"A ten room lodge on the edge of Nagarhole, where the forest holds the largest herd of Asiatic elephants in the world"
Kaav means the sacred grove, and the lodge sits in the quiet of Nagarhole National Park, bordering the forest rather than looking at it from a distance. There are ten rooms in total, which is the whole point: privacy, and a place that behaves like an extension of the woodland around it.
The stay splits across signature rooms, tents and a private pool villa, so the same lodge covers several ways of sleeping in the same forest.
Kabini is the reason to come. Nagarhole is among the best places in India to see a Bengal tiger in the wild, and as a major hub of conservation the forest holds what the lodge describes as the largest herd of Asiatic elephants in the world, along with a long list of other predators and species.
In Kabini, Karnataka. The nearest airport is Mysuru (MYQ).
KAAV Safari Lodge sits at Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Kabini in Karnataka. Which gate to use, when the park opens and how the zones are allocated are on the Kabini page. Permit, jeep and guide fees for Karnataka are in what a safari costs.
Evolve Back's Kabini lodge is built on the shape of a Kadu Kuruba hadi, with the river on two sides of it and Nagarhole across the water. The top huts have their own pools.
Rates on request, usually back within the hour
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