Family Accommodation
Cottars 1920s Safari Camp
Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp is our favourite property for a truly exclusive family safari in the Masai Mara. Located outside the national reserve on a private conservancy, Cottar’s combines authentic style, inspired guiding, immersive activities and fantastic attention to detail.
Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp is our favourite property for a truly exclusive family safari in the Masai Mara. Located outside the national reserve on a private conservancy, Cottar’s combines authentic style, inspired guiding, immersive activities and fantastic attention to detail.
Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp is our favourite property for a truly exclusive family safari in the Masai Mara. Located outside the national reserve on a private conservancy, Cottar’s combines authentic style, inspired guiding, immersive activities and fantastic attention to detail.
Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp is our favourite property for a truly exclusive family safari in the Masai Mara. Located outside the national reserve on a private conservancy, Cottar’s combines authentic style, inspired guiding, immersive activities and fantastic attention to detail.
Location
If you have time for only one safari location in Kenya it has to be the Masai Mara. Why? Because there are so many animals. And because the scenery and the soul of the place is the raw material for dreams of Africa.
Panoramic grassy plains studded with acacia trees. Ancient hills and forests. Rivers full of crocodile. Weathered outcrops where lion rest and wait.
Every minute of every day the pulse beats to rhythms of life, death, beauty and power. The battle to survive and thrive is played out between agile impala and cunning leopard.
Between a horde of wildebeest and cold eyed crocodile. Families of elephant roam the timeless plains as a sharp eyed bateleur soars on the thermals.
Panoramic grassy plains studded with acacia trees. Ancient hills and forests. Rivers full of crocodile. Weathered outcrops where lion rest and wait.
Every minute of every day the pulse beats to rhythms of life, death, beauty and power. The battle to survive and thrive is played out between agile impala and cunning leopard.
Between a horde of wildebeest and cold eyed crocodile. Families of elephant roam the timeless plains as a sharp eyed bateleur soars on the thermals.
Authentic Under-Canvas Safari Camp
The four family suites provide stylish comfort in the wilds of Kenya. There is space to spread out among the two expansive bedrooms and lounge.
The decor is tastefully vintage and there is even a fireplace around which to recount your adventures. When you’re not exploring, the two communal tents offer space to relax, read and enjoy a drink.
Enjoy fine dining service, with tasty options for the fussiest eaters. The pool is a rarity in the Mara, tempting all ages to enjoy a refreshing afternoon swim.
The decor is tastefully vintage and there is even a fireplace around which to recount your adventures. When you’re not exploring, the two communal tents offer space to relax, read and enjoy a drink.
Enjoy fine dining service, with tasty options for the fussiest eaters. The pool is a rarity in the Mara, tempting all ages to enjoy a refreshing afternoon swim.
Exclusive Use Private House
Also available to take exclusively, the Cottar’s Bush Villa is a luxurious private house perfect for larger groups of up to 12.
Set upon the hilltop, each room features a private veranda overlooking golden plains. You will enjoy your very own dining facility, swimming pool, and spacious lounge.
This luxurious private house comes complete with its own private staff, chef and guide, and represents the ultimate private Masai Mara safari.
Set upon the hilltop, each room features a private veranda overlooking golden plains. You will enjoy your very own dining facility, swimming pool, and spacious lounge.
This luxurious private house comes complete with its own private staff, chef and guide, and represents the ultimate private Masai Mara safari.
Family Friendly Safari Activities in the Mara
Each day, you’ll attune yourselves to nature’s clock. Join the birds for a sunrise balloon safari over ambling herds, before touching down for breakfast in the bush. Afterwards, your guide will take you on a kid-friendly walking safari.
Afternoons are perfect for children to cast out for fish or swim under a waterfall, while parents lean back with a glass of fizz in a canvas bush bath. Head out for sundowners before spotting nocturnal creatures on the drive back to camp for dinner.
Top off the day counting stars, nodding off with dreams of what tomorrow will bring.
Afternoons are perfect for children to cast out for fish or swim under a waterfall, while parents lean back with a glass of fizz in a canvas bush bath. Head out for sundowners before spotting nocturnal creatures on the drive back to camp for dinner.
Top off the day counting stars, nodding off with dreams of what tomorrow will bring.
Maasai Warrior School
The whole family will love Cottar’s Maasai Warrior School, a special interactive safari with a strong educational flavour. Under the tutelage of their ‘Moran’, or warriors, the whole family will discover what it takes to survive in the wilds of Kenya.
You will become an expert in tracking wildlife, deciphering the footprints of elephant and leopard. See who can throw their spear the furthest, before visiting a traditional Maasai village, maybe even joining a traditional dance!
You will become an expert in tracking wildlife, deciphering the footprints of elephant and leopard. See who can throw their spear the furthest, before visiting a traditional Maasai village, maybe even joining a traditional dance!
Positive Impact
We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.
Community
When staying at Cottar’s, your bed night is contributing towards the CWCT. These funds are used to lease the 7608-acre Olderkesi Conservancy from the Maasai community at an economically competitive rate creating a direct relationship between the community and the conservancy, whereby the beneficiaries of thriving wildlife and consequently tourism are the very people who share their lands with the wildlife.
Environment
Cottar’s is gold eco-rated by Ecotourism Kenya, they have a comprehensive environmental policy that is committed to being proactive in the quest for the following: Pollution prevention, protecting the ecosystem and natural resources, community empowerment and remaining compliant with relevant environmental legislation. The camp also has a detailed environmental management system with clear management plans in water, energy, and waste management.
Conservation
The Cottar’s Wildlife Conservation Trust (CWCT) is a non-profit organization working to conserve critical wilderness and wildlife corridors and areas bordering the Masai Mara and Serengeti National Reserves. The Trust works to protect biodiversity through empowering communities with wildlife conservation.
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