887Ha Farm For Sale in Uniondale Rural

Kammanassie Farm on Tender

The 887,8836Ha Kerte Rivier Farm 1/113 is situated in the Kammanassie Mountains. The Kammanassie Mountains (Kammanassieberge in Afrikaans) are a mountain range in the Western Cape, South Africa. The highest peak is Mannetjiesberg at 1,955 metres above sea level and the mountain range is one of the prominent east-west trending ranges composing the southern branch of the Cape Fold Belt. The farm is positioned 125 kilometers from George Airport, 30 kilometers from the closest town Uniondale, and 120 – 130 kilometres from Medi Clinic and schools.

The Kammanassie Mountains was formed as a result of north-south oriented compressive stress during the Cape Orogeny 123-200 million years ago. The Kammanassie mountain range comprises almost exclusively the resistant quartz arenites of the Table Mountain Group, overlain on the lower slopes by the shale of the Bokkeveld group. The Kammanassie Mountain is an inselberg in the Little Karoo between the Swartberg and Outeniqua mountains. The total area of the range which is managed as conservation area covers roughly 50 000 hectares of which almost 60% is state land with the remainder being privately owned.

The Kammanassie is situated in the Cape fold belt which borders the Southern Cape and is made up by formations of the Cape super group. Structurally the range forms a long, oval shaped dome. This has developed as a result of the compression and folding of the sedimentary rock. The mountain is asymmetrical, being steeper on the southern side. The geomorphology is largely determined by the underlying rock structure. Streams and rivers flow in deep narrow kloofs. The main rivers mainly have a north/south orientation. Those on the northern side flow into the Olifants River and those on the southern side into the Kammanassie River.

The farm Kerte River (33°37'18.8"S 22°58'45.0"E) is 887,8836 ha in size. The property is totally undeveloped and can be accessed from the air, on foot or 4x4 trail from the Dwarsfontein road ensuring a unique wilderness feel. No infrastructure is present, and the property is in a total natural state having only been used for periodic water usage.

The farm borders on the Kammanassie Nature reserve and is part of the Kammanassie Catchment Area as well as the Cape Floral Region Protected Area. The following vegetation types are found in the reserve: fynbos, waboom-veld (Protea nitida), arid fynbos, kloof shrubland, spekboomveld (Portulacaria afra) and afro-montane forest. The Kammanassie conebush (Leucadendron singulare) is endemic to the Kammanassie.

The reserve contains about 30 Cape Mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) as well as small populations of klipspringer, grey rhebok, common duiker, kudu, mountain reedbuck and chacma baboon occur on the reserve. Leopards frequent the mountains but are seldom seen.

A total of 66 bird species have been recorded. Sugarbirds are attracted by the flowers of protea and other fynbos species. Raptors such as the black eagle and jackal buzzard are common. Butterflies are abundant and 46 species have been recorded. The recently discovered Kammanassie blue (Omchrysops brinkmani) belongs to the same genus as the endangered Brenton blue and Karkloof blue.

The region is a trove of Khoisan history, the name means “Mountain of water” in the Khoisan language. The area is dotted with caves with many examples of rock art. We don’t know if there are any rock art on this farm, but it surely is something to explore. As nobody has lived on this farm permanently there might be lots of unknown hidden gems.

There are two rivers crossing over the property namely the Dwarsriver and Notsomriver. The flow of water and the storage capacity of the dam is unknown (measurements available on request) because the property has never been used for household or Agricultural purposes. The mountain is asymmetrical, being steeper on the southern side. The streams and rivers flow in deep narrow kloofs. The two rivers mainly have a north/south orientation, and they flow into the Kammanassie River.

The area receives rain throughout the year with an average annual rainfall of approximately 400-600 mm. Drier and warmer periods are from November to February. The average minimum temperature is 2°C and maximum is 29°C. The coolest months are from May to August.

Relevant information and maps:
• Portion 1 of Farm 113 Kerte River
• Coordinates: 33°37'18.8"S 22°58'45.0"E
• Size: 887,8836Ha
• Perimeter: +-21 kilometer
• Elevation to highest point +- 1 600m
• Dam Elevation +-825m

The new owner of this unique property will be part of land in South Africa that has been recognised as one of the most special places for plants in the world in terms of diversity, density and number of endemic species. The property is a highly distinctive phytogeographic unit which is regarded as one of the six Floral Kingdoms of the world and is by far the smallest and relatively the most diverse.

Looking for crisp clean water, abundance of clean air and even more fauna and flora than you can imagine this is a piece of heaven in the sought-after Western Cape.

Contact you agent for more information and join the Agrisell Tender process to be the proud owner of this Special Property. Viewing strictly by appointment, gates might be locked.

Tender closing date: 31 July 2025