Katepurna Sanctuary

The land vegetation at Katepurna Sanctuary is southern tropical dry deciduous forest. There are over 115 species of plants at this sanctuary such as Bahada, Dhawada, Moha, Tendu, Khair, Salai, Aola, Teude, etc.

Katepurna Wildlife Sanctuary is renowned for the four-horned antelope and barking deer. Other animals that you can see at the sanctuary include black buck, leopard, wolf, wild boar, hyena, hare, nilgai, jungle cat and monkey.

Among the birds, Peafowl is the common bird spotted by tourists. You can also view several species of common grassland and wetland birds here. The Katepurna water reservoir attracts many water birds.

During your visit to the Katepurna Sanctuary in you can enjoy a comfortable stay at the various hotels in Akola. However, there is no accommodation facility near the sanctuary.

The sanctuary should be ideally visited between the months of October and June.

Getting There

The Akola Junction Railway Station, situated 40 km away on the Mumbai-Nagpur rail route, is the closest railhead. Akola is well-connected by an extensive network of roads to all the major towns of Maharashtra.

Akola Railway Junction lies on both the Mumbai-Bhusawal-Howrah rail line and the Kacheguda-Jaipur rail line. Buses as well as cab facilities are available from the railway station for further travel.

Akola has its own domestic airport known as the Akola Airport. The airport is situated at a distance of about 7 km outside the main city on National Highway No. 6. Currently there are no scheduled airlines operating at Akola Airport.

Nagpur Airport is the nearest international airport which is located at a distance of about 250 km from Akola.

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