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Gir National Park

Located in the south-west fringes of the Saurashtra Peninsula, The Gir National Park is a haven to about 300 Asiatic Lions which is their last surviving population.This area flanked with three unique and unusual reserves, the Nalsarovar Lake and Sanctuary; the Rann of Kutch and the Flamingo Islands which is home to the flamingo, make it a very interesting tourist spot.

The 1412.13 sq km park has a rugged terrain and the steep rocky hillsides are covered with mixed deciduous forests. Apart from the lion other prominent fauna of the area includes leopards, wild ass, numerous chital, nilgai, chinkara, four horned antelope, wild boar, numerous birds like paradise flycatcher, Bonneli's eagle, crested serpent eagle, woodpeckers flamingo etc.

General Information

Best time of visit:
November-April

Nearest Town :
Junagadh (42 km)

How to get there :
Rail :- Train to Sasan Gir (1 km)
Air :-airport - Keshod (150 km)

Gir Wildlife Tour Packages

Tour Durations: 4 Nights & 5 Days

Travel Destinations: Ahmedabad/ Sayla/Gir National Park/ Ahmedabad

Itinerary:

Day-1: AHMEDABAD-SAYLA

Arrive at Ahmedabad and travel 136 km (2½ hr.) to Sayla. Afternoon visit to Latura to see the Asiatic Wild Ass (3-hour excursion). Dinner and overnight stay in Old Bell Heritage Bungalow.

Day-2: SAYLA-GIR NATIONAL PARK

Drive to Gir (5-hours driving time) calling in on the way at Junagadh to see the imposing Uparkot Fort, Buddhist cave-sites, 3rd century BC Ashoka rock edicts, the palace museum filled with Nawabi treasures, the flamboyant royal mausoleum complexes.
Arrive lunch-time at Gir Birding Lodge and depart after your meal for a safari in the Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary. This deciduous forest is the last abode of the Asiatic lion and also has a thriving panther (leopard) population. It also has a large population of chital or spotted deer, sambhar, blue bull antelope, chinkara gazelle, chousingha (the world's only four-horned antelope), wild boar and other wildlife. A number of attractive birds can be seen on the game-drive trail.
Dinner and overnight at Gir Birding Lodge.

Day-3: GIR NATIONAL PARK & WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Morning and evening drives in the Gir forests to look for the two big cats and to watch other wildlife. Between the drives, visit Somnath to see the shore temple (one of the 12 holy abodes of Shiva), Sun Temple, Ahilya Temple and other monuments.
Dinner and overnight at Gir Birding Lodge.

Day-4: GIR NATIONAL PARK-SAYLA

Morning drive in the Gir for wildlife viewing and birding. Drive back to Sayla. Dinner and overnight stay in Old Bell Heritage Bungalow.

Day-5: SAYLA-AHMEDABAD

Morning village visit and birdwatching in Mansarovar Lake just 5 minutes away from the bungalow. OR visit the Indus Valley site at Lothal enroute to Ahmedabad. Drive back to Ahmedabad for return flight/train.

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