4 weeks, pending the outcome of rehabilitation – we might need to consider amputation of the foot.
Add Purpose To Your Booking
Add a penguin adoption for R600 and help fund SANCCOB’s work in Ggeberha.
FAQ
R600 is charged per penguin (per adoption), not per person.
You can add one adoption per booking, or include multiple adoptions if you’d like to support more than one penguin.
Yes, you will receive a certificate with your penguin’s full details
Yes, you can by clicking this link
You absolutely can – a free entry for a year to visit your adopted African Penguin
Yes, you can by clicking this link
No. Tracking isn’t available after release.
The adoption supports SANCCOB’s rescue-to-release work, including food, medication, water, and care.
Yes. SANCCOB is a long-standing seabird conservation organisation supporting rescued and rehabilitated penguins. (NPO 003-134)
About SANCCOB
SANCCOB is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO 003-134) whose primary objective is to reverse the decline of seabird populations through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of ill, injured, abandoned and oiled seabirds – especially critically endangered species like the African Penguin.
Financial contributions assist SANCCOB to cover operational expenses to continue critical conservation projects and provide seabird patients with the very best veterinary and rehabilitative care.