Cottar's Safaris, Maasai Mara

Cottar's Safaris, Maasai Mara Cottar's 1920s Camp—a 5th generation family-run retreat with 100 years of history in the Maasai Mara
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The Cottar family has provided luxury safaris in Africa since 1919. In the Maasai Mara, Kenya, Cottar’s has a flagship vintage style camp and a high-end private homestead. Safaris are led by a team of professional gold standard safari guides.

Protecting elephants means protecting the landscape they move through. 🐘 This World Elephant Day, we’re highlighting our...
12/08/2026

Protecting elephants means protecting the landscape they move through. 🐘

This World Elephant Day, we’re highlighting our long-standing conservation partner, the Mara Elephant Project.

Across the Maasai Mara, its work spans monitoring and collaring, anti-poaching operations, human–wildlife conflict mitigation, and safeguarding the corridors herds rely on.

👉 Swipe to see landscape-scale conservation in action, and how Cottar’s Safaris supports it.

10/08/2026

Think you know lions? Think again. 🦁 This World Lion Day, join Kelvin as he shares some incredible facts about one of Africa's most iconic animals. With years of experience guiding in the Maasai Mara, his knowledge brings these magnificent big cats to life.

Watch until the end you might be surprised by what you learn.

SPOTTED 👀 - Georgina, our resident leopard, together with her cub in the Olderkesi Conservancy. He's over a year old now...
08/08/2026

SPOTTED 👀 - Georgina, our resident leopard, together with her cub in the Olderkesi Conservancy. He's over a year old now, still shadowing his mother, still learning when to follow and when to disappear into the grass. Soon he'll do it alone.

On International Cat Day, it feels worth remembering: protecting wild cats starts with protecting these wild places.

04/08/2026

Swahili may be Kenya's national language, but here in the Maasai Mara, you'll hear another language just as often: Maa. Spoken by the Maasai for generations, it reflects a close relationship with the land, its wildlife, and the seasons.

Today, our foraging expert, Letilet shares a few words in Maa—offering a small introduction to a language you may hear throughout your time in the Maasai Mara.

🎥 See "The Life of an Il Torobo Hunter-Gatherer": https://bit.ly/4fHpijD
📖 Read "Letilet’s Tales: The Life of a Vanishing Hunter-Gatherer": https://bit.ly/4z44Ctw

Every day they patrol one of Africa's most iconic wildernesses, standing between its wildlife and the threats it faces. ...
31/07/2026

Every day they patrol one of Africa's most iconic wildernesses, standing between its wildlife and the threats it faces.

No fanfare. Just quiet, fierce dedication.

Today we say thank you. 💚

29/07/2026

He was resting. We were watching. He didn’t need to move far to make his point.

28/07/2026

Conservation and community are inextricably linked. Our work at Cottar's Safaris has been built on one belief: the people who live alongside wildlife are its truest guardians.

Every acre protected here supports the Maasai families who share this land, because a conservation model that doesn't lift the community up doesn't last. Every safari here is a direct contribution to the people and wildlife that share this land.

27/07/2026

A private home in the Maasai Mara, there’s a place that feels completely untouched. This is it.

25/07/2026

The best-run camps are the ones where guests never have to think about how it all works. Eugene Engelbrecht recently joined Cottar's Safaris as Operations Manager, bringing more than 30 years of experience leading remote operations across Africa.

His day begins before sunrise and rarely ends before the evening wildlife drives return - less time behind a desk, more time on the ground, and always one step ahead.

For Eugene, success is simple: if guests never notice what's happening behind the scenes, everything is working as it should.

This is a day in the life of Eugene.

Your bespoke African safari starts here. The Cottar's Safaris Travel Concierge page is now live - first-hand expertise, ...
22/07/2026

Your bespoke African safari starts here. The Cottar's Safaris Travel Concierge page is now live - first-hand expertise, hand-picked properties, and itineraries crafted around what matters to you. 🐘 Link in bio.

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