Wildlife & Tiger Reserves in Maharashtra
35 places in Maharashtra under wildlife & tiger reserves. Sanctuaries, national parks, safaris.
Explore with dates- Ambabarwa SanctuaryBuldhana, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA Satpuda forest on the Melghat corridor, and one of the state’s least-visited reserves.
- Antur FortChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · FortsA forgotten fort inside Gautala sanctuary, the best-kept trekking secret in Marathwada.
- BhimashankarPune, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsA jyotirlinga at the top of a sanctuary forest, home of the Shekru, Maharashtra's state squirrel.
- Bor Tiger ReserveWardha, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesIndia’s smallest tiger reserve, in the corridor between Pench and Tadoba.
- Chandoli National ParkSangli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe southern half of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, gaur, backwaters and flowering plateaus.
- Chaprala Wildlife SanctuaryGadchiroli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA Wainganga sanctuary in a district almost nobody visits for tourism.
- Chikhaldara & GawilgarhAmravati, Maharashtra · FortsVidarbha's only hill station, on the edge of Melghat Tiger Reserve, with a huge ruined fort.
- Chinchoti WaterfallPalghar, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA stream walk through Tungareshwar forest ending at a waterfall in a narrow gorge.
- Ghodazari Sanctuary & LakeBhandara, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA forest-ringed colonial lake, now a sanctuary on the Tadoba corridor.
- Hemalkasa: Lok Biradari PrakalpGadchiroli, Maharashtra · Eco TourismPrakash Amte’s hospital, school and animal orphanage, deep in Madia Gond country.
- Jayakwadi: NathsagarChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA vast reservoir whose winter bird sanctuary fills with flamingos and ducks.
- Kanheri CavesMumbai Suburban, Maharashtra · Caves109 Buddhist caves inside a national park inside a city, nowhere else in the world.
- Karnala FortRaigad, Maharashtra · FortsA thumb-shaped pinnacle inside a bird sanctuary, the easiest real fort out of Mumbai.
- Mahuli FortThane, Maharashtra · FortsThe highest point in Thane district, three peaks, an iron ladder and a wildlife sanctuary.
- Manikgad (Chandrapur)Chandrapur, Maharashtra · FortsA Gond-dynasty hill fort deep in Chandrapur’s tiger forest.
- Manudevi FallsJalgaon, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA tall Satpuda fall behind a hillside temple, Khandesh's favourite monsoon outing.
- Melghat Tiger ReserveAmravati, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesOne of India’s nine original tiger reserves, in the Satpuda hills.
- Nagzira & NavegaonGondia, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsTwo connected Vidarbha reserves with tigers and superb birding around Navegaon lake.
- Nannaj Bustard SanctuarySolapur, Maharashtra · Birding SpotsOne of the last refuges of the Great Indian Bustard, down to about a hundred birds.
- Narnala FortAkola, Maharashtra · FortsA huge Satpuda hill fort with 67 towers, inside tiger-reserve forest.
- Navegaon National ParkGondia, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesAn 18th-century lake wrapped in national park, Vidarbha’s best waterbird site.
- Painganga Wildlife SanctuaryYavatmal, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA river sanctuary on the Yavatmal-Nanded border, with almost no visitors.
- Patnadevi FallsJalgaon, Maharashtra · WaterfallsFalls inside Gautala sanctuary, beside the temple where the mathematician Bhaskaracharya worked.
- Pench Tiger ReserveNagpur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe teak forest that gave Kipling The Jungle Book, and holds real tigers.
- PrachitgadSangli, Maharashtra · FortsBuried inside Chandoli National Park, one of the remotest, wildest forts in the state.
- Radhanagari Lake & SanctuaryKolhapur, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA lake inside Maharashtra’s oldest sanctuary, and its best place to see gaur.
- Rangana FortKolhapur, Maharashtra · FortsDeep in gaur country on the Radhanagari edge, remote, forested and rarely trekked.
- Sagareshwar Deer SanctuarySangli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA rare thing, a wildlife sanctuary planted from scratch on bare hillside.
- Tadoba Andhari Tiger ReserveChandrapur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesMaharashtra’s oldest park, and the most reliable place in the state to see a tiger.
- TipagadGadchiroli, Maharashtra · FortsA hill fort deep in the Gadchiroli forest, about as remote as Maharashtra gets.
- Tipeshwar Wildlife SanctuaryYavatmal, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA compact Yavatmal reserve with strong tiger sightings and almost no crowds.
- Toranmal PlateauNandurbar, Maharashtra · Flower PlateausThe highest point of the Maharashtra Satpuda, a cool tribal plateau with lakes and gorges.
- Ujani Backwaters, BhigwanSolapur, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsThe closest place to Pune to see flamingos, thousands of them in winter.
- Umred-Karhandla SanctuaryNagpur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA quiet tiger corridor near Nagpur, once home to Jai, India’s biggest tiger.
- Vasota (Vyaghragad)Satara, Maharashtra · FortsReached only by boat across Shivsagar, then a climb through tiger-reserve forest to a cliff-edge fort.
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