The Main Farm House  (in summer the grass is green).   The entrance gates to the farm.

Alasil Farm is a working cattle and sheep farm with pastures, situated on the New Thorndale road (R763) and the Witwatersburg.

Facilities: We have;

• 3 spacious self catering cottages, each with on suite bathrooms, a lounge, a fire place and comfortably sleeps 4 people. 
• There is a fully equiped kitchen, with a large dining table, and a lounge with a large fire place. 
• There is a braai facility and also a large lapa under thatch, with magnificent views across the Swart River valley and of the Magaliesburg.
• There is a natural swimming pool water supplied from a spring which feeds a tributary of the Swart River. There is also waterfall which flows all year.

See the cottages.

See the views.

See the natural swimming pool and waterfall area.

The cottages with kitchen and lounge.                    The lapa (seen in winter with the grass dry).

What to do there:

Birding: For the extended area the SABAP2 birdlist indicates 178 species.  The farm birdlist currently records 131species for the summer season, there are plenty more to be found.

Farm Birdlist.

Walking: There are numerous walks on the farm. There are a number of dams and wetlands which attract water birds and waders. In the valley there is a resident pair of African Fish Eagles. The farm has rehabilitated grasslands, wetlands and water courses, bushveld, thicket and open hill habitats.

Game farm drive: There are 10kms of tracks to follow on a mixed cattle and game farm. The views are wonderful from the top of the hills.

Rounding up the sheep for the night.                             The cattle sheltering from the hot sun.

How to get there:

Alasil Farm is on the R763 road, just off the R24, travelling north west from Magaliesburg to Rustenburg. Only 1 1/2 hours by motor car from Johannesburg and Pretoria.

See the map.

For more information;

Contact:   Gael Barrable.

email:       gbarrable@mweb.co.za
cell:          083 379 2406