Living Space
- Bedrooms 5
- Bathrooms 5
- Sleeps 12
Amenities
Toiletries, Hair Dryers, Satellite TV, DVD, WIFI, AC in Bedrooms, Safe
- 25m long infinity pool
- Indoor dining room
- Outdoor poolside dining
Services
Maid(s), Chef(s), Cook, Butler, Groundskeeper/Pool Maintenance
- All meals and beverages (except French Champagne)
- Private safari vehicles
- Private safari guides and trackers
- Night drives
- Bush walks
- Fishing
- Talks on sustainability and conservation; Maasai culture; life of a hunter gatherer; history of African travel; pangolins; carbon footprint and recycling; raptors
- Maasai warrior school
- Coffee tasting experience
- Foraging and medicinal guided walk
- 1 hour with female conservation rangers (to be booked in advance)
- Reforestation seedball dispersion activity
Optional Services
These activities will need to be pre-arranged:
- Pangolin experience with the Pangolin Project – $780
- Immersive raptor experience with Kenya Birds of Prey Trust (KBOPT) – $780
- Mara cheetah educational experience – $780
- Visit our local Maasai village – $20 per person
- Elephant research/monitoring experience – $3,500
- Beading with Mamma Nashiro Batian – 1 strand, 1 hour = $15, 2 strand/or similar, 2 hours = $25, Full day 2 inch bracelet or similar = $50
- Massage and other spa treatments – starting from $50
- Balloon flight over the Maasai Mara – $450 pp. PLEASE NOTE the day begins with an early morning wakeup call at 3:30am with tea and coffee followed by a 4am departure to the launch site. The drive from camp to the balloon site takes about 1.5 hours
- Professional photography experience – from $95 and 20% of all proceeds go towards CWCT
Distances
- Private charters only can land at their airstrip, located 15 mins from the camp and villa
- Scheduled charters land at Keekerok, and then a 90 minute transfer to the camp and villa
Overview
Located on a private 7,608-acre conservancy within Kenya’s Masai Mara and bordering Tanzania’s Serengeti, Cottar’s 1920 camp and Bush Villa are owned and managed by the oldest established and continuing safari family in Africa. The Cottar family provides genuinely stunning wildlife and wilderness experiences, engaging in the original spirit and essence of safari, and a dedication to the local community. Through the highest standards of professional guiding (Gold and Silver levels) in an authentically luxurious environment, guests are instantly transported back in time.
Cottar’s Bush Villa is a short drive away from the camp and is an exclusive 10,000-sq-ft, 5-bedroom villa with private pool and staff, and commanding views over the Mara.
Property Details
- 4 King-bedded rooms with ensuite bathrooms
- 1 Twin-bedded room with ensuite bathroom