Cottar’s Safari Camp
The award-winning Cottar’s 1920s safari camp and private bush villa are in the famous 7th natural wonder of the world, the Maasai Mara in Kenya. It offers a bespoke safari experience. It is owned and managed by the oldest safari family in Africa. The Cottar family provide real stunning wildlife and outdoor life, engaging in the original spirit and essence of safari, lots of wildlife, a guarantee of privacy, and the highest standard of expert guiding, in a comfy and true safari environment.
Vintage luxury at its best
The award-winning Cottar’s 1920s safari camp has its own 7608-acre private land and is 1 kilometre from the famous 7th natural wonder of the world, the Maasai Mara in Kenya and the Tanzania Serengeti game reserve. Owned and managed by the oldest established and continuing safari family in Africa it extends an era of luxury and quality and returns to the original spirit and essence of safari. Cottar’s 1920s safari camp provides the romance of safari under cream canvas tents, the style of the bygone era of the twenties, while at the same time supplying the features required by today’s modern world travellers and expert guides. it offers lots of wildlife, a guarantee of privacy, and the highest standards of professional guiding in a luxurious and authentic camping setting.
Cottar’s 1920s camp
The camp has 9 tents in total, all with ensuite bathrooms. The family tents have living rooms with fireplaces. The camp is built to ensure that tents are private and quiet whether for newly married or families with young children. The camp has 2 main mess tent areas. It has an amazing pool and spa where guests can relax after a game drive. Guests can also enjoy a safari bath or safari shower. The camp provides easy access for day and night game drives to the Maasai Mara game reserve.
Cottar’s bush villa
The bush villa provides a luxury private stay option for up to 12 guests and comes complete with its own private 25 meter swimming pool. For those that want absolute privacy in the Maasai Mara, Cottar’s Bush Villa offers the only real private luxury home in Maasai Mara. Cottar’s Bush Villa has a breathtaking view onto the savannah plains that carry the great annual wildebeest migration, and is set amidst a backdrop of the Olderkesi Hills. Guests can enjoy privately guided game drives, night game drives, bush walks, swimming and fishing. The villa is over 10,000 square feet in size, and features a large living room, dining room, a magnificent viewing deck, and 5 en-suite bedrooms, all with stunning views.
Nature
This experience is ideal for those who are prepared to sleep in small tents with simple amenities and be actively part of sustainable safari experiences. With just 7 tents, this is an intimate camp that has all the essential elements for a memorable safari experience. Each tent has its own private bathroom in a cubicle located behind the tent. An experienced safari cook is at the camp to prepare the daily meals, served in a beautiful large mess tent. Guests can also relax in the dedicated Zen Tent. The camp is hosted by the manager and a support crew to look after all of the guests needs. Get back to being at one with nature within a more simple, but ample tented fly camp.
Cottar’s experience
The activities are tailored to give you the most authentic African safari experiences with a guiding style that is different from other safari operators. We emphasise the quality not the quantity of the wilderness and wildlife, the emotional intelligence of the guide to become your friend in a short time, and to have our guests appreciate and join the pace of the wilderness. We also strive to maintained balance between a prosperous business and sustainable conservation, social entrepreneurship, and community development and all our activities are centered around this.
