Tijger Vallei at a glance
Pretoria with its wide streets lined with Jacaranda trees and beautiful old buildings offer homeowners prime properties in leafy suburbs or secure lifestyles in many top class estates.
The city has a vibey energy about it but still enjoys a more relaxed lifestyle, Pretoria is home to the National Zoological Gardens and the Pretoria National Botanical Garden, along with nature reserves such Groenkloof, Rietvlei, Moreleta Spruit, Faerie Glen, Wonderboom Nature Reserve and the Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary and many first-class Golf courses.
Located about 50km north of Johannesburg and surrounded by the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains, the city of Pretoria is South Africa's administrative capital and home to government departments, ministries, foreign embassies and diplomatic missions.
Pretoria's architectural highlights include the Union Buildings, National Heritage Site the Voortrekker Monument, Mahlamba Ndlopfu - the President's residence in Pretoria - the South African Reserve Bank, Loftus Versfeld sports stadium and the South African State Theatre.
Pretoria is also proud of its educational institutions: the University of South Africa (the largest distance learning university in Africa), the Tshwane University of Technology, University of Pretoria (Tukkies) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
Pretoria and its suburbs are not short of shopping destinations, with malls such as Atterbury, Brooklyn, Centurion, Hatfield, Kolonnade, Menlyn Park, Sammy Marks, Sunny Park, Woodlands, Wonderboom Junction and Wonderpark offering shoppers a host of choices.
Pretoria has a great balance of freehold and sectional title properties at competitive prices