Val de Vie Estate

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Val de Vie Estate

"Valley of Life"
Founder	Martin Venter
Key people	Martin Venter (Founder and CEO), Ryk Neethling
Products	Property
Website	www.valdevie.co.za

Val de Vie Estate (from French "Valley of Life") is a residential estate occupying 917 hectares (2,270 acres) situated between Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands of South Africa.^[1][2]

The estate encompasses various neighbourhoods each with its own characteristics, surrounded by vineyards, polo fields, natural fynbos vegetation, parks, lakes and mountains.^[3]

The estate is known for its world class polo facilities, Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, mountain bike trails and L’Huguenot wine cellar.^[4]

Home to the “Safest House in Africa”,^{[5] [6]} Val de Vie Estate has been named the number one residential estate in South Africa by New World Wealth for 5 consecutive years from 2015 to 2019.^[7][8]

Val de Vie Estate has also received awards for the Best Individual Residence in South Africa (2019),^[9][10] best Multigenerational Resort in the World (2018),^[11] Best Residential Development in South Africa (2020),^[12] as well as both Best Leisure Development in the World and Best Residential Development in South Africa, at the 2021 International Property Awards,^[13] and was placed in the top 10 lifestyle estates in the world for 2021 by New World Wealth.^[14][15]