STAY · GROW · EAT · EXPLORE

A working homestead
outside Gaborone

Sleep on the farm. Work from the countryside. Eat what we're growing. Bring the family. Come for the day. Or stay a little longer.

Gakutlo Farms, After Metsimotlhabe · 25 km from Gaborone

Now at the Hideout

September 2026

01

Watermelons are in the ground

Our first 0.5 ha watermelon block was planted between 27 August and 4 September. First commercial crop.

02

The next field is being prepared

Another 0.5 ha is being prepared for tomatoes, chillies, pumpkins and more.

03

The nursery is growing

Tomatoes, pumpkins and potatoes are being developed for the next planting cycle.

04

The Hideout is taking shape

The outdoor kitchen is built. The entertainment area beneath the main chalet is ready. The outdoor shower and toilet are already in use. We're now finishing the surrounding spaces.

Live from the farm

Weather at the Hideout

Explore the layout

The Hideout map

Click any zone to learn more about what's happening there.

The Hideout

A farm in progress

A working homestead being built in public — part farm, part retreat, part outdoor living space, part experiment in building a different kind of life in Botswana.

Adiva's Hideout masterplan showing farm layout with watermelon field, nursery, chalets, and entertainment area

See the farm

Virtual tour

Pan around the Hideout. 360° views coming soon with real photography.

The bigger picture

Learn here

Learn to Farm

Spend a morning or afternoon learning from people who actually grow food. Soil preparation, planting, irrigation, harvesting, farm economics.

Instructor announced per session

The Lookout

Climb up, slow down and look across the farm. Birds, sunsets, weather, changing fields, treeline, stars, quiet.

You're selling perspective

Research + Technology Residency

AI · Agriculture · Robotics · Climate · Energy · Rural technology. Come to the farm to build something.

A physical laboratory

A base for the road south

Adiva's Hideout sits outside Gaborone, making it a practical place to pause before continuing south toward South Africa — or to begin a longer journey into Botswana's interior.

Come into the Hideout.

Stay · Visit · Grow · Eat · Explore

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