Dear Explorer
Greetings,
We are pleased to discuss your upcoming trip to Gir.
Our aim is to create life long memories through our outings and we also try to encourage people to travel and explore the world around, hence “Keep exploring…”
We hereby present you our Gir Outing.
Sasan Gir the only place in India to spot Asiatic Lions, pride of our nation. In the early 20th century, the lion population of Gujarat suffered a tremendous setback. Due to their hunting their numbers were reduced to few, this situation was brought under control by the Nawab of Junagadh and latter active role of forest department has helped to bring up the population of this mighty beast. An area of 1421sq kms is declared as Gir National park and an additional 500sq kms has been made as buffer zone. Today there are around 523 lions in Gir National park. The Gir Forest is one of the largest tracks of dry deciduous forests in the world.
Apart from Lions Gir is also famous for leopard sightings as Leopards are seen here more often than anywhere, maybe the fact that the Lions are more tolerant than tigers have given them the confidence to spend more time on the ground. Along with Lions Gir is home for other predators like Leopard, Striped Hyenas, Jackal, Indian Fox and Wild Cat, Other Mammals sharing the same land are Spotted Deer, Antelopes, Chowsinga, Blackbuck, Chinkara, Wild Boar and Sambar. Gir, besides being Lion country, is a birdwatcher’s paradise. It has got more than 200 species of bird, and is one of the important places to spot beautiful birdlife; apart from birds it has around 40 species of reptiles and amphibians. The Gir forest offers its visitors much more than a glimpse of the wilderness.
Type of Forest: Dry Deciduous
Weather: Temperatures in winter fall to 100 C. Temperature in summer rise upto 430 C
Accessibility by Train: Nearest station Junagadh 65 kms.
Accessibility by Air: Rajkot Airport: 160 Kms.