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Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary covers about 866 sq km of moist deciduous and semi evergreen forest in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Together with Anshi National Park it forms the Kali Tiger Reserve, declared in 2006, and the area is also part of the Dandeli Elephant Reserve. The forest is known for great hornbills and other hornbill species, elephants, gaur, leopards including black panthers, and tigers.
Jungle safaris run twice a day from Kulgi, in the early morning and late afternoon, with tickets sold at the Forest Department counter. The Kulgi Nature Camp inside the reserve is booked through the Kali Tiger Reserve website.
- How to Reach: Hubballi and Belagavi have the nearest airports. Alnavar and Londa are the nearest railway stations. Kulgi is a short drive from Dandeli town.
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