520ha Modimolle Family Game Farm FOR SALE

1) SIZE: ±520 hectares

2) LOCALITY
The Farm is situated a mere 1H25 minutes’ drive from Pretoria in the Waterberg area just past Nylstroom (now Modimolle) and 25 minutes away by chartered aircraft. Trips to three of the Big 5 Game Reserves in the direct area is all within a few minutes’ drive from the farm which enables spectacular game viewing.

3) REGISTRATION DETAIL
The farm consists of one title deed which is registered in the Seller’s Private Name and is VAT registered. Province: Limpopo Province Servitude’s: No road subdivides on any portion of this farm.

4) THE IMPROVEMENTS
There is a huge Harvey Tile “thatch” roof house with 5 x ground level bedrooms - each bedroom has its own bathroom. There is then a 6th bedroom on the upper floor also with its own bathroom.

There is an additional Harvey Tile “thatch” roof apartment consisting of its own bathroom and patio overlooking the earth dam. This 1 bedroom apartment is links to the main house with a thatch roof walkway.

This huge house has a TV room, kitchen, Lounge and dining room. There is a beautiful bar on the patio outside with awesome views over the dam. There is also a nice BBQ/fire place.

The House area has a swimming pool, beautiful gardens, carport for 6 vehicles as well as a 2-vehicle lockable motor garage – ample space for vehicles and equipment.

Adjacent to the house is a camping site on the lush green lawns with its own ablution facilities.

Additional constructions:
These additional constructions are: The staff compound offers 4 rooms and a communal ablution facility, kitchen as well as a 2-bedroom house. A large shed utilized as a workshop and storage places on the one side and a slaughtering room with cold-room on the other side. The farm also has some cattle handling facilities.

5) GAME FARM DETAIL
This is a good game farm with loads of potential. Situated in a malaria free area, this Jewel of a game farm is ecologically superb with a rich mix of bushveld attractive rock formation and outcrops as well as beautiful grass plains. The entrance gate to the farm is on a well-maintained gravel road.

Electricity:
60kW Solar system with 33 Panels with 12 Batteries and 2x12.5kW Inverters. There is a 22kW Still Diesel Generator as a backup as well. This system is sustainable for off grid living – No Eskom!

Roads:
The farm roads give good access to all sections of the farm. The farm has several kilometres of drivable roads.

Game Fence and Camps:
Fully game fenced accordingly to the requirements of the Dept. Nature Conservation. Game fences are regular patrolled by ground staff. There are 4 small game breeding camps from which 3 have electrified fencing but the rest is an open farm.

Water:
There are 2 small dams and one large earth dam in front of the lodge and a perennial sprout and natural springs that feeds this sprout which runs through the farm and is ample water suitable for human and animal consumption - Fish Eagles regularly visits this dam. Then there are 3 x bore holes on the farm from which only one is equipped which is 40m deep and delivers 2500Lt/h. Natural water on this farm is in abundance.

Game:
The following game numbers are estimate numbers:
Impala ±60
Kudu ±25
Giraffe ±8
R/hartebeest ±3
Nyala ±18
B/W Beest ±15
Golden W/B±6
Zebra ± 15
Waterbuck ±8
Mountain Reedbuck ±15
Sable ±7
Tsetsebe ±3

6) TOPOGRAPHIC
The farm has it all – flat “Serengeti-alike” small plains with a small bit of elevation with plenty grass coverage. Then there are the denser bush areas with massive, big trees and at the far end is the mountainous areas… a stunning and well-balanced game farm. This farm has a good mix of sour grass and in some areas sweeter grazing. The farm has some open areas where you can see the animals up-close and personal…and THIS which makes game viewing perfect.

7) IMPRESSION
This is a family game farm that offers the perfect combination of luxury bush living with the beauty of nature so unspoiled, that the open space and the tranquility of peace create a divine connection to the outdoors.
The developments consist of luxury, elegance, comfort, style, simplicity and privacy where the owners incorporated a true African bush experience into all the developments.

Due to the topographical outlay of this farm, there is a perfect balance in terms of naturally available food for both browsers and grazers. There are plains and open savannah with denser bush areas. On this is a property, plains game is thriving and is doing above all expectations. Due to the good amount of water on this game farm, the birdlife is doing so well since it creates an ecosystem that other farms on the same regions does not have…purely because of the open water and the seasonal streams on this game farm.

6) SELLING PRICE
The Selling Price is based on several factors pertaining to recent farm sales in the area as well as the size of the subject property.
Price: R17.8mill (This price excludes VAT should it be payable)