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For sale: 2 Lodges / Retreats for sale, situated next to each other on 45 hectares, for sale as a package deal in Gauteng, South Africa
Wadrift, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Asking price: R 35 million
Lodge no 1 is a 5-star luxurious self-catering game lodge, situated one hour’s drive from Sandton and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Airport and only 30 minutes from Tshwane (Pretoria).
Lodge no 2, a self-catering “bushveld retreat” with 2 bedrooms and bathrooms, lounge and dining room, within the Dinokeng region famous for its sunny and warm blue skies and abundance of plant, animal, and bird life.
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Lodge no 1
The lodge is tailor-made for groups expecting something extra. In addition, we offer the perfect venue for corporate functions, weddings, conferences and exclusive private functions.
Stunning feature pool and deck, restaurant, patio dining area, various lounges, waterhole for wildlife, boma, bar, open-plan gourmet kitchen and conference room.
The lodge offers exclusive accommodation, gracious hospitality for those seeking elegance, exclusivity and comfort.
It is situated within a private conservancy of 90HA. It is home to various antelope, sable, nyala, zebra, bird and plant species.
Accommodation
Luxury Rooms x 3
All are double, spacious rooms with own dedicated , not en-suite, bathrooms.
Honeymoon Suite
Garden Chalets x 4
Facilities
Conferences
Our swimming pool is available for your enjoyment throughout the summer season.
Bird Watching
Our lodge offers exclusive accommodation, superior service and gracious hospitality for those seeking elegance, exclusivity and comfort. A bird lovers paradise with over 150 different species spotted within our valley.
Bush Walks
Famous for it’s location of sunny and warm blue skies, abundance of plant and situated in a malaria-free bushveld and is home to various antelope, zebra, and plant species.
Welcome to Nature…
Game Drives
Enjoy Game Drives at our lodge or at other lodges within the surrounding valley. Own vehicles may be used or tours may be arranged as required and when available.
The Dinokeng region awaits you…
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Lodge no 2
A Bird Watchers & Bush Lovers Paradise
It is situated in the heart of the Dinokeng North region, just one hour’s drive from Sandton or Johannesburg International Airport and 30 minutes from Tshwane (Pretoria).
A self-catering “bushveld retreat” within the Dinokeng region famous for its sunny and warm blue skies and abundance of plant, animal, and bird life.
The lodge is situated in a malaria-free bushveld and is home to various antelope incl. zebra, sable, nyala, bird and plant species.
The average temperature throughout the year is a moderate 18 degrees Centigrade. The summer months, between September and April, range in temperature from 16 to 35 degrees Centigrade. Winter is from May through August, with temperatures ranging between 2 and 22 degrees Centigrade. This retreat is a must for serious bird watchers. With over 150 species spotted in our valley.
Game viewing on your doorstep, water holes within a 2 minute walk, beautiful walking trails, birdlife in abundance and all without TV or Wifi.
Accommodation
Recently renovated this enchanting farmhouse surrounded by beautiful lawns, shrubs, and trees, leading off into the natural bushveld.
In the garden is an open plan thatched roof entertainment area with a bar counter and spacious deck seating up to 8 guests. Next to this is a separate open plan lapa with a built-in braai unit, concrete buffet counter and running water. The house has 2 large bedrooms en suite sleeping four guests. A veranda is attached to the main bedroom in fact, all rooms have separate entrances into the gardens. Braai facilities and entertainment area shared between the cottage and farmhouse.
There is a fully stocked spacious open plan kitchen and dining room, the latter seating eight guests comfortably. Off the dining room is a small but elegant and well-appointed lounge which combines as an additional bedroom with the two sleeper couches but not en suite. In total the house may accommodate 6 guests.
Ideal for families that want to get away from the stressful life that we lead and to be close to nature.
The Farmhouse
Luxury Tenting
Wood Log Cabins x 3
The Cottage
The Dinokeng Game Reserve is a wildlife sanctuary in the province of Gauteng, South Africa and can be accessed via the N1 route. It is a 40-minute drive from Pretoria or 75 minutes from the O. R. Tambo Airport and Johannesburg. The reserve has the Big Five game animals, and is open for visitors to explore. It covers an area of approximately 21,000 hectares. The name, Dinokeng, is derived from the language of the Tswana and Bapedi people, and is translated as “a place of rivers”.
History
The Dinokeng Game Reserve is part of the Gauteng government's “Blue IQ" project (an entity of the Gauteng Department of Economic Development). The initiatives for conservation taken by the Gauteng Provincial Government have led to the establishment of the Dinokeng Game Reserve that has promoted the concept of ecotourism in Dinokeng. In 1997, the then Premier of Gauteng, Tokyo Sexwale, announced a project to develop “Big Five” wild animal sanctuaries in the northeastern part of Pretoria. The main purpose of the government to establish Dinokeng Game Reserve was to develop tourism through the use of local natural resources, thereby increasing the employment rate and living conditions of local people.
The goal is to promote local socio-economic development through the development of “all Africa” destinations, especially those that are historically disadvantaged. The government will help with this project and will work with local landowners to attract private sector investment and ultimately achieve a self-sufficient tourism-based local economy. The Gauteng Provincial Government and more than 170 landowners have developed the concept that ecotourism can be a source of sustainable rural employment for rural communities. The formal planning of Dinokeng and negotiations with landowners began in early 2000, and Dinokeng Game Reserve was officially opened on September 22, 2011. Big Five animals such as leopard, lion, elephant, and buffalo were gradually re-introduced. When a group of black rhinoceros was re-introduced into the reserve in 2018, a Big Five Reserve had been established in the true sense.
