Kabini

State : Karnataka
Distance : 208 km W of Bangalore. Journey time by road 5 hrs. Train 3 hrs + 1 ¾ hrs road
Location : at the south-eastern end of Nagarhole by the backwaters of the Kabini River, 69 km from mysore
Route : SH 17 to mysore via maddur and mandya; SH 17d ( mananthavady road ) to Antarasante via chattanahalli and Hampapura; district road to karapur

This is invention to take part in one of the greatest elephant shows in Asia. It doesn’t consist of pachyderms kicking a football around, or riding a tricycle. This elephant shows is all about raw intensity, wild passion, brute magnetism and a sense of unbrideld power being exuded by the very air around. This is an arena where you have not three of four or six elephants doing the star turn but 200. or maybe 250 in just one evening.

Quite the extraordinary things about the kabini area is the existence of a mindblowing 60 sq km of static water inside the forest precincts, the result of a dam built across the river at Beechanahalli. The water bifurcates the national parks of nagarhole and bandipur in glorious abandon on its shores.


Jeep Safari

The jungles around have a primeval touch to them. Tall trees hugh bamboo brakes remote ponds, hillocks and above all the backwaters. Hop onto a jeep and drive around. early morning are just the time you can see the jungle waking up, the leaves and shrubbery washed clean with the dew. peacocks call out the denizens of the wild as if to say good morning folks ! the gray langurs have already started to eat breakfast high up on the branches. They jump noisily from tree to tree completing the round of the buffet spread !. A of driftwood by the side of a jungle pond. Large herds of chital hang around by the side of game road mostly in a state of languorous repose seemingly informed fully of the tiger’s itinerary!

Evening turn an a magic of a different kind. The sun is busy playing a round of hide and seek from within the cluster of trees. Shades of gray and spots of brilliant light bring about a phantasmagoric feel. The elephant would have begun to assemble by the backwater and also the other occupants in a congregation that could be a slim version of the animal kingdom’s Kumbh Mela! As you soak in the sights with the jeep’s engine switched off, it is only the shrill trumpeting of a frisky young elephant as it gambols with its cousins that can bring you back to earth.


And then you have a water source in the Sunkadakatte area named Tiger Tank for the frequent sightings of the feline in its vicinity. The beautiful Bisaldadi Kere lake with its watch tower is anther good point to spot both the spotted and striped varieties of big cats.

Boat Ride

Gliding along the water with the thick jungle all around you, you’re able to come close to various herds of animals on the shores will the birds take off in silence at the sight of your approaching boat, the animals continue to make preparations for a nightcap by the kabini.


Where To Stay And Eat


Sunkadakatte Guest House
Reservation DCF Hunsur.
Phone No : 08228 – 2652041. Tariff - Rs 750.

Kabini River Lodge
Phone No : 08228 - 264401 / 05. . Tariff Rs – 2000 – 2300 ( per person per night )

Water woods Phone No : 08228 – 264421 / 22/ 31. Tariff Rs – 4500 – 6500