I am seeking trade partners and investors in "Green Industries" who
are willing to put their money where their mouths are and invest in
and conserve our precious succulent Karoo as described by
http://haaspoortwolvefonteinkleinpoort.blogspot.com or
http://haaspoort.blogspot.com
and CAPE AQUATIC HUMATES displayed at :
http://capewaterhumate.blogspot.com/
The investments required start at ZAR 5 million in other words Five
Million Rand.
The Eastern Cape fast becoming a safari and eco-tourism paradise where
you can see the Big 5 and now lately the Big 7 rather and not get
Malaria since the Anopheles mosquitoes does not survive here .
Offered here are opportunities for individual properties available
here and or Sectional titles or RCI styled Resorts Condominiums , with
its perfect spring summer and autumn weather ,weather to die for at
the vicinity of Blaauwbosch Private Game Reserve and Haaspoort Private
bush camp.
Images of Blaauwbosch and surrounds by a lady who has visited recently
can be seen at this blog
http://jawahara.blogspot.com/2009/05/dazzle-n-pride-at-blaauwbosch-part-i.html
and more at :
http://jawahara.blogspot.com/2009/05/dazzle-n-pride-at-blaauwbosch-part-ii.html
This area is a traditionally used as crossbow and bow hunting area and
photographic safaris area where big game hunters can hunt some animals
often not found on the usual lists of animals conservation efforts
though seem to be moving towards no or less shooting or very selective
shooting.
Situated 1 and 1/2 hours from Port Elizabeth and strategically between
Jansenville and the intersection via Steytlerville, which incidentally
has a derelict airfield , over the concrete road to Willowmore
connects the Route 62 over Noorspoort and Baroe to the R75 between
Graaff reinet and Port Elizabeth
Haaspoort has spectacular views of Cockscomb Mountain Peak,the haunt
of the Cape vulture and lammergeiers occasionally ,the peak situated
at the base of which is a stunning gorge on the Grootriver at
Sandvlakte(colloquial terms for “Sandy Flats”) , & easy 4X 4 access to
Kouga Dam , Cambria Baviaanskloof and Gamtoes River Valley citrus
growing area and also is not very far from Glen Connor and Sap Kamma
Kirkwood's Sundays River valley Citrus growing area.
Biographically and eco-tourism conservation orientated and wisely set
amongst the western extremities of GreaterAddo national Park and
Eastern Extremities of Baviaanskloof Mega reserve area and planning
areas of both as done by Nelson Mandela Bay University Terrestrial
Ecosystems Program
Haaspoort ,situated a mere 15 kilometers away,as the crow flies, from
Lake Darlington formerly know as Lake Mentz this are is opportune to
be developed into a irrigation projects with flood and drought
mitigation aspects to it .
This locality is set in a Karroo area thus semi desert region of the
Eastern Cape it also is a transitional area from valley bush veld also
known as Albany subtropical thicket and Eastern Cape grasslands
regions of southern Africa.
Conservation of Aloe springbokvlaktensis and Euphoria
esculenta ,Euphorbia caput medusae and others (Vingerpol & Noors )and
Haworthia species and other species of succulent like “vygies”
drosanthemun and other species spectacular when in spring flower
Unique endemic avian life fauna and flora are key assets of this area
as well as specialized conservation efforts to secure the vistas.