Wildlife
Travel Packages-
8 (Lions of Gir
Tour)
Delhi > Ahmedabad
> Bhavnagar
> Gir National
Park > Zainabad
> Ahmedabad
> Delhi or
Mumbai
Duration
: 06 Nights
& 07 Days
Best
Time to Visit:
October to April.
The lions that
figure in the
stories off
the Bible and
ranged through
Persia to North
of India are
now confined
to a tiny pocket
in the Saurashtrian
Peninsula in
Western India.
Called the Asiatic
Lion, little
more than two
hundred of these
magnificent
animals survive
in the 300 sq.
km. Of Gir National
Park. Their
numbers have
recouped from
about 20 in
1913 to present
level after
the Nawabs of
Junagarh initiated
conservation
measures.
Gir also has
a large population
of Leopards
that are more
easily seen
here than elsewhere.
Also to be seen
are Samber,
Chital, Chinkara,
Chousingha,
Nilgai and wild
boar.
North of Gir
is the little
Rann of Kutch
where the last
stand of wild
asses survive
numbering over
1000. They are
found in herds
of 30 or so
and are capable
of with standing
great dehydration.
This is also
a guest place
for Cranes,
flamingoes and
lots of other
birds found
in large numbers.
DAY
01: Delhi / Ahmedabad / Bhavnagar (203 km)
Transfer to the airport to board the flight for Ahmedabad. On arrival at Ahmedabad airport you will be meet by our representative and transfer to Bhavanagar. On arrival check in at the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
DAY
02: Bhavnagar / Sasan Gir ( 240 km) 4 ½ hrs
Morning after breakfast drive to Gir National Park. On arrival check in at the wildlife resort/camp. In the afternoon lion safari to the national park. Overnight at resort / camp.
DAY
03: Gir National
Park:
Morning and afternoon safari to the national aprk for wildlife viewing. Overnight at resort / camp.
Gir National Park: Established on 18th September, 1965, as a Forest Reserve, primarily to conserve the Asiatic lion-classified as one of the World's most threatened species. Now Gir National Park is the only remaining place in the world, where one is likely to see the Asiatic Lion. The sanctuary covers a total area of 1,412 sq. km of which 258 sq.km at the core forms the National park. Permits are required to enter this part of the sanctuary.
The Asiatic lion once had a wide range in natural territory running from NW India through Persia to Arabia. But unfortunately hunted as a coveted trophy item during the British Raj era, it is now only found in the Gir forest of Gujarat. The famine of 1899 so decimated the Asiatic lion population that Lord Curzon cancelled his shoot at Gir, where he was staying as the guest of Nawab Junagadh. Curzon persuaded the Nawab to protect the remaining lions. In 1965, the India Government declared this place as a National park. The lion population which had sunk to an alarming two dozen in the early 20th century has slowly climbed over the years since, and now numbers about 300.
DAY
04: Gir National
Park:
Morning and afternoon Jungle excursion in the Park. Overnight at resort / camp.
DAY
05: Gir / Zainabad (225 km) 5 hrs
Early morning birding around fringes of Sasan Gir. After breakfast, drive to Zainabad. En route visit the fringe of the Little Rann of Kutch, we will stop at some water holes to check birds. On arrival check in at the camp/resort. Overnight at Camp Zainabad
DAY
06: Zainabad
:
Morning jeep safari to the Rann of kutch for wild life and birding watching. Birds on the ground, aquatic species ,Wild Ass, other mammals and reptiles will be observed.
Overnight at Camp Zainabad.
DAY
07: Zainabad / Ahmedabad (110 km) 2 ½ hrs. / Delhi
Morning after breakfast drive to Ahmedabad, on arrival transfer to the airport to board the flight for Delhi.
Tour and Services Ends.
