Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary

Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wildlife sanctuary located about 12 km south of Indore city in Madhya Pradesh. Established in 1981 on a former hunting reserve of the Holkar rulers, it covers about 5 sq km on a hill plateau. The sanctuary features dry deciduous forest with teak, bamboo and eucalyptus, and is home to leopards, blue bulls, barking deer, jackals and diverse birds.

Visitors can expect a dry deciduous forest landscape on a hilltop with trekking trails, viewpoints overlooking Indore city, and an old Holkar-era hunting lodge (shikargah) now used as a forest rest house. The sanctuary offers nature walks through teak and bamboo forest, wildlife and bird sightings from watchtowers, and a relatively quiet natural environment close to the city. Facilities are basic and trails are unpaved and hilly.