Escape the urban world and enter a lifestyle crafted by biodiverse landscapes that blend modern living with lush nature. The moment you enter Elaleni, you are welcomed by serene bonsais and shrubbery, as well as the vines of the Meulenbergia grass hanging overhead as you pass through the gatehouse. This is a world apart from other estates within South Africa, Elaleni is where nature tells a unique story and becomes a prime place for you and your family to put down roots.
Unrivalled living
This KZN North Coast residential gem, is tucked within the sought-after Sheffield Beach, and rivals any nature-driven estate across the country. From lock-up-and-go living in our larger 2 and 3-bedroom condos at Lush overlooking the Eternal Forest Ring to bespoke homes nestled alongside tall trees, the design of these homes have been carefully designed to not only answer the needs of modern family living, but to also blend nature into each home type. Elaleni’s coastal and lifestyle sections play to the different and vast landscapes that this unique and authentic estate has to offer.
Nature is the main attraction
The Eternal Forest Ring is the first real encounter you will have with the magnitude of nature within Elaleni. It is a magnificent structure of concentric rings that are made with magnesium and aluminium that represent 3 species of trees in the Swamp Fig Forest. This is your daily reminder of how nature is weaved into the modern constructs of life. Flourishing with spekboom, a natural carbon sinking plant with untold benefits for the environment and for your health, this masterpiece is a site to behold.
Thousands of Spekboom have been planted throughout Elaleni. As an eco-friendly estate, this plant life is a significant for a sustainable future.
The benefits of Spekboom include:
- Spekboom absorbs 4 to 10 tons of carbon per hectare each year, helping keep the air clean and fresh.
- Pick spekboom leaves and use to quench your thirst.
- Spekboom is high in vitamin C and has a zesty taste in salads.
- Crushed leaves can provide relief from skin rashes and stings.
- Spekboom flourishes throughout Elaleni and can be picked at your convenience.
Forest exploration
At Elaleni, the road is a feat of landscaping and engineering, creating a sloped terrain on either side for storm water to drain, watering the plants as it makes its way deeper into the forest. Walk on foot down to the Forest Clubhouse and seize the moment to meander through the Forest Boardwalk, a 750m elevated path into the Swamp Fig Forest that loops back to the Clubhouse. You will enjoy sights of a myriad of birds that flutter among the treetops.
Sustainable landscapes
This is a lifestyle where you can reconnect to nature, growing an abundance of diverse plants and flowers that the land has been cultivated to support. The streetscapes boast citrus espaliers while a turning circle has become a dedicated landscaped terraced vegetable garden. Join the community for first harvest or simply collect a few lettuce leaves for your lunch time farm-to-table salad. As seasons come and go, you will have a chance to savour the edible landscape all year round. One of the key specialized harvests within Elaleni includes coffee beans, which is going back to the roots of KwaZulu-Natal being home to the first coffee grown in the late 1880s. Elaleni’s coffee bean harvest will become a much-anticipated community event, amongst many other onsite activities that will bring the community together.
Five benefits of harvesting coffee beans at Elaleni:
- Helps reduce the soil erosion
- Useful for carbon sink, which helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
- Provides good watershed management
- Maintains biodiversity for small farms and harvests
- Great habitat for the birdlife within Elaleni
Every element of Elaleni has been designed around the existing landscape and the idea of restoring a rich green space that serves to engage with the community, restore biodiversity, become part of the day-to-day lifestyle residents enjoy, while curating a long-lasting sustainable way of living. Imagine your future within Elaleni and let it flourish with the cyclical seasons of the land. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to put down roots in Elaleni, an estate crafted by nature.