R 6 350 000
(Owner is Vat registered). If not VAT registered the buyer will have to pay 15% vat on the transaction.
Experience this unique farm nestled between majestic mountains with beautiful valley portions sporting irrigated lucerne and dry lands. The annual Kariega river runs through it for several kilometers. The area is rich in history regarding the Anglo-Boer war era. The farm is located 68 kilometers from Murraysburg, 125 km from Beaufort West and 150 km from Graaff Reinett.
The mountainous portion in combination with the current infrastructure lends itself excellently to eco tourism. Utilise the current road infrastructure to cater to serious 4x4 enthusiasts. Add mountain bikers and naturalist hikers to the mix and you have the makings of a truly beautiful and diverse eco tourism enterprise. The current farmhouse lends itself well to be run as a B&B with the most stunning views from the glass enclosed veranda. Furthermore the expansive shearing shed can easily be converted to a backpacker’s dormitory with the two attached storerooms converted to bathrooms and a self-help kitchen.
Totalling 1181 hectares.
There are 9 livestock camps having 1 or two livestock watering points each. Water is supplied by 4 windmills and 1 solar pump (providing water to house and livestock). Furthermore there is a registered borehole with electric pump delivering 10 000 L/Hr to the lucerne under pivot irrigation.
Lovely kitchen with braai and sitting area. Sitting room with built in fireplace, 4 en-suite bedrooms of which two opens onto the veranda which is glass enclosed to ensure lovely views all round.
A well built large shearing shed with two store rooms and shearing area also features very neat livestock handling facilities. The shed also has a large entrance door and can easily accommodate several vehicles.
Mostly new or well kept jackalproof with stockproof in mountainous areas. Some smaller areas are game fenced (around lucerne etc.)
The farm lends itself to be totally off-grid, but Eskom is connected and available from the neighbouring farm (also owned by seller).
The carrying capacity is 200-250 small livestock units (sheep, goats).
Undulating mountainous terrain with some rugged areas, kloofs and a flat portion next to the river where the pivot, old lands and house as well as shearing shed is located.
Naturally occurring game species include Kudu, grysbok, klipspringer, duiker etc Predominantly Karoo sweetveld with Acacia Karoo thorn trees, abundant variety of Karoo bushes and a very high population of grasses eg. short- and long-legged Bushman grass, white buffalo grass and predominantly red grass on the plato’s. Average rainfall is 250mm per year.
The area is very safe due to its remoteness and the fact that there are no roads through the farm. There also are no farm workers housing and therefore no occupants on the farm. Utilise the current 3 hectares under lucerne, serviced by a pivot irrigation system, as an additional income or expand the water network to the adjacent +_ 15 hectares old lands and plant water wise income generating crops like Hoodia gordonii, natural herbs or just plant your own vegetables to be self sustainable. You may also incorporate the knowledge of a world renowned natural medicine guru who will be your neighbour.
The areas’ farms do not readily come on the market compared to general Karoo farms. This property lends itself well towards establishing your dream getaway and although not a blank canvas, the current infrastructure only has a positive role to play in the myriad of possibilities presented by this farm.
