Majestic Mountains Frame a Rare Robertson Game Farm
Tortoise Hill is a remarkable 663-hectare game and lifestyle farm for sale in the historic Klaasvoogds Valley, where privacy, scale and natural beauty converge in the heart of the Robertson Valley.
The approach sets the tone. As the valley opens, a deep calm settles in. Long horizons, shifting light and big skies define this landscape — a place where time slows and the outside world gently recedes. This is not simply land; it is space, intention and presence.
The farm unfolds in two complementary parts. At its heart lies Goedevetrou, the cultivated centre with homesteads, gardens and established infrastructure. Beyond it stretches over 600 hectares of pristine wilderness, protected as a private reserve where renosterveld and fynbos
blanket the slopes in seasonal colour.
Wildlife moves freely across the land, including zebra, springbok, eland, kudu and red hartebeest. Leopard tortoises — the farm’s namesake — appear quietly along the tracks. Mountains frame every view, reinforcing the sense of scale and solitude.
The main residence, completed in 2014, is substantial yet warmly inviting. Designed as a family retreat, it offers three en-suite bedrooms, generous living spaces and seamless indoor-outdoor flow. A double-storey library, two studies, games room with cinema, music room and multiple fireplaces create a home equally suited to retreat or entertaining. Two kitchens, a lift, dumb waiter and extensive back-of-house facilities add discreet functionality, while Langeberg mountain views anchor almost every room.
Additional accommodation includes a self-contained guesthouse with gym, a manager’s house, two flatlets and staff accommodation. A pool house overlooks an eco lap pool set within landscaped gardens, complemented by a vegetable garden and irrigated grounds that support a self-sufficient lifestyle.
Zoned agricultural, Tortoise Hill offers exceptional flexibility. It is ideally suited as a private family estate, boutique lodge or conservation-led reserve, with further potential (subject to approvals) for a lifestyle or game-share development.
Located close to Robertson’s wine farms and olive estates, yet quietly removed from the bustle, this is a Cape Winelands country estate of rare balance — between wilderness and cultivation, comfort and restraint.
Tortoise Hill is not a farm that reveals itself all at once. It is a holding of depth and meaning, waiting patiently for its next custodian.
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