Wagendrift Farm was bought by the Van Der Westhuizen family in 2002. They bought new flair to the commercial farming business by erecting the Wagendrift Self Catering Lodge and Cottages. Nicola (Snr) retired from farming and handed over the family farm, Jakhalsdans at Loxton, to his son Nicola early in 2000 who still farm there today. After a few months of "retirement", Nicola (Snr) was eager to start farming again on a smaller scale. When he and his wife Bettie saw Wagendrift for the first time, they fell in love with the beautiful scenery and convinced his other two sons Lou and Cala to partner him in buying Wagendrift. The first two years Nicola Snr spent fencing the farm, making roads and supplying drinking water for the animals, while Bettie started to establish the garden. Over the next year the 3 cottages were built, one for each son and his family.

When Nicola Snr passed away in 2005 Lou and Cala decided that the beauty of Wagendrift should be experienced by anyone who wants to and decided to turn it into a guest farm. In 2007 the building of the main lodge was started and was completed early 2009. Apart from the various activities such as bird watching, hiking and mountain bike trails, motorcycle and 4x4 routes, and team building activities, the farm also has some zebra’s and very rare flora. Very recently a very rare species of aloe plants (Haworthias marxii) was re-discovered and named after Mr Gerhard Marx. There are currently only 2 localities known where this species is found, the first being Drielingskloof, where about 30 plants can be found in the cracks of a small hill and the second population being a small family of 9 plants found on Wagendrift Farm. These plants are of the most difficult Haworthias to recognise as one might easily walk right over it without noticing it. They grow very deep and are hidden underneath dead leaves and small Rhinobush twigs as well as in between rock cracks.