Kabini River boat safari is the signature water experience on the reservoir edge of Nagarhole, usually run at dawn or dusk from resort and forest-department jetties. Motorboats skim the shoreline where elephants, gaur, and birds gather to drink, and crocodiles often bask on the banks. Book through your lodge or authorised operators, as access is timed and weather dependent. Binoculars help more than a phone zoom for distant herds.
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