Experience
40 Acres Differently
Come for a stay, a day visit or a group experience that lets you slow down, explore 40 Acres as it is today and help shape what it could become.
WHAT REGENERATIVE TRAVEL MEANS HERE
More Than a Stay
Together with N’KUMI Impact Solutions, we’re beginning by listening: to the land, its biodiversity, the people connected to it and those who visit.
Enjoy 40 Acres as it is today, with time to slow down, observe and discover. What you notice and share can help us understand what should come next.
EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES
Discover What Could Take Shape Here
From the landscape and food to stories, spaces and shared learning, explore what interests you. Some experiences can be arranged around what is possible today; others will develop through collaboration, specialist knowledge and experimentation.
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What does this landscape reveal, and what does it need?
Take time to notice the soil, water, plants and wildlife at 40 Acres. Through walks, observation and conversation, explore what exists today and what might help the landscape thrive.
Ideas around planting, habitat and water restoration will develop with the right expertise. Practical activities will depend on what is suitable and available during your visit.
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What could a meal tell us about this place?
Explore the connections between food, water, soil, people and livelihoods, from questions about what 40 Acres could grow to curated tables and conversations around food.
Come as a guest or propose something with your own group. Menus, contributors and activities will be shaped around each experience.
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Whose stories help us understand this place?
We welcome collaborations with storytellers, cultural practitioners and local or Indigenous knowledge holders who choose how their knowledge is shared, represented and valued.
Through stories and conversation, visitors can explore different relationships with land, memory and livelihoods.
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Space to pause, notice and reconnect.
Enjoy time away, quiet moments outdoors and a different pace. We also welcome enquiries from wellbeing practitioners looking for a setting for their groups.
Where reflection forms part of the experience, it sits alongside plenty of time to simply enjoy being at 40 Acres.
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Bring your questions into a real place.
Corporate teams, educators and study groups can explore sustainability, collaboration and regenerative possibilities through the everyday realities of 40 Acres.
Come with your own programme or explore one with N’KUMI, shaped around what your group wants to achieve.
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Every part of the stay can open a question.
How do the rooms feel? Where does the food come from? How are water and materials used? What relationships connect the property with its neighbours?
Experience 40 Acres as it is today, then help us imagine how its spaces and practices could evolve. No specialist knowledge is needed, just curiosity and thoughtful observation.
Bring Your Group. Create Something Meaningful.
Planning a workshop, retreat, curated table, learning visit or team experience?
40 Acres can host carefully arranged day visits, overnight stays and gatherings, with space, hospitality and programme support shaped around your needs and what the property can comfortably accommodate.
Group activities are planned around property availability and the privacy and comfort of guests already staying at 40 Acres.
Your Experience Starts With a Conversation
01. Share Your Plans
Tell us about your visit, group or proposed activity, and what would make the experience worthwhile.
02. Shape It Together
We explore a suitable format, what 40 Acres can support and whether you need hospitality, hosting or programme design.
03. Agree on the Details
Together, we confirm dates, facilities, accommodation where needed, costs and any agreed participation or reflection activities.
04. Experience 40 Acres
Enjoy your time here. Where agreed, listen, observe and share reflections that help shape what comes next.
THE 40 ACRES LIVING LAB
A Place to Test, Learn and Regenerate
What could 40 Acres become, and how could your time here help shape it?
Together with N’KUMI Impact Solutions, we’re starting by listening: to the land, the people connected to it and everyone who visits.
Experience the property as it is today. Notice the landscape, water, wildlife, food, buildings and everyday hospitality. Share what stands out, what matters to you and what you imagine could be different.
Those observations can sit alongside local knowledge, staff experience and specialist expertise to help us decide what to explore and test next.
No specialist knowledge is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to notice.
Guided by Doughnut Economics
We ask how 40 Acres can support people’s wellbeing and fair livelihoods while caring for nature and the wider systems it depends on.
That lens helps us think about food, water, buildings, purchasing, hospitality and local relationships, and decide which ideas are worth exploring next.
THE 40 ACRES LIVING LAB
A Place to Test, Learn and Regenerate
When you visit 40 Acres, you're not just a guest -- you're part of a living learning journey.
REGENERATIVE TOURISM IN PRACTICE
Starting with Place
At 40 Acres, N’KUMI is exploring how a guest farm can grow while helping to strengthen the place it depends on.
In this film, Rodney and Muheti share the questions guiding that work: how to care for water and biodiversity, create more local opportunity, and let the knowledge of the Magaliesberg shape what guests experience. We’re starting with the place and the people connected to it, then learning through what we try.
START YOUR EXPERIENCE
Interested in Visiting or Bringing Your Group to 40 Acres?
Come for a stay, a day experience, a gathering or a place-based programme. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll explore the possibilities with you.
We’re starting by listening, so where it forms part of your experience, we may invite you to notice the place and share reflections on what it could become. Time to relax, discover and connect remains part of the experience.
“And science isn't the only knowledge that matters. Local knowledge, lived experience and knowledge carried across generations also need to shape what comes next.”
Muheti | Founder | N’KUMI
