Dear Reader

We have a very special proposition for any of your guests who are a nature & Africa enthusiast with the dream of having their own farm in Namibia/ Africa but being put off by the following:

1. The risk the land reform policy holds for “absentee landlords”;

2. An entire farm being an over-kill. All they want is to enjoy the bush and wildlife (as if on their own farm) with no management hassle and likely also only for a few months a year;

3. Farms tend to be far away from towns, posing problems for people who may prefer the proximity to a city with all amenities (incl. Hospitals etc.);

4. After arrival in Namibia don’t want to travel for hours before getting to “their” farm.

The 10 000 ha game ranch Ongos, which, with the exception of its location 15 km from Windhoek, perfectly fits this description from “Out of Africa – Karen Blixen: “The views were immensely wide – Everything that you saw made for greatness and freedom......You woke up in the morning and thought: Here I am, where I ought to be”.

In spite of its proximity to Windhoek, the farm is visually shielded from the city by a couple of mountains, thus still offering a real bush experience. There are no traversing public roads making this a very private place.

Nature enthusiasts have the opportunity of teaming up with veterinarian Ulf Tubbesing to make a meaningful contribution towards conservation. At the same time they can “make their dream come true” by getting the opportunity to a hassle free life in the bush!

Units are available to 24 investors only (20 left), making this a strategic and symbiotic partnership between nature enthusiasts. Each investor is entitled to build a residence on the scenic site of his choice. Architectural guidelines ensure that the buildings blend in with the natural environment. Residential units are visually shielded from each other. The restricted occupancy guarantees minimized environmental impact and exclusivity for the resident. (NOTE: This project is very exclusive and nature conscious and can thus not be compared to any “similar” developments in Namibia e.g. on the airport road!)

Ongos Wilderness is professionally managed with the rest of the farm by Ulf Tubbesing. Preservation of habitat and biodiversity are our main objectives. Residents have traversing rights over the entire farm and thus benefit from being part of a much greater area. The rest of the farm will be used for low number/impact eco-tourism.

Ongos has a very scenic and varied landscape with habitat types supporting a big variety of plants and large numbers of game of various endemic species. Over 2000 head of large game, ranging from Giraffe, Oryx, Eland, Kudu, Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Burchell as well as Hartmann zebra roam freely. Warthog and the smaller antelope (Duiker, Steenbok, Klipspringer, and Springbok) push the head count to over 3500. The farm also supports a healthy population of predators (Leopard, Cheetah, Caracal and Brown Hyena) as well as numerous smaller game species and a very rich bird life (incl. Water birds like Fish Eagle and Pelican - due to a constant running river and the many dams).

We encourage the owners to participate with game ranching. Part of the investment will be utilized to purchase and build breeding herds of rare and endangered game species (e.g. Roan and Sable antelope, Rhino) thus actively involving the owners. Revenues from this program should, in the medium term, pay for the upkeep of the entire area and may even pay dividends to the owners.

Assistance in obtaining residence permits!! We will assist shareholders to process their applications through the Investment Centre, where the staff is supportive of our project.

For more information please contact us: e-mail: website@mweb.com.na. If you supply us with a postal address we can send you high quality colour brochures. An electronic version of this brochure is also available (388 kB).