Farm for sale in Marken Central

Beautiful 946Ha game farm located near Marken in the Limpopo Province.

Some of the best genetics on offer here, no doubt class-leading animals with a proven track record spanning over nearly 2 x decades within the wildlife fraternity.

Building infrastructure includes 3 x beautiful modern houses perched higher up on a hill, overlooking the typical sweetveld with huge leadwood and marula trees. (Houses could easily be converted to operate as guest lodge)

Add to all of the above good strong water and an established 2Ha dragon fruit orchard with Global-Gap certification and you have yourself a flagship farm with diverse income generating streams, all coming together on a single piece of land.

Infrastructure is neat and well-kept, capsulated by landscaped gardens and beautiful walkways, consisting of:

HOUSE No 1:

• Open plan lounge & dining room
• Kitchen with scullery & pantry
• 4 x Bedrooms
• 3 x Bathrooms (2 x en-suite)
• 1 x Guest toilet
• Office / study
• Wooden deck with swimming pool and thatched lapa with built-in bar and outside braai, dining / entertainment area
• Covered parking
• Kiddies sandpit / play area
• Small storeroom

HOUSE No 2:

• Entrance foyer
• Lounge
• Dining room
• Open plan kitchen with scullery & pantry
• 1 x Bedroom with en-suite bathroom
• 1 x Loft room
• 1 x Guest toilet
• Covered parking

HOUSE No 3:

• Lounge & dining area
• Kitchen
• 2 x Bedrooms
• 2 x Bathrooms
• Wooden deck with built-in braai, outside dining area and magical views to be enjoyed

OUTER BUILDINGS NEARBY:

• Laundry
• Toilet
• Storeroom / office

OUTER BUILDINGS FURTHER AWAY (next to dragon fruit orchard):

• Manager’s house with 5 x bedrooms / 2 x bathrooms
• Large tractor & implement store (3 x sides en-closed)
• Slaughter facility with cold room
• Covered parking
• Worker’s accommodation

WATER:

7 x Boreholes of which 3 are equipped / used.

Large earth dam & smaller natural pans that fills during the rainy season.

100 000L irrigation storage dam whilst other storage (several Jo-Jo tanks) is used for water reticulation to cribs and camps.

ELECTRICITY:

2 x 3-Phase Eskom transformers of which one is used currently.

Standby generator at lodge area.

GAME / FENCING / LIVE-STOCK:

As a key role player with the game and wildlife sector, all of the relevant certifications such as P3, WR and even TOPS are in place.

Fully game fenced with 7 x breeding camps and 6 x passive / interactive bomas erected for ease when handling & moving game.

Selective de-bushing principles applied enhanced the overall grazing capacity on this farm.

The following game (estimated no’s) are included in the asking price:

• 40 x Golden wildebeest
• 2 x Kings wildebeest
• 160 x Impala (incl. white-flanked & black)
• 2 x Roan
• 2 x Livingstone Eland
• 44 x Kudu
• 60 x Nyala
• Loads of smaller game such as warthog, duiker, steenbok, etc.

The following are NOT INCLUDED in the asking price but owner willing to negotiate separately on these:

• 105 x Buffalo
• 108 x Sable

LOOSE ASSETS:

The following loose assets will be included in the asking price:

• 1 x Toyota Hilux SC farm bakkie
• 1 x Ford Ranger EC farm bakkie
• 1 x Pajero game viewer
• 1 x Massey Ferguson 165 tractor with 1 x tipper trailer
• 1 x Game trailer
• 2 x Fire fighters
• 1 x Hunting trailer (recovery trailer)
• Crates for dragon fruit
• Loads of other tools such as brush-cutters, etc.

OWNERSHIP:

2 x Title deeds, registered in a company that is VAT registered. (VAT excluded from asking price if applicable, company cannot be taken over)