This majestic, breathtakingly beautiful home is set on a 606 hectare private reserve in the heart of the Cape winelands. This magnificent property offers the ultimate retreat for buyers seeking a secluded, quiet haven with awe-inspiring, uninterrupted mountain views. This property is the epitome of unspoiled Africa, with wide open spaces and the best indigenous fauna and flora on display all year round.
Once inside the reserve, a veritable explosion of natural splendor and beauty awaits as abundant game including; Eland, Kudu, Springbok, Red hartebeest and Zebra can be seen from the 2.9 kilometer paved driveway to the main residence.
Upon entering the sanctuary of the residence grounds, an abundance of towering Acacia and Fever trees greet visitors with their distinctly African contours. Impressive rock-clad walls have been sourced from a local quarry and create...
This majestic, breathtakingly beautiful home is set on a 606 hectare private reserve in the heart of the Cape winelands. This magnificent property offers the ultimate retreat for buyers seeking a secluded, quiet haven with awe-inspiring, uninterrupted mountain views. This property is the epitome of unspoiled Africa, with wide open spaces and the best indigenous fauna and flora on display all year round.
Once inside the reserve, a veritable explosion of natural splendor and beauty awaits as abundant game including; Eland, Kudu, Springbok, Red hartebeest and Zebra can be seen from the 2.9 kilometer paved driveway to the main residence.
Upon entering the sanctuary of the residence grounds, an abundance of towering Acacia and Fever trees greet visitors with their distinctly African contours. Impressive rock-clad walls have been sourced from a local quarry and create an impressive architectural statement with water-feature ponds leading you to the entrance. Once inside, one is almost overcome by the scale and grandeur of the home’s design. Rooms are extravagantly spacious, yet intimately comfortable with various sitting rooms to enjoy the incomparable north-facing views of the mountain and the ‘Serengeti plains’ as the owner fondly refers to it.
The main residence offers three lavish en-suite bedrooms on the upper level of the home which can be accessed either via two unique staircases or an elevator. For your entertaining pleasure, various delightfully decorated lounges and sitting rooms on the interior and exterior offer majestic views. There is an expansive library, an entertainment room with billiard table, a music room with acoustically treated ceilings which opens up to another large dining and lounge area as well as two studies. An ‘entertaining’ kitchen features an arched ceiling, dining area, beautiful marble topped island, a Lacanche cooker and beautiful patios. The second ‘working’ kitchen offers a walk-in fridge, double Lacanche cooker, double built-in ovens, triple fridges, separate scullery, pantry room, crockery room, linen room, large laundry room and dumb waiter to upper level master suite as well as service courtyards to the rear. Two sets of double garages inter-lead into the home for additional convenience.
Outbuildings include a housekeeper’s cottage, a large barn building with two staff apartments above, a double storey guest cottage with a gym on the lower level and an entertainment clubhouse with a kitchenette and dining area overlooking a 20-metre natural pool.