Farm for sale
Experience secluded Bushveld living in Mopane, Limpopo — a 463ha game farm with trophy wildlife herds and a 12-bedroom, 7-bath main homestead.
Seclusion and luxury should be synonymous with game farming, especially off the beaten track.
We have discovered it in the Bushveld, in the Mopane area , in Limpopo, the frontier Province.
This farm has all the attributes for those who wish to experience South Africa's plains game, in a well structured environment that also offers first
world amenities.
Welcome to a 463 hectare game farm which has been thoughtfully developed for trophy hunting and the breeding of top quality wildlife.
The farms terrain is flat, but there is a hill that overlooks the irrigated land and main house. The farm borders on the Sand River that flows wide and turbulent
in the rainy season. In the dry season shallow wells in its sand bed filter water that can be pumped for irrigation, domestic and animal use.
Its river banks can be grazed in winter and the sands are bushveld beaches where 4 x 4's are tested and braais and lazy days ought to be spent.
The price of this farm(R 10, 5 million) is well worth considering given the following wildlife which is included:
16 Zambian Sable Antelope. The trophy bull has 50" horns.
11 breeding Buffalo the bull has 47" horns.
25 buffalo bulls in a 200 Hectare camp for the trophy hunters.
21 Ostrich
35 Kudu
50 Nyla
40 Springbuck (Black , Tan and Common)
18 Waterbuck
110 Impala
28 Wildebeest
4 Eland
15 Gems buck
4 Zebra
8 Giraffe
Besides the above, small game can be found throughout the 4 game camps.
The property consists of 5 portions that have their own title deeds.
Water is abundant and delivered from 11 boreholes. Of these two are solar powered and the remainder have submersible pumps and are connected to the grid.
Water storage consists of tanks and reservoirs, there are 2 x 5000lt tanks for the main house and 1 x 5000 lit for the 'Wooden houses'(2).
The reservoirs are a 1 x 30 000 lit and a 280 000lt zinc dam. These supply the pivot that is used to irrigate 3.5 hectare of Lucerne (Planted this year)
The Valley pivot is in a 5 hectare electrified camp. A 7.5 KW pump supplies the pivot from the reservoir. Expansion of the irrigation is possible.
The game camps have 8 water troughs also supplied by gravity from the reservoirs.
This property has a backup electrical supply from a 50 kw Genset besides the 50 kw Eskom transformer. Backup power for the houses is a 5kw inverter for the
main house and 3,5 kw for the 'Wooden Houses'.
To complete the moveable inventory list the following implements are included in this sale:
Tractor - John deere, Massy- Ferguson baler and a Kuhn 6 blade mower.
The infrastructure on this farm is well maintained, modern and built to blend with the veld.
There are two 'Wooden houses' enclosed in electric fences with carports. These are sturdy units chosen for their ease of construction, but by no means inferior.
They are two bedroom units with a shared bathroom and living area with kitchen. Each has a veranda and they are raised on pillars. Air conditioned and with electric
geysers these units can be used for hunters or farm managers.
The main house is a solid brick under zinc construction with pools, shady verandas, 3 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms.
The living area is very generous, consisting of a bar, kitchen dining area and seating area. A Scullery and the mandatory braai area are easily accessible.
The owner has his own office overlooking the camps utilized for the breeding of Blue and red Duiker. (Can be used as a flat.)
The facilities for storage consist of an open garage for 5 vehicles. Feed stores and a workshop. Slaughter facilities are available as are accommodation for 5 workers.
This whole homestead area is enclosed with electric fences and feeding areas for the game. The garden has an irrigation system providing a green oasis in the winter months.
The owner of this property has not spared resources to establish a well run game farm that also provides modern homes for family and friends.
This property is located by taking the R525 West, past the Caltex Baobab Toll Plaza to the Rail siding and town of Mopane. Then the gravel road towards the Sand river bridge.
This is a 16 km, about 20 minute drive. From this point the road to the farm is single lane gravel with electric gates, it will be challenging in the wet season for cars
but this is 4x4 territory! The farm is about 6 km from the R525 and sand river bridge.
Vegetation is typical bushveld, Mopane, Baobab, Rooibos, Marula to name a few, the climate, hot summers and mild winters.
This farm is highly recommended.
Listed for sale at R10,500,000
The Mopane area near Musina is a semi-arid region characterized by extensive cattle ranching and game farming, offering significant potential for heat-tolerant agricultural ventures supported by proximity to major northern trade routes.
