Escape to Your very own Africa
Berchtesgaden is an African hideaway where guests get to experience Africa for what it truly is and as their very own. At Berchtesgaden, our luxurious chalets & lodge are only the start of this great experience where you have complete access to dozens of outdoor activities at the Ranch and a dozen more at the farming experience on our nearby Lifestyle Farm.
Berchtesgaden's extremely high client-return-rate stands testament to this fantastic destination specially designed to offer you the freedom to experience African Ranch- & Farm life as your very own. A mere 2 hours drive from Pretoria, there is no reason for you to go anywhere else.
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An African Hideaway
Berchtesgaden is the much-loved destination where local & international guests return year after year for one very simple reason. It is here where everyone can truly experience the African Wilderness & bush-life as your very own. The experience starts from the very centre of our private reserve, where the luxurious lodge area is securely located. Here you will find plenty of the always-included amenities and start your experience out onto the Ranch, Farm & surrounding adventures.
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Our secure lodge area is where your experience will start. Here you will find the majority of your always available amenities, plenty of fun activities, accommodations, the Boma & Lapa, Wellness Centre, and the office. From here you can embark out onto our Ranch for some game viewing or fishing, or you may choose to head on down to our sustainable Lifestyle Farm where we grow most of what you eat and offer some fun interactive opportunities for the whole family.
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For those who visit the African Bushveld, there has always been one particular need that no destination on the continent could satisfy. Berchtesgaden caters for those who wish to experience more than beautiful views, luxurious accommodations & great food. We offer all this & so much more. We have created a destination where, finally, you can experience Africa as your very own. Our Ranch is thus available, and we have designed activities in such a manner that our guests have exclusive access to that lifestyle. When you visit Berchtesgaden, you are visiting your second home tucked away in the heart of the Waterberg.
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The name – “Berchtesgaden” (The garden in the mountain)
Many moons ago my grandfather travelled Europe and among others ended in the Alps in the town called Berchtesgaden. It was a beautiful scene with the green grass valleys of the Alps and the bright multicolour flowers waving in the wind.
Back in the Eastern Cape where he farmed, he stood by the farm gate and looked up onto the hill where his house was at the top, only to see the hill around the house covered with the orange colour of the flowers of the aloes – he called his unto then nameless farm – Berchtesgaden.
We were still very young when moved to the Boland, a Province in South Africa where my dad nestled with a property on the edge of a botanical garden with the huge mountains of the Boland, one of the characteristics of the Boland, right behind it. This property became known as Berchtesgaden.
When Anneke and I bought our piece of Africa in the heart of the Bosveld in the Limpopo province this needed to get named as well but I was adamant that not another indigenous name. Not long after it was called Berchtesgaden, a name already in the family for decades and one that tells a story.
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Berchtesgaden
Vaalwater, Limpopo,
South Africa
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Vaalwater, 0530,
South Africa