Where to See the Alpine Five: 4 Parks Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see the Alpine Five?

Vanoise National Park. In Vanoise National Park, France, the chance of seeing all 5 (ibex, chamois, marmot, golden eagle and bearded vulture) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 4 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 30%. Next come Hohe Tauern National Park (under 5% a day), Mercantour National Park (under 5% a day) and Pyrénées National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of the Alpine Five is hardest to see?

Bearded vulture. In Vanoise National Park, the best park for the Alpine Five, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the bearded vulture on a given day, against about 90% for the marmot. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete the Alpine Five on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts the Alpine Five three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 5 animals

LC

Capra ibex

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Rupicapra rupicapra

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Marmota marmota

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC

Aquila chrysaetos

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT

Gypaetus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Vanoise National Park

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~30%

Oct

—Nov

<5%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 5 in 3 days
1	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 5	~30%
	Alpine Ibex			>90%
	Northern Chamois			~90%
	Alpine Marmot			>90%
	Golden Eagle			~60%
	Bearded Vulture			~60%
2	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	5 of 5	~30%
	Alpine Ibex			~90%
	Northern Chamois			~80%
	Alpine Marmot			>90%
	Golden Eagle			~80%
	Bearded Vulture			~50%
3	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 5	~10%
	Alpine Ibex			>90%
	Northern Chamois			>90%
	Alpine Marmot			>90%
	Golden Eagle			~50%
	Bearded Vulture			~30%
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 5	~10%
	Spanish Ibex			~40%
	Pyrenean Chamois			~90%
	Alpine Marmot			~90%
	Golden Eagle			~40%
	Bearded Vulture			~50%
5	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 5	Missing: Bearded vulture
	Alpine Ibex			~90%
	Northern Chamois			~90%
	Alpine Marmot			>90%
	Golden Eagle			~50%
6	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 5	Missing: Marmot
	Spanish Ibex			~40%
	Pyrenean Chamois			>90%
	Golden Eagle			~30%
	Bearded Vulture			~40%
7	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 5	Missing: Ibex
	Pyrenean Chamois			>90%
	Alpine Marmot			>90%
	Golden Eagle			~30%
	Bearded Vulture			~80%
8	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 5	Missing: Ibex
	Pyrenean Chamois			~90%
	Alpine Marmot			~90%
	Golden Eagle			~40%
	Bearded Vulture			~60%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	3 of 5	Missing: Golden eagle, Bearded vulture
	Alpine Ibex			~90%
	Northern Chamois			~90%
	Alpine Marmot			~70%
10	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	3 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Bearded vulture
	Northern Chamois			>90%
	Alpine Marmot			~80%
	Golden Eagle			~20%
11	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	Missing: Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Spanish Ibex			>90%
	Golden Eagle			~30%
12	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot
	Golden Eagle			~80%
	Bearded Vulture			~90%
13	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot
	Golden Eagle			~80%
	Bearded Vulture			~90%
14	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	2 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot
	Golden Eagle			~50%
	Bearded Vulture			~20%
15	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot
	Golden Eagle			~30%
	Bearded Vulture			~30%
16	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	Missing: Chamois, Marmot, Golden eagle, Bearded vulture
	Spanish Ibex			~70%
17	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Golden Eagle			~70%
18	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Golden eagle
	Bearded Vulture			~60%
19	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Golden Eagle			~40%
20	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Marmot, Golden eagle, Bearded vulture
	Northern Chamois			~40%
21	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Golden eagle
	Bearded Vulture			~40%
22	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Golden Eagle			~40%
23	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Golden Eagle			~30%
24	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Golden Eagle			~20%
25	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Golden Eagle			~20%
26	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Golden Eagle			~20%
27	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Marmot, Golden eagle, Bearded vulture
	Northern Chamois			~20%
28	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Bearded vulture
	Golden Eagle			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 5 in 3 days
1	Ulaanbaatar	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 5	Missing: Ibex, Chamois, Marmot, Golden eagle
	Bearded Vulture			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	5 of 5 in captivity
2	Parc Animalier d'Introd	🇮🇹 Italy	4 of 5 in captivity
3	Pyrénées Animal Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 5 in captivity
4	Chomutov Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 5 in captivity
5	Parc animalier de Merlet	🇫🇷 France	3 of 5 in captivity
6	Aran Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 5 in captivity
7	Molló Parc Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 5 in captivity
8	Parc animalier des Angles	🇫🇷 France	3 of 5 in captivity
9	wildlife park Feldkirch	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 5 in captivity
10	Wildpark Peter und Paul	🇨🇭 Switzerland	3 of 5 in captivity
11	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 5 in captivity
12	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 5 in captivity
13	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5 in captivity
14	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 5 in captivity
15	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 5 in captivity
16	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5 in captivity
17	Adlerarena Burg Landskron	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 5 in captivity
18	Affenberg Landskron	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 5 in captivity
19	Alpine Wildlife Park Pfänder	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 5 in captivity
20	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see the Alpine Five?

Vanoise National Park

In Vanoise National Park, France, the chance of seeing all 5 (ibex, chamois, marmot, golden eagle and bearded vulture) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 4 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 30%. Next come Hohe Tauern National Park (under 5% a day), Mercantour National Park (under 5% a day) and Pyrénées National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of the Alpine Five is hardest to see?

Bearded vulture

In Vanoise National Park, the best park for the Alpine Five, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the bearded vulture on a given day, against about 90% for the marmot. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete the Alpine Five on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts the Alpine Five three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The Alpine Five

The checklist: 5 animals

Alpine Ibex

Northern Chamois

Alpine Marmot

Golden Eagle

Bearded Vulture

Where to go

Month by month at Vanoise National Park

Month by month at Vanoise National Park

Month by month at Vanoise National Park

Month by month at Mercantour National Park

Month by month at Mercantour National Park

Month by month at Mercantour National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see the Alpine Five?

Which of the Alpine Five is hardest to see?

How do you complete the Alpine Five on Wallace's Line?