Chandoli National Park

Chandoli National Park, part of the wider Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, protects a significant stretch of Western Ghats forest in southern Maharashtra, home to tigers, leopards and gaur within relatively undisturbed terrain compared to the state's more heavily visited destinations. Its position within the broader Western Ghats ecosystem, recognised as a UNESCO natural heritage area, gives it ecological significance extending well beyond its own boundaries.

Chandoli remains one of Maharashtra's less-visited national parks given its comparatively remote southern location, appealing specifically to visitors seeking a quieter wildlife destination away from the state's more established Tadoba-focused safari circuit. A large reservoir within the park adds boating as a further activity alongside conventional wildlife-focused visits, distinguishing it somewhat from more purely forest-based reserves elsewhere in Maharashtra.

Declared a national park in 2004 and later incorporated into the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Chandoli's forests form part of the broader Western Ghats ecosystem recognised for its exceptional global biodiversity significance, a status shared with numerous other protected areas strung along the same mountain range.

About 60km from Sangli, roughly 2 hours by road.