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GETTING THERE Goose Valley is situated amongst pristine Fynbos between the N2 National Road and the Keurbooms Estuary, just 2km to the North of Plettenberg Bay town centre. Goose Valley is 104kms from George International Airport and the magnificent scenic route along the N2 highway with its towering mountains, beautiful lakes and spectacular indigenous forests, is quickly covered in just 75 minutes by car. Charter flights can be arranged to fly directly into Plettenberg Bay Airport. It is expected that a national airline will soon commence daily passenger flights from Johannesburg to Plettenberg Bay. Transport can be arranged from George airport to Plettenberg Bay. The coastal road is in excellent condition and many tourists choose to hire a motor vehicle at the airport from rental companies such as Avis & Hertz and enjoy a picturesque drive to Plett.
ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
The Goose Valley Golf Estate consists of three different housing developments. The first, completed in 1996 is the 272 Unit Goose Valley Sectional Title Scheme; the second, Turtle Creek Golf Estate, has 60 freehold homes for which stands were released in 2002; and the third, Fairway Close Private Estate, has 13 homes, for which 13 freehold housing stands were released in 2004. The three developments are as follows:
1. Goose Valley Sectional Title Scheme The Goose Valley Sectional Title development comprises 2, 3 and 4 Bedroom condominiums (apartments) that are individually owned. The scheme has a Homeowners Association managed by a General Manager with maintenance, gardens, administration and security teams reporting to him. This development offers accommodation in units that have between 78 and 120 square meters of floor space.
2. Turtle Creek Golf Estate Turtle Creek is on the south side of the Goose Valley Golf Course. Homes are individually owned with freehold title to each property. The homes each occupy a freehold stand of between 700 and 1000 square meters and the size of houses varies between 300 and 700 square meters. Turtle Creek has a Mediterranean design theme.
3. Fairway Close Private Estate Fairway Close is a small freehold housing estate, and has a design theme based on New England / Cape Cod styled homes. Fairway Close in on the north side of the golf course. The size of homes varies between 300 and 500 sqaure metres on freehold stands of 700 to 1000 square metres.
GENERAL All three developments liaise closely with one another, contributing to overall homeowner harmony on the Estate. International golfing icon, Gary Player, is also a homeowner. The player holiday home has been at Goose Valley for more than 25 years, and resulted in Gary deciding to surround his family home with a world class golf course. All home owners are automatically members of the Golf Club and their annual golf subscriptions are included in their monthly Homeowner Association levies. Security The Estate employs its own Security Manager and security is the best available in Plettenberg Bay. The entire Golf Estate is surrounded by an electrified palisade fence which is zoned and controlled by computer from the security office. There is 24-hour patrolled security, both on foot and via quad bikes, and video cameras keep a record of all people entering or leaving the Estate.
Management Errol Walsh is the Goose Valley Estate General Manager. Errol always goes out of his way to keep all owners and visitors happy. He has highly competent staff reporting to him, including the Security Manager, Maintenance Manager, Gardens Manager and Administration Manager. Benefits of ownership: Golf There is no entrance fee for owner members, who receive two free membership entrances; a primary and a secondary membership. Annual golf subscriptions are extremely attractive and Goose Valley is without doubt the best value for money golf course in South Africa. Owner members' green fees are very attractive.
Wildlife Goose Valley is an indigenous estate with incredible diversity of fauna and flora. The Estate is home to small duiker (buck) and rare tortoises. Guinea Fowl and many other birds, from the large Burchell's Coucal to small Sunbirds. More than 100 bird species have been recorded on the Estate. In the mornings and evenings Mongooses sometimes pop out the bush to be fed tidbits by owners.
Family orientated Goose Valley is great for kids and the Golf Club is open to all. A relaxing family orientated environment ensures a memorable experience. There is a squash court, two tennis courts and a lovely rim-flow swimming pool overlooking the Bay. Jungle gyms and swings are enjoyed by the kiddies. Goose Valley is great for walking or jogging and nothing beats the peace of living on this golf course in the most beautiful part of our Planet. There is also direct access to the Keurbooms Estuary which is part of the National Park under administration of Cape Nature Conservation. The estuary is safe and great for swimming, boating and fishing and is also home to the rare Knysna Sea Horse. The Pansy Shell, the emblem of Plettenberg Bay, also breeds in the Estuary and boating is therefore restricted in certain parts of the river to 10 kph. Jet boats are not allowed. Investment Returns Investment returns at Goose Valley are excellent with minimum annual growth thus far being more than 15% per annum. In fact average investment growth over the past 10 years has been 20% per annum! Excellent rental returns are also available to investors who wish to purchase property on a Buy-to-Let basis. Many owners let their properties at certain times of the year and apartments and houses are always available. Goose Valley is a great self-catering base for anyone to experience the most amazing and cost effective holiday on the Garden Route.
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