All you need to know about Moditlo

The Moditlo Private Game Reserve contributes 3 300 ha to the Blue Canyon Conservancy. Situated just 12 km outside Hoedspruit, the area hosts the highest concentration of private and national game reserves and conservation areas in South Africa.

The Moditlo Private Game Reserve was established in 2006. Today the average sales price for a 1 ha stand lies at ZAR 400 000 while some stands with outstanding positions have achieved prices of up to ZAR 750 000. Stands which are not along the river systems are laid out in carousels which feature a waterhole in the centre. Many carousel stands as well as river stands have outstanding mountain views.

The reserve is a Big 4 reserve with the absence of buffalo. The reserve supports an impressive amount of game like Hippopotamus, Cheetah, Giraffe, Zebra, Waterbuck, Kudu, Wildebeest, Impala, Warthog, and several more species of smaller game. African Wild Dogs are also regular visitors.

FAUNA AND FLORA

Moditlo Estate has 2 perennial rivers, the Moditlo and the Mbezi. In the riverine regions one can see huge sycamore figs, jackal-berry and weeping boer-bean trees. Because of the high water table on the estate, flora is exceptional and there are 2 distinct types of eco-zones. The Northern thornveld eco-zone and the Southern bushwillow Woodlands eco-zone. 

With game in abundance and more than 40 mammal species, 300 bird species and over 50 bushveld tree species Moditlo is fast becoming the new lifestyle destination!

The R 40 and the railway line run on the Eastern border while on the Northern and Western side it opens up to the Blue Canyon Conservancy of more than 12 000 hectares. In the South, Moditlo borders onto a Private Game Reserve.

While owners can traverse on the residential area of Moditlo Estate, approximately 1 000 ha have been set aside as a wilderness zone with restricted access in designated game viewing vehicles.

INFRASTRUCTURE:

• All stands are serviced with an electricity and water point
• Eskom electricity and water reticulation installed underground
• Electrified fences
• Own water supply is secured through boreholes and water is pumped to a 1 million litre reservoir via automated telemetric system    
• Biometric controlled access gates and 24hrs security control room

LAYOUT:

There are a total of 474 stands all roughly 1 ha in size. The reserve consists of 3 farm portions, namely: Moria, Hoedspruit and Riversdale.

Moria forms the largest portion and has a total of 242 stands while Hoedspruit and Riversdale have 116 stands each.

GOOD TO KNOW

• ​All stands are serviced with an electricity and water point
• Eskom electricity reticulation installed underground
• Electrified fences
• Own water supply is secured through boreholes and water is pumped to a 1 million litre reservoir via automated telemetric system
• Biometric controlled access gates and 24hrs security control room

HOUSES

So far just under 40 houses have been completed with another 8 currently under construction. Houses built on the estate follow strict building rules, with thatch and Harvey tiling currently being the only approved roof types. Homes will also need to have a minimum floor size of 250 sqm under roof, resulting in large lifestyle properties being built.