Kabini : Kabini River Lodge

Kabini River Lodge

Overview

Nestled in the southern fringes of the Nagarhole National Park, the Kabini River Lodge is a perfect getaway for nature lovers. The breathtaking locale with the tranquil backwaters of the River Kabini presents an ideal setting for a long-awaited vacation. Once the hunting lodge of the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore, Kabini River Lodge is today rated by the British Tatler’s Travel Guide as one of the top 5 wildlife resorts in the world. Kabini is pure elephant country as one can see numerous herds at a time. However, the blaze of the elusive tiger always haunts you as you roam through the verdant jungle here. Once widely known for the mass elephant-trapping operations called 'Khedda', Kabini stands as the one of the brightest beacons for wildlife preservation in India today.

Accomodation

Kabini River Lodge has a colonial style architecture equipped to accommodate 60 persons at a time. Fourteen spacious, colonial style double rooms with modern amenities, ten twin-bedded cottages in sylvan surroundings and six tented cottages with attached modern bath ensure that your stay here is in comfort. (But there is no A/c, or T.V. in any of the accommodation). All these is in a well maintained 54-acre campus, surrounded on three sides by the bend of the River Kabini, giving it a paradise like look.

Facilities

Apart from the luxurious living areas, the Viceroy's building house has well-equipped bar. There is also a large, charming room exclusively for seminars, meetings with multimedia projector and other conferencing facilities. Our communal dining area called the Ghol Ghar (circular, open-to-sides gazebo) overlooks River Kabini and is the perfect place for guests to share their experiences of the day with each other.

The Cuisine

Food is an integral part of every holiday. At Kabini River Lodge, we pamper your taste buds with delicious and piping hot buffet of Indian, Chinese or Continental cuisine. Fresh Tandoori preparations are offered daily.

Activities

The main wildlife viewing activity here is the exciting safaris on jeeps into the famed Nagarhole National Park. Our first ride into the Park is at the crack of dawn and we visit the park again at 4.30pm. A boat ride on the River Kabini would sure be a treat to your eyes, as many elephants tend to congregate on the banks in the evenings. You could be sure to see as many as 150-200 elephants on a summer evening. Guests can choose between the traditional, circular boat (made of bamboo and buffalo hide) and the regular motorboat for the river cruise. In the evening, movies on wildlife are shown in our audio-visual hall. We could also start a campfire and barbeque at the Ghol Ghar in the night. An ayurveda treatment option is also offered to guests.

Season

Kabini offers an enchanting experience all through the year. However, during March, April and May, when the season is the driest, most of the elephants of the surrounding forests converge at Kabini, to take advantage of the back waters of river Kabini, and to feed on the grass growing on the dried out surface. This is when you can view the largest congregation of Asiatic wild elephants, anywhere in the world. During the rainy season, i.e., July, August & September, the trees will be at their greenest best, with fewer animals visible. During the other months, a fair number of a variety of wildlife including birds can be sighted.

Wildlife

Perhaps no where else in India can one see so much wildlife. Sighting of elephants, sambhar, spotted deer, gaur, wild boar, sloth bear, wild dogs, etc., are almost assured, while if one is lucky, a tiger or a panther too, could be sighted. Our clients are permitted to shoot, not with guns but with camera and video. The sighting of wildlife in their eco-system creates awareness and respect among the humans towards other life forms.

Rates

Accommodation	16^thSept 2012 to 15^thSept 2013
Accommodation	Foreigner (INR))	Indian (INR)
Cottage	11,000.00	7,000.00
Room/MB	10,000.00	6,000.00
Tented Cottage	9,000.00	5,000.00
Maharaja Cottage	11,500.00	7,500.00
Package Includes: Stay, Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast, safari into Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park, Forest Entry Fees and Taxes. Note:No boat ride or boat safari due to dip in the water level of Kabini River.

Camera Fees (Extra) : SLR Camera Rs.200.00 per trip. (Above 300mm) Additional camera Rs.300.00, 2^nd Additional Camera Rs.800.00 Note: These charges are applicable from 1^st September 2012 onward (Checkin). NOTE:-

1. Tariffs are per person per night on twin-sharing basis.
2. Transfers to & from our resorts are not included in the tariff.
3. Single occupancy charges are applicable.
4. Tariff for Children (accompanying parents) between 5 and 12 years is 50%.
5. Tariff May be changed without prior basis.

PAYMENT RULES & REGULATIONS FOR RESERVATIONS:

Bookings made without payment , will be held purely on a tentative basis. Such blocked reservation will hold good for seven days, if its is less than 60 days from check-in date; three days, if it is less than 30 days from check-in date and one day, if it is less than seven days from check-in date.

PAYMENT MODES:

Payment can be made in cash or by way of Demand Draft (DD) favouring .Jungle Lodges & Resorts Ltd. payable at Bangalore and courier the same to our office.

