In 1908 pioneer and farmer Siegfried von Seydlitz immigrated from Germany to what was then still German South West Africa. He bought farm Schönfeld as uncultivated land in 1914 from the colonial government. Before that, the land belonged to nobody, but was inhabited only by nomad bushman. Today almost 100 years later, Schönfeld is one of the few farms that is still in possession of its first settler family.



From 1986 onward Schönfeld evolved from a cattle and sheep farm to a game and guest farm. Since 1996 there has been no livestock on the 11,000 hectare (27,500 acre) property. On game drives, scenic walks or even from the veranda you can watch a wide variety of game species. Endangered and rare species such as the Black Rhino, Giraffe, Zebra, Eland, Sable, Roan, and the tiny Damara Dik-Dik are also found on Schönfeld.