Gamka Estate
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“Spectacular views of the Swartberg and the Rooiberg.”
There are still a few special places where you can escape the world, while keeping its conveniences close at hand. Sometimes, just a hop off the beaten track there’s another realm, where the pace of life is slower, more authentic and beautiful. Living surrounded by nature is always soothing, ever enticing. Yet Calitzdorp is only 8km away, George Airport is just over an hour’s drive, and the internet speed here is break neck. So working from River House is idyllic and efficient too, and you may even catch a glimpse of a kudu passing by or hear the lilting call of a fish eagle.
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Safe and secure in the gated reserve, River House has ……. You are surrounded by wildlife too – from eland, red hartebeest and kudu to klipspringer, duiker, caracal, jackal, bush pig, porcupine and even the occasional Cape leopard. Birdlife is plentiful in the valley too. Ideal for holiday getaways, yet easy to work from – if you must. And when you’re not, do taste some of the Klein Karoo award-winning ports and wines from noteworthy estates just down the road.
A 34.3 ha farm on the Gamka Eco Estate with 1000 vines and 100 olive trees. The owner has made his first wine and had a beautiful olive harvest and grape harvest this year.
The house is fully off the grid and two boreholes, 20lt water storage + 110ml corrugated iron dam with solar panels for the main borehole
The owner had a bad accident last year, broke three ribs and a vertebrae, hence him having to sell as he is battling with the farm work and travelling from Great Brak River.
Spectacular views of the Swartberg and the Rooiberg.
There are hiking and mountain bike trails within the farm estate, as well as access to a private section of the Gamka River for swimming or rowing, exclusive to the estate.
There are 17 other properties on the estate.
Property Specifications:
- Erf Size: 34.3 ha
- Dwelling size: 377 m²
- 4 bedrooms (en-suite)
- Lounge
- Dining room
- Study
- Family room
- Swimming pool
- 500 Pinotage vines
- 500 Shiraz vines
- 100 Mission olive trees
- 8Kva gas generator
- 2 boreholes
- Solar installation and 30Kw lithium batteries
- Bird netting
- Water tanks (4 x 5000 litre)
Wood chipper included:
8kva Gas generator included
House completely off-grid with high end solar installation 30kWh lithium ion batteries
Farming activity:
500 pinotage vines
500 shiraz vines
100 mission olive trees
First proper harvest 2024:
1085kg grapes, about 850 bottles of wine being made by AxeHill Wine Cellar (Spekboom brand)
600kg of olives, produced 70litres of high quality extra virgin olive oil, and 180kg of table olives, currently in the brine (Spekboom brand)
