When the Polo Estate project was conceived, the developers and their financiers set out to find a site that is characterised by all the trappings of exclusivity associated with the Game of Polo, yet the area had to be free of equine disease.

After combing the South African countryside for a site that would have a distinctively grandiose backdrop, excessive space and be in close proximity to major centres and the best attractions the country has to offer, attention settled on the picturesque town of Dullstroom.

Dullstroom had all the right ingredients to make the perfect Polo tournament hideaway. One of a small groups of towns that provide the gateway to the Kruger National Park, the surrounding woodlands, mountains and natural wonders that come with this piece of paradise, infused the project with an air of excitement. This excitement would later translate into the coming on board of international players such as Investec Bank and Rolls Royce.

And this is how the story of the marriage between Polo and Dullstroom all began.