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Mountain View, Pretoria
At first sight it's just another jacaranda clad suburb of Pretoria, but drive into Mountain View and you soon notice that those homes lucky enough to have their backs to the lower slopes of the Magaliesberg Mountains are sitting pretty in this central western part of Pretoria.
Mountain View, neighbour to Parktown Estate, Suiderberg and Daspoort Estate, lies in the crook of the R80, or John Vorster Road, as it veers north out of Roseville. It lies like a comforter up against the Magaliesberg Mountains on the other side of Paul Kruger Street from Wonderboom South, a good spot to base yourself if the centre of Pretoria is your destination - only 17 minutes' drive away.
Houses on Daphne Street are particularly fortunate, as the small greenbelt in front of them affords views out across Pretoria, and there's a pretty little Gereformeerde Church on the corner with Merwede Street. Aside from a couple of playschools, a primary school and a plant nursery, Mountain View is a perfectly ordinary neighbourhood. It even has its own Spar close to the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church.
Not far from here lies De Onderstepoort Private Nature Reserve, and the Wonderboom Nature Reserve - home to a wild fig tree that is believed to be over 1000 years old.
Other vital tourist attractions easy to reach from here include the Kruger House where Paul Kruger lived until 1901 - a few blocks from Church Square in Pretoria central, the extraordinary modern, glass South African Reserve Bank building, the State theatre, the Transvaal Museum - home to the hominid fossil known as Mrs Ples, and the Union buildings designed by Sir Herbert Baker.
In the vicinity
Hotels & other accommodation options
Hotel
Premier Hotel Cullinan
The Premier Hotel Cullinan is a historical landmark offering hotel accommodation in16 en-suites each individual decorated with a luxury old world...
Guest House / Self Catering
The Club House Guesthouse
The Club House Guest House is a tranquil guesthouse situated in Rooihuiskraal, Centurion. All rooms are beautifully and tastefully decorated. Ac...
Self Catering
The Pot
Situated in the safe and quiet hillside suburb of Faerie Glen in Pretoria East, the pet-friendly The Pot offers guests a choice comfortably furni...
Guest House
Waterkloof Guesthouse
Located close to the Pretoria Country Club, Waterkloof Guesthouse provides accommodation in a number of rooms. The garden has an abundance of bir...
Guest House
Retro Cafe & Motel
Retro Caf� and Motel is a cosy establishment in Kameeldrift-East. A swimming pool and braai facilities are also provided. There are many attracti...
Guest House / Bed & Breakfast
Purple Olive Guest House
Purple Olive Guest House is located in Wonderboom, Pretoria, in a tranquil, subtropical neighbourhood at the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountain, n...
Guest House / Self Catering
Muckleneuk Guest House
Muckleneuk Guest House is a luxury 4 star guest house offering fine accommodation in the leafy suburb of Muckleneuk in Pretoria. The guest house ...
Guest House
Leopardsong Manor
Located in the Centurion Golf Estate, Leopardsong is known for its stylish decor and spacious rooms which overlook one of the best golf courses i...
Guest House
PhysEQFiT Guesthouse
Situated a mere 20 minutes outside of Centurion, PhysEQFiT Guesthouse offers comfortable accommodation for up to 12 guests. Here you are near to ...
Noteworthy attractions
Golf Courses
Irene Country Club
The Irene Golf Club has one of the most attractive golf courses imaginable, next to Van der Byl Farm in the small, leafy village of Irene. Irene ...
Golf Courses
Waterkloof Golf Club
Waterkloof Golf Club is also the home of South African cricketing icon, AB De Villiers. Waterkloof is situated on the undulating slopes of Pretor...
Golf Courses
Pretoria Country Club
Founded in 1910, the Pretoria Country Club nestles in the scenic beauty of Waterkloof, one of the city�s most prestigious suburbs. Over the years...
Golf Courses
Pretoria Golf Club
Pretoria Golf Club, or Pretoria West as it is popularly known, is steeped in history. It was established in 1894, which makes it the oldest club ...
Golf Courses
Silver Lakes Golf Course
Silver Lakes Country Club is part of an upmarket residential estate which is situated in genuine Bushveld country, 20 kilometres to the east of P...
Golf Courses
Wingate Park Country Club
Lush and luxuriant in the wet summer months and well groomed throughout the year, the championship Wingate Park course has been rated among the t...
Golf Courses
Woodhill Golf Course
Woodhill Country Club and residential estate is situated in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria and the layout consists of two very different halves ...
Nature Reserves
Wonderboom Nature Reserve
Named after the wild fig (Ficus salicifolia) Wonderboom, for which the reserve is famous, and which grows at the foot of the northern slopes of t...
Landmarks
Pretoria Tours
Pretoria also serves as one of the country�s three capital cities, officially the executive or administrative capital. With plenty to see and do ...
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