Experience

Kabini is a place that can create love at first sight in the minds of the visitors. The tranquillity and the abundance of wildlife and eco system. The nearby Nagarhole National Park and the Kabini River adds to the beauty of the Landscape.

Karnataka’s forests teem with life and the state is home to a healthy population of tigers and elephants that roam its untamed mountain ranges and valleys. One such spot, Kabini is a favourite haunt of wildlife enthusiasts and photographers as it provides sightings of animals that are usually elusive in other areas. The shadowy beauty of the melanistic leopard or Black Panther is a rare sight indeed and Kabini is one of the few places in the world where one can view this magnificent creature in its elements. There is no better way to immerse oneself in the wilderness than a wildlife safari. Safaris are conducted twice a day in Kabini, as you enter the forests on designated routes. Early morning safaris are the best time to witness most of the animals of the reserve, who step out for water and food before the temperatures rise. Evening safaris are considered a good time to spot the spots, i.e. the leopards that rule this corner of Nagarhole. Summer time is an ideal season for observing wild elephants as the large groups of pachyderms gather around the shrinking water bodies. Summer safaris skirt the dry river beds during this time of the year. In the mornings, visitors can hop on the back of elephants for a ride.

Images of Kipling’s Indian forest are conjured when one thinks of Kabini. It remains a pristine refuge to India’s flagship species and many other lesser known but equally precious animals. Feel the legacy of Karnataka in its most primeval form. As the gushing life-giving waters of the Kabini River endlessly flow, soak in the beauty of the verdant landscape, while just beyond, a prowling predator slowly stirs the approaching night