Kabini was a popular Shikar hotspot for British Viceroys and In- dian royalty. Now it is considered to be one of the best wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka, famous for its spectacular wildlife and bird life, by the backwaters of the Kabini river, a tributary of Cau- very. Kabini provides you a wonderful scenic view of greenery, full of life and natural beauty. The most extraordinary aspect of the Kabini area is the presence of a mind blowing 60 Sq km of static water, bifurcating the national parks of Nagarhole and Bandipur. The most iPlanortant attraction of Kabini area is a mind-boggling and single largest congregation of Asiatic elephants and rightly so the area can be called ‘Pachyderm Palaces’.