Daberas Guest Farm For sale

Daberas Guest Farm, (a Luxury Guest Lodge & 2 121.5 ha property Bordering the Augrabies Falls National Park)
A rare opportunity to acquire a fully developed guest and lifestyle farm in one of the Northern Cape’s most dramatic and unspoilt natural landscapes. Daberas Guest Farm spans 2 121.5 hectares of mountains, gorges, dry river beds, ridges, sand dunes and expansive veld, offering an exceptional combination of hospitality infrastructure, self-sufficient living, natural beauty and adventure tourism potential, all right against the Augrabies Falls National Park.
Positioned near the Augrabies region, about 300 meters from the mighty Orange River and with sweeping views of the Nama Plateau, this property is sold lock, stock & barrel (fully furnished – subject to final agreement) and operates entirely off-grid with robust solar, borehole and water filtration systems.
This is an ideal acquisition for a conservation-minded buyer, a tourism operator seeking a premium product, or a family estate looking for a private retreat with multiple homes, water security and breathtaking viewpoints.
Accommodation & Infrastructure
1. Star Tree Lodge(Self-Catering Lodge Unit)
• 2 Bedrooms (each with covered private patio)
• 2 Bathrooms
• 2 Outdoor showers
• Full kitchen & lounge
• Private swimming pool
• Covered braai lapa & long veranda
• Water cooler (whole-house)
• 2 gas geysers
• Storage room
• 5kw solar system installed
2. Cape Ebony Lodge (Self-Catering Lodge Unit)
• 2 Bedrooms
• 3 Bathrooms
• Kitchen & lounge
• Large thatched patio;
• Braai area
• Outdoor shower with patio
• Water cooler (whole house)
• 2 gas geysers + 1 electric geyser
• 2 large rear storage rooms (easily convertible to additional accommodation)
3. Main Homestead (Owner’s / Manager’s House)
• 3 Bedrooms
• 2 Bathrooms
• 2 Lounges
• Magnificent Teak-fitted kitchen
• 3 gas geysers + 1 electric geyser
• Water cooler
• Thatched porch
• Swimming pool
• Double garage without automatic doors
• Separate laundry room
• Dedicated solar-battery-inverter control room, in which extensive solar system is installed, powering both the Main Homestead and Cape Ebony Lodge)
• Full slaughter facility with cold room, block-and-tackle hoist, pump and filtration room
• Beautiful rondawel-style thatched lapa with enclosed adjacent braai area

Off-Grid Power & Water
• 100% solar powered (no Eskom connection required)
• Borehole system
• Multiple tanks, dam, pressure pumps and advanced filtration system
• Fully independent, robust and reliable

Outbuildings & Additional Improvements
• Newly built brick barn with thick concrete floor and utility connections
• Two shipping containers – one used for storage, and one serving as workshop
• Zinc shed (feed & equipment storage)
• Campsite with ablutions
• Neat workers’ housing: 2 rooms, shared kitchen, bathroom & braai area
• Two brick horse stables
• Historic old mining ruins (near the sand dunes) (providing a rich history and even having been used as the set for the movie “Three Bullets for a Long Gun”)

Land, Views & Natural Features
This farm offers incredibly diverse terrain, geological wonders and natural attractions:
• Rugged mountain ranges, koppies and granite gorges
• Sweeping and majestic views of the great Nama Plateau (which uniquely incamps this valley, unlike any other property)
• Bushman grass
• White sand dunes
• Dry riverbeds, ravines and seasonal streams
• Multiple 4x4 routes, mountain trails and viewpoints
• The Main house is situated about 10 meters from the Western fence of the Augrabies Falls National Park, ideally positioning it for possible late inclusion into the National Park (possibly in a similar fashion as the private lodges incorporated into the Kruger National Park, making this a lucrative proposition for investors)
Fauna & Flora
• Key bird species
- Ostrich
- Pale Chanting Goshawk
- Fish Eagle
- Verreaux’s Eagle
- Kori Bustard (Gompou)
- Bokmakierie
- Bergwagter (Mountain Phat)
- Sand grouse (Sandpatrys)
- Weaver birds (and many more)

• Key reptiles
- Black spitting Cobra
- Puff Adder
- Cape Cobra
- Parabuthus Scorpion
- Agamas (Bloukop koggelmander)

• Mammals
- Springbuck
- Kudu
- Klipspringer
- Steenbuck
- Rock Hyrax
- Leopard
- Aardwolf
- Bat Eared Jackal;
- Pangolin
- Cape Porcupine

• Flora
- Quiver Trees (iconic to the Augrabies region)
- Cape Ebony Trees (endangered and valuable black wood)
- Bloubos and Melkbos
- Acacia (Swarthaak)
- Camelthorn trees
- Waggebietjie bush
- Bushmans Seliarius (Short leg and long leg)


• Minerals
- Rosequartz
- Quartz
- Mica
- Veldspar
- Granite
- Metamorpic rock
- Cape Ruby
- Flouride
- Many more small (but significant) minerals and rocks


Key Viewpoints
1. Swartberg Viewpoint – world-class outlook and unobstructed panoramas
2. Aubrey’s Viewpoint – dramatic elevated vistas

Special Natural Feature
• The “Noute” Gorge – drive between (and over) towering mixture of granite and metamorphic rock cliffs where the mountains narrow into a natural passage forming part of an ancient riverbed, (still occasionally roaring like a raging river when in flood)
These natural assets make the farm exceptionally attractive for adventure tourism, hiking, geological tourism, mountain biking, 4x4 activities and nature-based stays.

What Makes Daberas Unique
• Fully off-grid lodge and farm with self-sufficient utilities
• Sold substantially furnished and equipped (final list subject to confirmation)
• Multiple income-generating dwellings
• Established tourism footprint
• Strong conservation and ecological value
• Scenic landscapes rarely available on the open market
• Geologically diverse and unique environment
• The property is suited for development into a prime African tourism lodge business and is certainly already unique in all respects

Further Technical Information Available on Request
Detailed specs on:
• Solar system capacity (kVA, inverter, battery banks)
• Borehole yields & filtration systems
• Water reticulation and pump infrastructure
• 4x4 route maps
• Furniture & equipment inventory

Selling price= R13 500 000 excl VAT
= R15 525 000 incl VAT