Perfect Hideaways Real Estate

Longing to buy in Italy? Imagine changing not just your address, but your daily rituals. Fresh pastries from the village. A walk through the vineyards before breakfast. Evenings shared over local wine beneath wide Tuscan skies. Sambuco sits within Borgo Fastelli – an ancient medieval hillside hamlet, once an 800-year-old hunter’s lodge and now thoughtfully restored as a small collection of beautiful stone homes. Here, centuries of history meet modern comfort, offering an effortless way to become part of one of Tuscany’s most enchanting landscapes.

Contact David Untiedt on [email protected] or +27 (0)82 888 1734 for details and the price.

Every extraordinary home begins with a piece of earth that captures your imagination. At The Sanctuary Private Reserve, on the San Sebastian Peninsula, opposite the celebrated Bazaruto Archipelago, these oceanfront plots offer the chance to create your own coastal retreat within a protected conservation landscape. Wake to the sound of the Indian Ocean, spend your days exploring wild beaches and turquoise waters, and become part of a place where conservation, community and nature come first. Your dream starts here.

Contact Helena Smith on [email protected] or +27 (0)72 190 9112 for all the details and the price.

Stone Country Estate has a habit of making plans unravel in the best possible way. Lunch drifts into dinner, one glass becomes two, and guests somehow always find a reason to stay another night. Just outside Wellington, and little more than an hour from Cape Town, this working wine estate brings together a lavish farmhouse, charming guest accommodation, a deli, award-winning wines and mountain views in every direction. It’s an invitation to embrace country living without leaving the city too far behind.

Contact Gayle Pullan on [email protected] or +27 (0)78 703 0241 for details and the price.

Mountain River Retreat feels like a place apart. Cradled by towering escarpment, ancient Afromontane forest, waterfalls and crystal-clear rivers, it already operates as a successful luxury tented lodge while offering compelling potential as a wellness retreat, yoga retreat or destination for holistic healing and restorative programmes. The infrastructure is in place. The landscape does much of the work. Yet despite its profound sense of seclusion, it’s just a few hours from Johannesburg and OR Tambo International Airport, close to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, and has its own private helipad for effortless fly-in access. Equally suited to local escapes, international wellness tourism and executive retreats.

Contact Gayle Pullan on [email protected] or +27 (0)78 703 0241.

In Botswana, nature still sets the pace.

This week, we're showcasing Limpopo-Lipadi – a vast private reserve in the Tuli Block where conservation and adventure go hand in hand – and Little Pan, an intimate retreat on the edge of the Okavango Delta, one of Africa's great wildernesses. Different in scale but united by a deep connection to nature, both offer something increasingly difficult to find: space, tranquillity and the privilege of living close to the wild.

Whether you're dreaming of owning your own bush retreat or investing in a share of one, we'd love to show you both. Explore them through the link in our bio.

MEET NELIA RETIEF! We’re delighted to welcome Nelia to the Perfect Hideaways Real Estate family.

With more than two decades in property and multiple real-estate awards under her belt, Nelia has built a reputation for listening carefully, trusting her instincts and matching people with homes that simply feel right. To Nelia, a perfect hideaway is a place of peace, privacy and a deep connection with nature. Those qualities can’t be measured on a floor plan; they’re something you feel the moment you arrive.

Nelia’s reach extends across the many extraordinary destinations represented by Perfect Hideaways Real Estate. We’re so looking forward to seeing the remarkable places – and people – she’ll bring together. Welcome, Nelia.

Chat to Nelia on [email protected] or +27 (0)82 899 2248.

Don’t miss Perfect Hideaways Living’s winter sale!

Shop online for some especially lovely goodies while stock lasts – up to 40% off on African Jacquard and selected ceramics from Lissa Claassens, Mervyn Gers and Corinne de Haas.

The only thing better than beautiful? Beautiful on sale! So, if it’s been sitting on your wishlist, we’re giving you a head’s up with this exciting news: be quick, now’s your chance!

FREE delivery for orders over R1 200 in South Africa. Link to shop below:

https://shop.perfecthideaways.co.za/