Lion Safari in Gujarat

Day-1 : AHMEDABAD - DASADA

Arrive at Ahmedabad and drive to Dasada (90 km /two hours ). In the evening we take a safari to the Little Rann of Kutch, a desert wildlife sanctuary, known as the last abode of the Asiatic wild ass in the Indian peninsula. During the drive, watch for other endangered wildlife like the wolf, Indian and desert foxes, Indian gazelle, Macqueen’s bustard, etc. Witness the sunset at Bajana Lake, where flamingos, pelicans, demmossile and common cranes, and other magnificent birds gather in numbers beyond comprehension. Meals and o/n at Rann Riders, an imaginatively designed safari resort.

Day-2 : DASADA-GONDAL

Drive to Gondal, (220 km 4-5hours) where you will stay in the luxurious comfort of huge, high-ceilinged rooms of the Riverside Palace/Orchard Palace, both 19th century heritage homes that has been converted into a heritage hotel. See the royal fleet of vintage and classic cars, the 1748 AD Naulakha Palace and the Swaminarayan Temple. O/n at one of the two heritage homes.

Day-3 : GONDAL - GIR

Drive to Gir (123 km/3 hours) stopping enroute at Junagadh to see the imposing Uparkot Fort, Buddhist cave-sites, 3rd century BC Ashoka rock edicts, the flamboyant royal mausoleum complexes and the palace museum filled with Nawabi treasures.
Reach Gir Birding Lodge around lunch time.After lunch and few hours rest, we leave for our 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, sambar, 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 o/n at Gir Birding Lodge.

Day-4 & 5 : GIR NATIONAL PARK & WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Spend the entire day in the Gir forests looking out for the big cats and 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.

Day 6 : BACK TO AHMEDABAD

Drive back to Ahmedabad for return flight.