Geography and climate
Dinokeng Game Reserve is located in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, in northeast Gauteng, 130 km (81 mi) from Johannesburg, close to the western N1 and N4 motorways. It covers an area of approximately 21,000 ha (52,000 acres). It has a latitude of between 25°40'00"S and 25°10'00" and a longitude of between 28°15'00"E and 28°40'00"E, including the current 18,500 ha (46,000 acres).
The Dinokeng area experiences summer rainfall patterns in the form of thunderstorms, which are changeable and varied. Most of the rainfall occurs during the summer, and from December to February, temperatures rise to more than 20 degrees. Rainfall varies from 350 mm (14 in) to 750 mm (30 in) per season. In winter, from May to August, the temperature is relatively mild, sunshine is sufficient, but the temperature difference is large in one day, cold in the morning and evening, and sometimes may drop to zero. During a year, the temperature varies between 0° and 40° with a long-term daily average of 21°. The south area of Dinokeng has a relatively mild climate with hot summers and usually rains in the afternoon. It is cool to very cold in winter. The Dinokeng Game Reserve is free of malaria.
Wildlife
In addition to the Big Five animals (lion, leopard, elephant, cape buffalo and rhinoceros), there are cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, brown hyenas, wildebeests, red hartebeests, tsessebe, eland, kudu, impalas, monkey, hippopotamus and crocodiles.[3] And more than three hundred species of birds, including ostrich, osprey, a pair of breeding martial eagles, the endangered blue crane, guineafowl, herons, the avocet, stilt, jacana and various plovers, go-away-bird, hornbills, kingfishers, woodpeckers, shrikes, larks, bulbuls, swallows, starlings, thrushes, weavers and waxbills. Martial eagles have been classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN. Also, Dinokeng Game Reserve may be counted among South Africa's main bird watching sites, rivalling areas like Ndumo Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal province in terms of its number of birds. Due to the unique environment, the relatively close positions of water, grass and bush, various groups of birds are attracted.
Tourism
Many adventure tourism companies are located in the metropolitan areas of South Africa, which is an important part of the South African urban tourism market. Dinokeng is one of the popular tourist destinations in Gauteng that offers the natural, historical and cultural sites for visitors. There are four famous tourist hubs: Dinokeng Central, A Birder's Paradise, the Roodeplaat Dam, and the Dinokeng Game Reserve. Boat cruises, self-drive tours, professional game-drives, cultural tours, fishing, spa treatments, hot air ballooning, and restaurants are located in the reserve. In the Dinokeng Game Reserve, users of self-driving routes can choose from three different picnic sites along the route. These picnic sites are built and maintained by private landowners who do not charge for use unless they want visitors to leave these locations. Like most picnic spots in the game reserve, in order to provide a tighter jungle encounter, they are not fenced.
Conservation
Dinokeng game reserve partnered with the South African government to enforce laws that protect the natural resources of protected areas. Dinokeng Game Reserve is divided into a northern and southern section by the Rust de Winter tar road, with the northern section containing predominantly sweet-veld grasses and the southern section containing predominantly sour-veld grasses. Due to the differing vegetation, herbivores are more abundant in the northern section of the Dinokeng Game Reserve, and in turn, more predators are found in the northern section of the game reserve. Most employees in Dinokeng Game Reserves are local residents living in protected areas and local residents from the communities surrounding the Reserve.
Lion conservation
There are two wildlife sanctuaries large enough to self-regulate, Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi Park in South Africa. All other reserves such as the Dinokeng game reserve must be managed by people to maintain a predator-prey balance and avoid inbreeding. The Dinokeng game reserve is a member of the Lions Management Forum (LiMF), a community of reserve managers from all over the country who shares management experience, discuss and find a management solution that is suitable for long-term subsistence of lions. Although the Dinokeng game reserve has successfully managed the total number of lions through selective contraception, the reserve must address the existence of too many young males. In a vast ecosystem, nature will provide solutions.
As sexual maturity, young males will be driven out by the dominant males, and eventually, they will find new pride in themselves. But this natural rule is not applicable to the small reserves, such as Dinokeng. Pressure from the dominant male lion has caused young males to try to escape from the reserve. This can cause serious damage to the perimeter of the reserve. At Dinokeng game reserve, managers make decisions based on evidence and apply ethical principles to determine the management scheme for lions. They value the overall ecosystem approach rather than species-specific approaches, consistent with regional and international laws, policies, guidelines and strategies.
Cheetah conservation
The cheetah is the second most threatened carnivore in South Africa after the African wild dog. They are listed as an endangered species in South Africa. Cheetahs have disappeared from 76% of Africa's historical geographic regions and almost all of Asia's vast historical regions. In the past 13,000 years, cheetahs have been killed because of threats to livestock and human security. Over time, due to crop cultivation and urban development, the cheetah population has been insufficiently spaced. Most importantly, wildlife and humans do not coexist well. One way to deal with this problem is to establish wildlife sanctuaries and isolate humans from animals to ensure the safety of both parties.
The challenge with this solution is the limitation of natural gene flow. Wild cheetahs appear in three locations in South Africa. First, huge reserves, such as Kruger National Park and Kgalagadi, with a large enough gene pool of more than 600 cheetahs in total, so they do not require human intervention and management. Second, in the farmland on the border of Botswana, the free-roaming population is 350–400. Third, there are about 340 scattered cheetahs distributed in 54 reserves including the Dinokeng game reserve. Each protected area has an average of 6 or 7 cheetahs, which means that inbreeding is a problem that needs to be avoided. Therefore, the Dinokeng game reserve is part of the EWT (Endangered Wildlife Trust) Cheetah Metapopulation project. The purpose of the Metapopulation project is to prevent this inbreeding and to ensure the long-term viability of cheetahs in small, fenced reserves, also ensure the long-time genetic and demographic integrity of the collective population.
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