You may also do a money transfer to our Current Account

- ICICI Bank Account No. 000205015684 - IFSC Code ICIC 0000002

- HDFC Bank Account No. 00762050000434 - IFSC Code HDFC 0000076

in the name of Jungle Lodges & Resorts Ltd., Please email/fax us the transaction details after the money

transfer so it help us to track your payment.

We also accept Cash / Debit / Credit card payment, when presented personally at our Head Office

For payments from abroad

Great Britain Pound £: You may remit through Swift account - SCBL GB2L XXX through Account No. 012495759 01 of State Bank of Mysore, M G Road Branch with Standard Chartered Bank, London (Swift Code SBMYINBBA006), to be further credited to Jungle Lodges & Resorts Ltd, Current Account No. 54047860948 and intimate the transaction details to us simultaneously by fax or e-mail. Bank charges to be borne by the guest.
US Dollar $: You may remit through Swift account - CHAS US 33 through Account No. 001-1-406717 of H.D.F.C. Bank with Chase Manhattan Bank, New York (Swift Code HDFC IN BB), to be further credited to Jungle Lodges & Resorts Ltd, Current Account No. 00762050000434 and intimate the transaction details to us simultaneously by fax or e-mail. Bank charges to be borne by the guest.
Euro €: You may remit through Swift account - ABNADEFFXXX through Account No. 56-02-412/107 of State Bank of Mysore, M G Road Branch with ABN Amro Bank NV, Frankfurt (Swift Code SBMYINBBA006), to be further credited to Jungle Lodges & Resorts Ltd, Current Account No. 54047860948 and intimate the transaction details to us simultaneously by fax or e-mail. Bank charges to be borne by the guest. Alternatively, a pay Order, or Demand Draft can be sent to us favouring .Jungle Lodges and Resorts Ltd. payable at Bangalore.

CANCELLATION RULES:

All requests for cancellations of confirmed bookings have to be received in writing at our office in Bangalore.

Cancellation charges:

1. 10% of the tariff, if two weeks befor check in date

2. 50% of the tariff, if less than two weeks before check in date

3. No refund less than two working days before check in date (not inclusive of the check-in date)

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Managing Director

Location

Bangalore to Kabini | Mysore to Kabini

Kabini River Lodge is situated 5 km off the Mysore-Mananthavadi Road. To help you plan your trip we present the following options.

Options from Bangalore To Kabini:

1. If you are travelling by your own car, all you have to do is reach Mysore and then follow the detailed route sketches. Incidentally, your driver can stay free of cost at our comfortable dormitory.

2. You can hire a taxi for the to and fro journey, including a night halt at Kabini.

3. Another alternative is to take a train ride of 2 - 2 1/2 hours from Bangalore City to Mysore, and from there proceed by car/bus to Kabini.

Mysore to Kabini :

1) If you have arrived by train, you can ask for a taxi to meet you at the station for your onward journey to Kabini.

2) Guests from Ooty may follow Bandipur, Gundlupet, Begur, Nugu dam & Hand Post Circle for a shorter route that is quite bumpy, or come via Mysore, which is a better road.

3) Guests from Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Madras etc., may enter via Bangalore.

4) Guests from Trivandrum, Cochin & Calicut can come via Mananthavadi, along the Mysore Mananthavadi road.

5) Guests from Mangalore & Madikeri could come via Hunsur, H.D. Kote and Hand Post Circle.

Programme

Day One | Day Two
A night’s stay is divided into Day 1 & Day 2. For a fulfilling experience of the destination, we recommend you stay at Kabini for at least 2 nights. However, a one-night programme is described below

Day One
12 noon - Check in at noon. Settle down and freshen up
01.30 p.m-2.30 p.m. - Treat yourself to a sumptuous lunch at the Gol Ghar
04.00 p.m - Gear up for a ride into the Park with tea/ coffee served at the Gol Ghar
04.30 p.m - 7.00 p.m. - Our naturalists take you on a wildlife jeep/van safari into the Nagarhole National Park, showing & sharing their experiences and information about the jungle and all the animals that live there.
07.45 p.m - Watch a wildlife movie at the Viceroy's building
08.30 p.m- 10.30 p.m. - Bask in the warmth of the campfire, while you dine in the Gol Ghar, exchanging tales of the jungle with the other guests and our staff

Day Two
6.00-6.30 a.m. - Wake up to a hot early morning cup of tea/coffee
7.00-09.30 a.m. - Cruise through the serene backwaters of the Kabini River on a motor boat viewing sleepy crocodiles and chirpy birds, intent on their morning catch. View a variety of wildlife, especially the elephants, coming to the river for bath or a drink.
Alternatively, you can go on a jeep safari to sight the animals, which means you can have the boat ride the evening before.
10.00 a.m. - Your stay at Kabini is not over yet. A hearty brunch is what awaits you after your sojourn in the wild.
11.00 a.m. - As you bid adieu to Kabini, the memories of your stay here will linger on, till the time you return again.

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