Asiatic Lions Safari Tour
Day 1- Mumbai
Arrive in Mumbai. Transfer to Hotel near Airport. Spend a few hours resting at your hotel.
Day 2- Mumbai / Bhavnagar / Velavadar
Connect morning flight from Mumbai to Bhavnagar (0710/0820 hrs, to be checked at the time of booking).
Upon arrival transfer from Bhavnagar to Velavadar National Park (1.5 hrs drive).
Day 3 – Velavadar
We will have Morning & Evening game drives at Velavadar National Park. Blackbuck National Park Velavadar in the Bhal region of Saurashtra is a unique grassland ecosystem that has attracted fame for the successful conservation of the blackbuck, the wolf and the lesser florican. Once found in open plains throughout the country and the state of Gujarat. Its largest population at present occurs in Velavadar N.P. This exclusively Indian animal is perhaps the most graceful and beautiful of its kind. It has ringed horns that have a spiral twist of three to four turns and are up to 70 cm long. The body’s upper parts are black and the under parts and a ring around the eyes are white.. The wolf and the jackals are the main predators in the park. More than 1500 Blackbucks are found within the park.
Day 4 – Velavadar / Gir National Park
Drive to Gir National Park (4 – 5 hrs). Afternoon take the first Safari to Gir National Park. The Indian lion is another name for the Asiatic lion, Panthera Leo persica, the sub-species that once ranged from Greece to central India. Before they were completely wiped out, the lions came under the protection of the Nawab of Junagadh, a local monarch, who banned all lion hunting in the area. Soon, the lion population began to rise in number. By the declaration of Indian independence in 1947, the government had come to realize the importance and fragile nature of this last bastion of the Asiatic lion, and the Nawabâs conservation policy was upheld. Naturalists were assigned to study and take a census of the Girs lion population. At that time there were around 200 lions. The Indian government then created the Gir National Park and Lion Sanctuary - collectively known as the Gir Protected Area (PA), covering over 1000 km². The area is made up of dry scrubland with hills, rivers, and teak forest. In addition to the lion population, the Gir PA contains leopards, antelope, deer, jackals, hyenas, and marsh crocodiles. The largest Asiatic lion on record measured 2.9 m from nose to tail-tip & the current population is in excess of 300.
Day 5 – Gir National Park
Morning Evening game Safari.
Day 6 – Gir National Park
Morning Evening Game drive.
Day 7 – Gir / Zainabad (Little Rann of Kutch)
Morning drive to Zainabad the Little Rann of Kutch (280 Km) enroute visiting Junagarh.
A safari through the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary in the Little Rann of Kutch in northwest of Gujrat. A safari through this region gives one a chance to come face to face with a wide variety of birds and other wildlife. A safari through the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary is a unique experience. A safari through this region gives one a chance to come face to face with a wide variety of birds and other wildlife. Besides the Wild Ass, the sanctuary is home to a host of other animals and nearly 350 different species of birds, including the common crane, pelican and the lesser flamingo. Apart from this, one can also get a rare insight into the lifestyles of the numerous ethnic groups and local tribes, which live in and around the Rann.Interestingly, the Little Rann gets a fair number of winged visitors in the winter months. Among these, the blue-tailed bee-eater that comes all the way from Europe, the common crane and the demoiselle crane from Siberia, the ceraneous vulture from Egypt and the houbara bustard from Iran and Iraq are the ones most commonly sighted.
Day 8 – Little Rann of Kutch
Morning & Evening Game drive.
Day 9 – Zainabad / Nalsarovar / Ahmedabad
Morning drive to Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary.
Day 10 – Ahmedabad / Mumbai
Day to explore Ahmedabad old city. Afternoon fly to Mumbai. Transfer from Domestic to International Airport.
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