This property is located in the sought after Twee riviere area in the Langkloof (Eastern Cape), just a stone's throw away from Joubertina. Twee riviere is a beautiful sleepy village complete with water furrows meandering throughout the area. The village is more that 250 years old and traditional architecture and dry stone walls abound. The area is also well known among tourists, both international and South African.
The area is a fruit farming area, with mainly apples and pears being cultivated.

The valley is extremely fertile and many other types of fruit such as apricots and, peaches and figs can be cultivated here. Vegetables do equally well, the current owner farms with sheep, boerbok and pigs. The smallholding is 18 Ha in size and consist of 3 separate title deeds.
The property has an abundance of water! There are 2 large dams as well as a borehole that yields a record breaking 20 000 Litres of water per hour (155 m) deep.In addition to that there is 11 704m3 of registered water that can be pumped out of the river and the property also has a water turn of 6 hours of water every 2 weeks.

In terms of buildings the the property has 2 houses, the main house being 250m2 in size and the other house 115 m2, 3 workers cottages as well as a large barn (500 m2) and 3 additional sheds which lends ample space for vehicle and equipment storage. With regards to grazing, there is kikuyu grazing and oats is sown for additional winter grazing, with sorghum being sown for additional summer grazing. There are 5 fenced camps in total as well as a sixth camp that is partially fenced.

The main house consists of 4 bedrooms of which three have built-in cupboards, an open plan lounge/ dining room, entrance hall, a large kitchen with a separate scullery, as well as a bathroom with a separate loo.
The other house consists of 3 bedrooms of which three have built-in cupboards, an open lounge/ dining room, a large kitchen with a separate scullery , a bathroom with a separate loo as well as a study.

Electricity is suplied by solar as well as Eskom, should you find it necessary to connect to the grid. The solar system is absolutely ENORMOUS! It consists of a 20 Kilowatt ABB three phase inverter with 18 Kilowatt in panels along with the neccessary batteries.

Smallholdings larger than 10 Ha are very rare in this area which makes this property even more sought after. The property lends itself to intensive small scale farming or self-sustainable country living.
The additional house and cottages can be rented out permanently or as holiday accommodation, seeing as the R62 is a well known alternative route to the N2, Twee riviere being the perfect stop-over.
The property has everything in abundance, especially water!
All in all, an excellent small holding. Read more...