Submitted by mahesh_admin on July 17, 2023
Bioprospecting Ecotourism
R5 Million - R20 Million
KwaZulu-Natal
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Kameelkop Game Reserve
Short Description
This is a profitable game farm that forms an ecotourism partnership with the Boschoek community which secures nature for future generations whilst contributing towards the wellbeing and development of the community.

Goal

Building adequate capacity to provide a broad range of services in hunting, eco-tourism and recreation, meat processing and regenerative livestock production and to exploit supply chain opportunities. Prioritise investment marketing of offerings and work towards regenerative livestock and game farming and conservation.

Investment Range / ROI

R5 Million - R20 Million 
ROI - 16% pa

Public or Private Sector

This is a Private Sector Opportunity

Investment Readiness

Environment & Social Impact

• Ecotourism Development
• Job Creation
• Skills Development
• SMME Development
• Expansion of Protected Areas 

SDGs

Investment Opportunity at a Glance

 

Land Ownership and Governance

Land Ownership

Fully Restituted land with title deeds
100% owned by the Boschoek Community Trust (BCT), for the Boschoek Community.

 

Governance Structure

Community Property Association
Joint Venture partnership between the CPA and BONO Holdings creates Alldays Development (Pty) Ltd, which drives the business under Board Leadership.

Land Size

2000 Hectares

Location

KwaZulu-Natal

Investment Opportunity Assessment

Wildlife Economy


Core Operations

  • Ranching and related value chain
  • Safari and ecotourism value chain
  • Game meat value chain

 

Activities

Trophy hunting is available - part or all of the hunted animal can be kept as a hunting trophy.
Game meat sales, additional income is obtained through biltong sales.

Ecotourism


Core Operations

  • Accommodation
  • Safaris

 

Activities

Kameelkop offers a self-catering lodge which is used largely to accommodate hunting guests.
Accommodation in three chalets (6 beds).
Game drives are available for hunting guests.

Investment Opportunities

 

  • Marketing to encourage tourists for accommodation and ecotourism activities outside of core hunting seasons
  • Purchasing game stocks
  • Purchasing of cattle for ranching
  • Infrastructure upgrades for fencing
  • Build an abattoir with cold room to process game and beef

Investment Requirements

 

Investment Range Required
‍R5 million - R20 million

Type of Investment Required
‍Capital Expenditure
Infrastructure Funding
Working Capital

Funding Type for Financial Requirements
Equity, Debt, Grant

Non-Financial Requirements
Technical services
Capacity building

Value Proposition and Enablers

 

Value Proposition

  • Good partnerships with the KwaZulu-Natal Hunting Shooting and Conservation Association
  • Community-owned land with no legal disputeS
  • Expansion of protected land
  • Existing lodge with 6 beds
  • Proposed Biodiversity site
  • Existing wildlife stock
  • Established governance structure

 

Key  Enablers

  • Create and build an online presence including a website, social media and proactive marketing plan
  • Investment in cattle is a priority to develop additional parallel income to existing hunting operations
  • Targeted investment to increase game numbers are needed to sustain hunting and generate meaningful profit

Business Operations

Ecological infrastructure

Bioprospecting

Primary Customers

 

Local & international hunters.
Venison & commercial meat and retail distributors.

Active Business Entities

 

The reserve is managed by Ebuwahlanga Enterprises which was established in 2020 and is owned by BCT(50% Share), a Private Company (20% Share), Employees (20% Share) and Management Staff (10% share).

Hunhu Solutions is a 20% shareholder and commercial partner. Hunhu seconds the Managing Director of EE and leads operations under contract.

About this Opportunity

 

KameelKop is located close to the well-known Nambiti Big 5 Private Game Reserve near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal.  

A community of approximately 600 kraals previously lived on the site but were forcibly removed from the site 54 years ago.  The site was then run as a successful game farm/livestock ranch before being returned to the community following a formal restitution process some 15 years ago.  At this point, the community decided to retain the property as a game farm and to re-settle on other areas included in their restitution claim.  

Since then the reserve has been managed as a game farm, with hunting being the main income stream.   As such, there is an urgent need to start generating profits from the farm which have been earmarked for building a creche whilst future needs include investments in boreholes, solar panels & food gardens.

The community seeks to partner with investors in building capacity to provide high-quality service to their hunting and tourism customers. The proposed regenerative commercial livestock farming & conservation model at Kameelkop will boost throughput & complement the current game meat, droëwors and biltong processing operations.

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