Ranakpur is a great base for exploring the hilly, densely forested Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, which extends over some 600 sq km to the northeast and southwest. It’s known for its leopards and wolves, although the chances of spotting antelopes, gazelles, deer and possible sloth bears are higher, especially from March to June. You will certainly see some of the sanctuary’s 200-plus bird species.
There’s a ticket office for the sanctuary right beside where the bus drops you off for the Jain temples, but the nearest of the sanctuary’s four entrances is 2km beyond here, near Shivika Lake Hotel.
