Farm for sale in Vaalwater Central

This 559Ha game breeding & hunting farm is located near Vaalwater in the Limpopo Province.

Not just your average game farm, far from it in fact.

COMPLETELY OFF THE GRID with state-of-the-art 45kW Victron solar system & 110kVA automated standby generator as back-up!

Historical selective de-bushing resulted in above average grazing set on beautiful landscapes with large Marula trees towering above it all.

As a leader in eco-tourism, this farm is equipped with 2 x exceptional nature lovers’ hides enabling guests with close-up interaction with animals in their natural environment, with distinct features such as:

• Viewing screens built with specially coated glass to ensure best photo quality
• Air conditioners & wi-fi fitted
• En-suite bathroom (one only)
• Special lighting enhancements

Remaining building infrastructure is substantial yet impressive at first glance, including the following:

HOMESTEAD:

Several buildings are found in close proximity to one another, completely fenced & shaded under gigantic trees, such as:

HOUSE No 1 (fully furnished & equipped)

• Lounge with fireplace
• Dining room
• Kitchen with scullery
• Guest toilet
• 2 x Extra large bedrooms, each with en-suite bathroom
• Laundry room
• Wrapp-around / covered patio
• Swimming pool
• Large games room
• Separate 1-bedroom flatlet with en-suite bathroom
• Office

HOUSE No 2

• Open plan lounge, dining room and kitchen
• 3 x Spacious bedrooms
• 2 x Bathrooms (mains en-suite)
• Covered dual carport
• Laundry room
• Braai boma

OUTER BUILDINGS AROUND HOMESTEAD :

• 5 x Garages and 4 x carports
• Linen room
• Studio / hobby room & gym with toilet
• Fully equipped butchery
• Impressive slaughter facility with dual cold rooms
• Solar room with standby generator
• Large & small feed stores
• Implement store
• Quad and tool stores

HUNTER’S CAMP / REMOTE BUSH-CAMP

Well hidden, tucked further away from the main homestead for utmost privacy, peace & quiet the bush camp offers a true African experience underneath towering trees, including:

• 2 x 1-Bedroom chalets with en-suite bathrooms
• 2 x Tented rooms with outside ablution facility
• 1 x Food preparation kitchen
• 2 x Dining areas
• Swimming pool and braai boma
• Covered parking

WATER:

The farm is blessed with an abundance of water resources, such as:

• 2 x Equipped boreholes tested at 24 000L/H each
• 1 x Equipped borehole tested at 10 000L/H
• 1 x Borehole, not equipped but with estimated capacity of 11 000L/H
• Seasonal spruit and earth dam – retains water during normal / good rainy seasons

ELECTRICITY:

Completely off the grid resulting in the entire farm being fed via solar power:

• 144 x Solar panels (additional 16 x panels installed but not connected)
• 3 x 15kW Victron Quattro inverters
• 37 x 3,5kW Lithium batteries

In addition to the above a fully automated standby generator rated at 110kVA has been installed for emergency back-up.

GAME / FENCING / LIVE-STOCK:

Fully game fenced (electrified) with 3 x breeding camps erected, each camp measures roughly 40Ha in size.

Buffalo handling boma

2 x Photo-safari / nature lovers’ hides (as described above)

PLEASE NOTE: Owner has bought bulk feed (lusern & grass bales) for at least the next 12-month period and these are included in the sale whilst a separate camp of ± 10Ha has been planted with Brazilian grass.

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

• 11 x Giraffe
• 15 x Sable
• 8 x Eland
• 40 x Golden wildebeest
• 60 x Blue wildebeest
• 156 x Impala
• 6 x White flanked impala
• 20 x Kudu
• 9 x Zebra
• 16 x Blesbok
• 6 x Waterbuck
• 5 x Nyala
• 6 x Red Hartebeest

The following animals are excluded from the asking price but seller is open for negotiations to sell these separately:

• 55 x Buffalo
• 70 x Kings Wildebeest

LOOSE ASSETS:

All of the furniture and appliances in house no 1 & the bush camp will be included in the asking price as well as the following:

• Butchery and slaughter facility equipment
• 1 x Toyota Land Cruiser 4,5L game viewer
• 1 x Toyota Hilux 2,7L SC bakkie
• 1 x Massey Ferguson 5340 tractor
• 1 x Massey Ferguson 178 tractor (need clutch repairs)
• 2 x Quad bikes
• 1 x Drotsky hammermill (electrical with appropriate control modifications for solar)
• Various implements, trailers, lawnmowers, etc.
• Various tools, spares, etc.

OWNERSHIP:

There is 1 x title deed, registered in a company that is not VAT registered. Normal attorney, transfer & registration costs will apply.