Located in Raipur district, Udanti Sanctuary covers an area of 232 sq km. The sanctuary is made up of broken mass of land traversed by hill ranges and intercepted by stripes of plains. The Udanti river flowing from west to east covers a major part of the sanctuary and lends its name to the sanctuary. The Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the endangered Wild Buffalo population. The other members of the fauna are Panthers, Four-horned antelopes, Tigers, Chital, Chinkara, Black buck, Sambhar, Nilgai, Jungle cat, Barking deer, Sloth bear, Gaur, Wild dog, Monkeys, Jackals, Porcupine, Striped Hyena, Fox, Cobra, Python etc. The bird population includes Parrots, Bulbul, Peafowl, Racket -tailed Drongos,Magpie robin, Egrets, Herons etc. The flora is composed of Tropical Dry Peninsular Sal forests and Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Mixed Forests.

Best time to visit :   November to June
How to reach :  The nearest airport is Raipur and the nearest railhead and bus stand is Rajim (115 km). It is easily approachable through the Raipur-Rajim-Gariaband-Mainpur-Deobhog PWD all weather road.