Unique river property in Botswana
North-East
€190,000 ID: 171099.JPG)
A unique property along the Boteti River, between the Okavango Delta and the Mkgadikgadi and Nxai Salt Pans – within close range of Botswana’s best game reserves. A small and idyllic paradise, only 35kms away from Maun, full of birdlife, with hippos, elephants and other wildlife regularly passing by.
The stone house is thatched with durable Cape Reed and has a large veranda looking out over the Boteti lagoon with normally water all year round and a resident pod of hippos. The large living area has beautiful oak flooring, extending to the cosy kitchen with its outside storeroom, and large doors opening to the veranda and garden. The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom with shower/bath, opening to a small walled garden with outside shower. On the other side is a second bedroom and a bathroom with shower/bath. The cosy mezzanine can be used as home office and/or extra sleeping space.
From the house, steps lead down to the recently renovated swimming pool, set amidst lush green and featured by two large Jackalberry trees. Further down is a large fire/barbecue pit with benches all around and a large wooden deck from where you can enjoy the beautiful sunsets. The 2-floor thatched river tent next to the deck has a toilet, bath and basin. There also is an outside shower behind the tent.
Other structures on the property are a shed with adjoining carport, a ‘billtong room’ (alias workshop) and a pump house. Total surface of buildings is 371 m2.
The garden features several large trees such as Jackalberries, Birdplums, Camelthorns and a young Baobab, and has several Bougainvillea and other plants, providing flowers most of the year.
The property runs completely on solar energy, has a solar geyser and a solar-powered borehole pumping into an elevated tank from which the water is gravity-fed to the house, the river tent and the in-ground irrigation system that also runs directly on water pumped from the river.
The property measures 3,353m2, is fenced and has a CCTV and alarm system.
Features
Stone house with Cape-reed thatch
Large open-plan living / dining / TV room with oak floor, ceiling fan, curtain rods
Open-plan kitchen with steel & wood finishes, oak floor, breakfast bar, fridge/freezer combination, gas stove, opening to kitchen patio with pantry and back garden
Master bedroom with tile flooring, ceiling fan, large floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking garden and river, walk-through wardrobe, ensuite bathroom with toilet, basin, bath and outside shower in small private garden
Second bedroom with tiled floor
Second bathroom with bath/shower, toilet and basin on tiled floor
Mezzanine for office / hobby / extra sleeping space with wooden floor
Steel French doors and windows, most of them with curtain rods and artistic steel security panels
Swimming pool, rebuilt in 2022, concrete with fiberglass
Solar electricity system with solar panels, inverter, charge controller, 2 batteries
Solar geyser with 200L tank.
Botswana Transfer Duty tax is 10-15% for non citizens.
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Details
- Property Type
- Villa
- Status
- Ecological
- Stories / levels
- 2
- Total living m2
- 263 m²
- Plot size m2
- 3,353 m²
- Orientation
- All directions
- Scenery
- River
- Security
- Yes
- Sewage
- Septic Tank
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Room information
- Total number of rooms
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 3
- En-suite bathrooms
- 1
- All bathrooms
- 3
- Toilets
- 3
- Storage room
- yes
- Open kitchen
- yes
- Fully equipped bathroom
- yes
- Covered Patio
- yes
- Tiled floors
- yes
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Special features
- Security systems
- Private Terrace
- Swimming pool
- Covered Terrace
- Gardens
- Fitted Wardrobes
- Workshop
- Guesthouse
- Barn
- Irrigation system
- Outdoor shower
- Satellite dish
- Extra wide doors
- Fruit trees
- Security cameras
- Solar hotwater
- Garden lights
- Exterior Lights
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Services in the area
- Supermarket 35 km
- Shopping Center 35 km
- Dining out 2 km
- Hospital 35 km
- Airport 35 km
- River 0.01 km