27 Bedroom Game Farm For Sale in Vaalwater

PROPERTY DETAIL
DINKWENG SAFARI LODGE
Agent: SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE MANDATE !!

SIZE:
±923 hectares with only one title deed.

LOCALITY:
The Farm is situated in the Waterberg which is ±240 km North, North East of Pretoria. Trips to Welgevonden Big 5 Game Reserve and/or Marekele Big 5 Reserve which is all within an hour’s drive from the farm, enable spectacular game viewing of the Big 5, which can be seen up close. The drive time from Pretoria is estimated to be 2H30min drive.

REGISTRATION DETAIL:
If you Buy this property, You buy 923 hectares of game farm with a sectional title development in place and it has a running commercial Lodge with a SPA. From the 13 Sectional Titles, only two is in private ownership while the rest is still where the opportunity lies to Sell it of privately.

The farm consists of one title deed which is registered in a Sectional Title Scheme.

Ownership:
There are 13 Sectional title ownerships in the whole 923-hectare Game Farm. From the 13 sectional titles, only two are sold and is in private ownership. The balance of the sectional titles belongs to two partners who decided to Sell the whole scheme. 7 of the Lodges are in a Pool to be rented out as part of the farm’s income leg.

The current ownership is as follows:
Lodge Nr 1 - Owner
Lodge Nr 5 - Owner
Lodge Nr 3 - Private Owner
Lodge Nr 12 - Private Owner
Lodge Nr 2 - Operational
Lodge Nr 6 - Operational
Lodge Nr 7 - Operational
Lodge Nr 8 - Operational
Lodge Nr 9 - Operational
Lodge Nr 10 - Operational
Lodge Nr 11 - Operational
Lodge Nr 4 - Undeveloped

THE IMPROVEMENTS
The Main Lodge:
The main lodge are consisting of a reception area and curio shop Industrial kitchen, several storage area and laundry area Bar, lounge and Restaurant area Manager’s accommodation
Roof: Thatch Roofing

Lapa Area:
Open plan area with wooden flooring – used as a communal lounge and dining area Swimming Pool. Roof: Thatch Roofing

Lodges:
There are a total of 11 Lodges built on the 923ha from which there are now 9 included in the sale as well as 1 x undeveloped site.

All the Lodges have the same floor plan and is the same sizes. Each Lodge consists of 3 x Bedrooms (all en-suite bathrooms). Each Lodge has an open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area with large doors that opens unto a veranda facing ± South-West over a massive gorge. Each Lodge has its own little splash pool and BBQ area.
Selected Lodges has been upgraded with wooden decks and partially covered with a thatch roof.
Lodge Roofs: All Thatch Roofing

Spa Area:
The spa area consists of the typical “Rondavel” built style of construction. There are 3 such rondavel of which;
1 x Nail/Manicure room,
2 x Single Massage rooms which is connected with a door
1 x Toilet Facilities
Additional is an Outside Shower and a Splash pool with a fountain.

Roof: Thatch Roofing

Additional constructions:
The store room is a semi en-closed area with parking and tool rooms as well as a workshop area. Adjoining the Store room is the Labour rooms (Dormitory Style). This is a rectangular construction with 10 bedrooms, a kitchen and 2 x ablution rooms. Roof: Corrugated Iron Roofs

5) GAME FARM DETAIL
This is a Luxury Game Lodge
Game Farm in extend of ±923 Hectares
Situated in a malaria free area, this Jewel of a game farm is ecologically superb with a rich mix of bushveld attractive landscapes with a rolling typography and a massive beautiful gorge. The entrance gate of the farm is the gateway to this remarkable game farm which promise an enjoyable experience when you come to this game farm as this is an inner game farm.

Roads:
The farm’s roads give access to certain sections of the farm and are maintained with its own necessary equipment by the ground staff. The farm has several kilometers of well-maintained roads plus plenty of additional trails which are also well maintained.

Game Fence:
Fully game fenced accordingly to the requirements of the Dept. Nature Conservation and the fence are regular patrolled by ground staff.

Water:
There are 8 x Boreholes. There is a water Reservoir and Plastic Water tanks which tanks can keep a total of ±50,000 liters in total. The property borders the Poer Se Loop River for ±2.5km

Rainfall:
650 - 800mm annually.

Temperatures:
Summer - max. 38 ?C and min. 17 ?C.
Winter - max. 27 ?C and min. 5 ?C.
The Vaalwater area has a unique healthy climate. The summer night temperatures drop down to below 17 ?C, which makes it bearable without a need of air-conditioning

Wildlife:
The Farm is well stocked but also well balanced with a large variety of game. This region, being the centre of the South African hunting heartbeat, and well known between local as well as overseas hunters, has some of the largest trophy game in South Africa. Because this farm’s focus is “Tourism”, hunting is limited to a point where it is only used as a means of good game farm management.
The Following game do occur on the property but due to the terrain, the Sellers cannot give accurate game numbers:
Impala ±50
Zebra ±7
Waterbuck ±5
Kudu ±25
Nyala ±10
Giraffe ±3
B/W Beest ±2
Eland ±4
Sable ±5

Also occurring on the property is the following:
Steenbuck, Klipspringer, Bushbuck, Duiker, Warthog, Bushpig, Caracal, African Civet, Large & small Genet, Porcupine, Ant bear, Pangolin, Vervet monkey, Yellow mongoose, African wild cat, Honey badger, Hedgehog, Lesser bush baby, Slender mongoose, Striped polecat, Tree squirrel etc. This farm has exceptional nocturnal life.

Impression:
Any wilderness is vital to mankind and so this is one of the greatest gifts Africa can offer you… a 923 hectare game farm with the potential Sell 9 of the remaining 12 shares to any investor and recoup a larger portion of your investment. This type of property rarely comes on the market and here is a change to take full advantage of the spectacular wilderness property. There is a sunny lightness and warmth about this game farm. There are no words to describe the true beauty of what this property can offer any investor.

Topography:
This Game Farm has a ratio of 75% mountains, rolling hills and flat areas are estimate to be 25%. This property also has a fair carrying capacity due to the sourveld and mountain grazing (especially good for browsers - the fact that the property has many types of different trees).

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: R39.8mill (This price excludes VAT should it be payable)