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From R 675 000

The Rest Nature Estate in Sonheuwel, Nelspruit (Mbombela)

300 Unit Types Available

The Rest Nature Estate

What better place to experience the great outdoors than at The Rest Nature Estate. Located in the beautiful Lowveld, Mpumalanga, our award winning estate offers the perfect lifestyle for young and old.

A winning recipe in creating a multi-generational living environment:

The Rest Nature Estate is located five minutes away from Mbombela's city centre. The elevated terrain offers magnificent views over the Lowveld mountains Originally the land belonged to the Nel family who founded Nelspruit and descendants of their family still live on the estate.

The Rest Nature Estate is 100% owned and financed by Sanlam Limited, Africa’s largest listed insurance company through their subsidiary Nelesco 569 (Pty) Limited. The development is managed by Second lifestyle, one of South Africa’s leading luxury residential developers. The Rest Nature Estate Home Owners Association is financially strong, fully equipped and professionally managed to run the estate on a day-to-day basis, for the benefit of homeowners.

An Award winning estate

Having been awarded a 5-star grading and voted The Best Residential Development in South Africa 2017/2018 in The International Africa and Arabia Property Awards, The Rest is currently starting the final stage of a four phase development.

In total approximately 1 200 residential stands ranging in size from 500 square metres up to 16 000 square metres are planned, divided into four phases located across the estate. Once completed, the estate will consist of 1,000 freehold homes and villas with stands ranging in size from 400 to 16,000 square metres. The Carissa and Combretum villages, which are sold out, incorporate a total of 402 stands under phase one. Albizia Village, which has an additional 251 stands ranging from 400 to 2,200 square metres, forms part of phase two and has only a few properties left to sell with exceptional views. Phase three and four consists of the Gordenia and Eugenia villages. Phase three has been serviced and 25% of erven have been transferred to buyers. Planning has already commenced on phase four.

The estate is home to large groups of mixed ages and cultures, including working professionals and foreign investors wishing to experience life in the lowveld. The safe, convenient, and restful lifestyle makes The Rest an attractive option to active retirees still living an active lifestyle.

Living at The Rest, they get to enjoy greater freedom, while still being close to their family within the estate and just two minutes from the nearby Mediclinic.

Amenities at The Rest include more than 20 kilometres of walking, MTB cycling and jogging tracks on the estate as well as five dams. Home owners have free access to the tennis courts at the Curro Private School within the estate, and a private bird sanctuary created in partnership with BirdLife South Africa. Planning is underway for the establishment of a clubhouse within the next few years.

Curro Nelspruit

The highly respected, private school, Curro Nelspruit, is situated at the main entrance to the estate, and caters for up to 1,250 pupils from nursery to Grade 12. Children living at The Rest have secure and easy access to Curro Nelspruit without leaving the estate. The Rest maintains a close relationship with Curro Nelspruit and supports it in many ways, including scholarships, sponsorships, prizes and equipment

Embracing nature in all its finest glory

Just over 100 hectares of the estate has been allocated as reserve and is home to a variety of wildlife. Johann Van Heerden, Estate Manager, and the HOA management team are responsible for all the natural areas and have established an active nature trust to ensure that the natural environment is protected.

State of the art technology for your security

Sanlam has invested heavily in the estate, including a state-of-the-art security offering, which is why The Rest is regarded as one of the most secure residential developments in the lowveld. There are 24/7 roving patrols, boomed access gates with biometric access control, thermal CCTV monitoring cameras around the entire perimeter, all backed up by a state of the art electrified security fence

Find your perfect stand or home

Go to the Interactive Sales Map which will show the location, size and price of the stands that are for sale. The price is dependent on the size of the stand footprint, the location within the estate and the magnificent views and outlook of each and every stand.

GET IN TOUCH sales@therest.co.za | 072 644 4955 | therest.co.za

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