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Photo: BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0This is a much smaller experience than the older blogs describe. After a fatal incident in May 2026, the camp reopened under a new SOP: roughly 10 m distance from the elephants, no touching, feeding or bathing, and timed 45-minute guided groups of about 25. Arrive at 9:30 sharp, and if elephant bathing is the whole reason you are going, do not make the trip. The boat crossing and river flow depend on the season.
Dubare was the training camp for the Mysuru Dasara elephants. Older sources credit Jungle Lodges & Resorts, while the 2026 reports describe a Forest Department camp reopening under a state SOP. About 30 elephants live here, of which about 10 are reported to be open to viewing.
