Three dholes running with a misty forest backdrop.

Kabini! An ancient land moulded by modernity but also strangely left untouched by it. A land of myths, legends, history and pristine wilderness. A place where sages were born, and mythical characters sought and found refuge. In these jungles, life beats to the rhythms of nature, which unfolds her secrets one page at a time. The secret to success in this venerable realm is the ability to wait and watch.

In this Blog on Kabini, we take you on a long and leisurely journey through this ancient land, which has been witness to mainstream and tribal synergy with a dash of colonial legacy thrown in for good measure.  As fellow travelers we invite you to share your own experiences of this journey of discovery.

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The Elephant Sage

Published on: 23/01/2026 |Contributors: Gowri Subramanya

It was on a boat safari on a November afternoon, when the days were still warm, nights beginning to turn cold, that I came across this scene. The water would have been cold enough by then to push crocodiles out to the banks, and two of them lay stretched at the water’s edge, basking in the winter sun. Not far from them, an elephant stood grazing, calm and absorbed, close enough to the river to step in if it wished.

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Kapila to Kabini: Journey of a Sacred River

Published on: 03/12/2025 | Contributors: Preanka Roy & Alok Ranjan

Every great river has a story, and Karnataka’s much loved Kabini, also known as the Kapila, has one that flows as gracefully as its waters. As I stood on the banks of this wide and calm river, with the sun dipping low and lean white egrets scrutinising the banks silently, I could feel the layers of history, myth, and life coming together in each wave.

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Hope survives in Kabini

Published on: 10/11/2025 | Contributors: Preanka Roy & Vikram Nanjappa

We were up before the sun, as always. Our boat arrived at the jetty at the designated hour and we boarded in silence - mostly because the guests were sleepy! Twenty minutes into the river and the soft breeze soothed our senses beyond words. It was a crisp golden morning in the forests of Kabini, the kind of morning that makes every leaf shimmer and every sound sharper.

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