With over 100 years of safari experience, two award-winning properties, and the highest ethical standards, Cottar’s Safaris is one of the most trusted names in African travel. We deliver extraordinary experiences at our own camps and guide guests to the continent’s best destinations, lodges, and private reserves.
We believe travel should be purposeful. Instead of rushing, we encourage slowing down, staying longer, and connecting deeply with Africa’s landscapes, wildlife, people and its future.
Family-owned and based on a community conservancy, our ethos of conservation, culture, and community shapes everything we do. Our concierge team designs bespoke itineraries for couples, families, groups, and philanthropic travellers, recommending properties that share our values. Every suggestion is based on first-hand knowledge, ensuring safaris that are authentic, responsible, and deeply memorable.
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In the 1960s, Glen Cottar – Charles’s grandson – and his wife Pat led the way in photographic safaris, founding the first purpose-built tented camp in Tsavo. Their legacy expanded in the ‘70s and ‘80s with camps in Amboseli and the Maasai Mara, laying the foundation for the conservation-focused luxury eco-tourism that defines the industry today.
With over 100 years of safari experience and two award-winning properties, Cottar’s Safaris is one of Africa’s most trusted travel planners. The concierge team designs bespoke itineraries for couples, families, groups, and philanthropic travellers, recommending properties that share Cottar’s Safaris values. Every journey is curated from first-hand experience ensuring safaris that are authentic, responsible, and truly memorable.
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Cottar’s Safari Travel Concierge arranges travel in Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. The team focuses on destinations offering exceptional wildlife viewing and properties that actively support conservation and community projects.
Kenya is our home. Generations of experience give us an intuitive understanding of its landscapes, wildlife patterns, and private conservancies. We combine iconic sightings with exclusive access and long-standing conservation partnerships, ensuring your safari feels both authentic and exceptional.
Purposeful travel begins with listening. We take time to understand your interests, pace, and priorities before shaping an itinerary around seasonality, wildlife movements, guiding style, and conservation impact, ensuring your journey feels both meaningful and seamless.
Every camp and experience we recommend has been personally vetted. This lived understanding allows us to match you to the right place, at the right time, with complete confidence.
Our passionate guides offer an intimate, unique experience with their insider knowledge of Cottar's safari.
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