6612ha Mauricedale Nature Estate Malelane

Date: Mon. 10 June 2024 at 12:00

Auction Date: Mon. 10 June 2024 at 12:00

Location: Malelane

Mauricedale Nature Estate

A majestic Estate covering breathtaking mountains, views, savannah plains as well as large areas covered by excellent Lowveld tree canopy. The ideal Estate for the Businessman / Developer. Potential to subdivide the farm which previously consisted of several title deeds. The perfect property for tourism with lots of potential.

NEARBY POPULAR TOURISM SPOTS, AIRPORTS ETC:

12km from Malelane Gate @ Kruger National Park
9.8km from Malelane Golf Club
10km from Hamiltons Lodge and Restaurant
10.2km from Pestana Kruger Lodge
14.5km from Leopard Creek Golf Estate
16km from Malelane Aerodrome / Leopard Creek Airport
34km from Ngwenya Lodge
42km from Crocodile Bridge Gate @ Kruger National Park
70km from KMI international Airport
140km from Maputo / Mozambique’s Coastline on the N4
4 Hours drive from JHB

GUEST LODGE:

A beautiful 28 Chalet Guest Lodge with 76 beds and a 12 bed tented camp. It is the perfect place to relax with a restaurant, licensed bar, rock pool, boma pit & braai. The chalets have spacious rooms, air-conditioning, en-suite bathrooms & coffee-making facilities. Each chalet has its own outside seating area overlooking the savannah. Zoning approval for two more 60 bed lodges.

101 RESIDENTIAL PLOTS:

There is a subdivision for 101 residential plots, ±1ha each, in the foothills of the mountains & along the seasonal riverbeds and dams. The plots can be developed and resold.

FARM HOUSES & OUTBUILDINGS:

The Estate has a main farmhouse with guest cottages, office building, 8 residential farmhouses / cottages and staff houses. There is a Workshop, Furniture Manufacturing Factory, Shooting Range and a Pellet Feed Mill to produce supplementary feed for the animals.

There is a vet-certified Game abattoir. Mauricedale has Mpumalanga exemption certificates for hunting, archery as well as the capture and selling of game.

WATER-RICH FARM:

There are 7 large earth dams as well as numerous smaller dams, watering holes, reservoirs and seasonal rivers flowing through the farm. Natural springs supply water to some of the earth dams. There are 35 boreholes, but not all of them are equipped.

GAME:

Potential for Big Five development. The Estate is border fenced with a large variety of game Buffaloes, Leopards, Hippos, Crocodiles, Giraffes, Moose, Kudus, Blue Wildebeest, Zebras, Njalas, Bushbucks, Redbucks & Warthogs. 60ha Enclosed breeding campdivided into 8 smaller camps for the breeding of Roan & Sable. The 34ha main house camp has separate breeding camps for the breeding of Blue Duiker, Suni, Red Duiker & Klipspringer. Koi-fish breeding ponds.

CROPS ON THE FARM INCLUDE:

34ha Litchis, 45ha Papayas & 43ha Hay pasture.

Potential cattle farm with very good grazing and a high carrying capacity.

The estate has a heritage site with Bushman paintings. There are 20 Eskom 3-phase powersupply points. There are ±800km of dirt roads that run through the property.

There are 12 leased communication tower sites located on the mountains, including Vodacom & MTN and Telkom. There is also Vodacom fibreoptic line running along the Jeppe’s Reef road.