 For many searching for their dream home, the journey begins at Private Property. The website boasts a wide variety of estate property options, including some of the most sought-after areas in the Jacaranda city. The large open spaces and leafy neighborhoods of Pretoria East offer a tranquil escape for those that work in the city. Right on the doorstep of the suburb is Hazeldeen Valley Trails, where outdoor enthusiasts can connect with nature, enjoy fresh air and exercise. Hello, my name is Evelyn Buerta. We're here at Hazeldeen Valley Trails, where I really enjoy to come and cycle here in the bush felt. What makes the trail so ideal is that they're so close to Pretoria, riding distance from Silver Lakes, and we've also got a dedicated trail running route, so people who prefer to come and run on the trails. And on the weekend we have the Cowhouse Market, which is every Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 4, and on the last Saturday of every month is the Night Market, which carries on until 10 in the evening. When I was growing up here, it was just farmland, but now it's got quite a lot more built up, so we're really privileged to have the best of both worlds, where we can come and ride on the farm and enjoy the bush felt, but then just a few kilometers away we've got shopping centres and anything you could want in terms of shops. At the Grove Mall, apart from all the shops there, they've got an ice rink, so if the kids get bored they can go and skate there, and it's quite a privilege to have an ice rink nearby. Just up the road we have the Farm Inn, where they have some really spectacular wildlife. My kids absolutely love going there for a game drive, because they love the tigers and the lions and all sorts of exotic predators and other rare animals. One of the most important things in life is the education of your children, which makes us very fortunate to have the Curio School and the Curio College literally just down the road. Pretoria East attracts young professionals and young families, and boasts estates like Lombardi, Six Fountains and Savannah Country Estate. An extremely popular choice though is Silver Lakes Golf Estate, one of the first residential golf estates in the country. Its name comes from the various lakes in and around the community. I'm Madeleine David. I'm the latest captain at Silver Lakes Golf Estate, and I've been living in Silver Lakes for the past 10 years. We have a variety of activities that we offer our owners, where they can join different clubs and the studio for pilates or yoga or rebound or even join the Golf Academy for golf lessons. We love their estate. We moved here because of the wonderful, festive, vibrant community that it has. At the Golf Clubhouse, we have the most beautiful views of our lakes and our waterholes that's specifically been placed strategically on the golf course by Peter Makovic, who obviously is the world-renowned golf designer. We have our beautiful game reserve, which hosts a variety of small game, and it offers the ideal place for us to go and picnic and do some fishing and cycling through the wild areas and the bush felt. So a completely different view to the normal golf course scene. One of our treats is that our kids drive to school with their golf carts, or they can go with bicycles and it's just next door, so it's easy access for them. We love living this lifestyle because it offers us the opportunity of a safe, comfortable, dream environment where people can focus on buying their first home, settling with their family and enjoying the best days of our lives with our kids. Silver Lakes is like heaven on earth. My name is Mark Nisbur and I'm from Remax. I've been in the industry for about 15 years in Silver Lakes, actively working for about 9 years. Why people buy into Silver Lakes? Besides the fact that they feel very secure, we have so many things to do. In Silver Lakes, you've got a wide variety of options for sale. We have a retirement village of sectional title units, a townhouse complex inside the golf estate. The entry-level full title home in Silver Lakes, you will be paying 3.5 to 3.7. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms with a double garage and maybe a domestic quarters on a decent stand of 1,000 square meters. Silver Lakes has been one of the first security golf estates in South Africa. Over 1,640 properties, we have a wide variety of styles, Tuscan, modern, contemporary, classic as well as the ultra-modern style. Silver Lakes is the estate to live in. If you're looking for tranquil living, safety and lots of things to do, this would be it. At Silver Lakes, community and family are celebrated and life is lived to the full. To find your dream home at Silver Lakes, visit privateproperty.co.za. Private property, a home for everyone.