3600 ha Farm in Sutherland

This 3,600-hectare, truly remarkable farm lies amid various successful livestock farms. It boasts a secluded location, higher - and more consistent - rainfall, as well as diverse vegetation.

It is ideally located, the distance from Matjiesfontein covering 75 km of tarred road and only 30 km of tarred road from Sutherland, while the road from the tar is 25 km of good gravel winding through a few spectacular dry rivers. There are no public roads through the farm.

Any farm for sale in this area is a rare find! Grazing is typical winter rainfall, Roggeveldt Karoo palatable veldt with various shrubs, including purple-pink vygies and kapok bush, butter trees, hoodia, grasses, and nutritional succulents which flourish after good rains.

MANDATE

AGRISELL is fortunate to be able to offer this lifestyle or farming enterprise to potential buyers under an EXCLUSIVE SOLE MANDATE.

TOPOGRAPHY AND VEGETATION

This farm offers a diverse topographical outlay of mountains, undulating hills, plateaus, valleys, flat land, and dry riverbeds. The waterfall is spectacular after heavy showers. Due to this balanced habitat, there is also a perfect balance in terms of a diversity of naturally available food for both browsers and grazers. Most of the farm is an unimproved natural habitat. This horseshoe-shaped cul-de-sac is a place where tranquillity soothes the soul. The mountains and valleys on the farm itself offer spectacular vistas that change colour by the hour, due to the topography and shifts in sunlight.

SOIL AND WATER

Crystal clear, unpolluted water is obtained from 12 boreholes which can easily be fitted with solar pumps. The 3 fountains are a rare phenomenon. Average rainfall is 250 mm per annum. The large earth dam is filled with run-off water from the mountains. The capacity of some of the boreholes is, respectively, 28,000 20,000 2 x 10,000 2 x 6,000 litres per hour. About 5 hectares are used for irrigation. Seed onions, quinces, citrus, and pomegranates do well in this climate.

BUILDINGS

There is a 120 sq metre house and an old stone cottage, both requiring renovations. The house is not in good repair, but the owner still stays in it when he visits the farm. This is a little piece of heaven with unrivalled splendour and contrasts. Solar wifi is available. Other buildings are a labourer cottage and open shed for storage.

LIVESTOCK AND GAME

The perimeter is 1,5-metre-high jackal-proof and the 9 inner camps, together with 2 smaller camps, are fenced with 1,2 metre stock-proof. Sheep handling facilities are conveniently located.

The farm has a rich ecosystem where game species roam free. One can enjoy the prolific natural scenery in an untamed wilderness and feel at one with the serene surroundings. Various bird species have been identified, and a variety of game such as Kudu roams the entire area. Klipspringers, Duikers, Steenbokkies, tortoises, hares, and other small mammals enjoy the undisturbed habitat. The farms internal roads and 4x4 tracks make for easy walking, and mountain bike trails offer a magnificent 360-degree view, as well as inspiration for sunrise and sunset photography.

This farm offers various opportunities, mainly due to the topography and the pristine natural grazing.

NATURE

As an add-on to the farming activities, this farm is endowed with a variety of natural attractions, overwhelming beauty, freedom to roam, complete peace, an ideal spot from which to view the stars.

It is a photographers dream, with wide open spaces and the incredible light of the unpolluted Roggeveldt Karoo. Few places boast such a combination of unrivalled splendor and contrast.

For someone who puts a premium on security, tranquility, silence, quality lifestyle, this will be it!

Here in the Roggeveldt Karoo, one can breathe again!

For sale at R4,960,000.00 excluding VAT. The seller is VAT vendor, therefore the transaction can be structured as the sale of a 0% rate going concern.