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activities such as fishing in the numerous natural dams, two tennis courts, two squash courts, a game reserve filled with small buck and nature hiking trails.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://theafrooptimist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cedarlakescoza1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>cedarlakescoza</image:title><image:caption>Cedar Lakes Estate: "A sought after, distinctive, residential estate, where families can enjoy living in a secure, relaxed, richly-varied environment based on a diverse system of neighbourhoods, parklands and lakes, for the pleasure of all ages"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://theafrooptimist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/woodhill-estate_estate-living-co-za.jpg</image:loc><image:title>woodhill-estate_estate-living.co.za</image:title><image:caption>Woodhill Golf Estate: Rated 3rd best address in South Africa in 2009 and best golf estate in 2011. 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