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Gir National Park

Gir Somnath

 
Category
Flora - Fauna, Bird Watching Site, Weekend Getaway
Nearby Places
11 Place(s)
Approx. Time to Explore
1.25 Hour(s)
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About The Location: This forested, hilly, 1412-sq-km sanctuary about halfway between Veraval and Junagadh is the last refuge of the Asiatic lion (Panthera leopersica). Taking a safari through the thick, undisturbed forests is a joy – even without the added excitement of spotting lions, other wildlife and myriad bird species. Access to the sanctuary is by safari permit only, bookable in advance online.

https://girlion.gujarat.gov.in/GirJungleTrailBooking.aspx

If you miss out on a permit, your other option for lion encounters is at the Devalia Safari Park, a fenced-off part of the sanctuary where sightings are guaranteed but more stage-managed. The sanctuary’s 37 other mammal species, most of which have also increased in numbers, include dainty chital (spotted deer), sambar (large deer), nilgais (blue bull / large antelopes), chousinghas (four-horned antelopes), chinkaras (gazelles), crocodiles and rarely seen leopards. The park is a great destination for birders too, with more than 300 bird species, most of the residents. While the wildlife has been lucky, more than half the sanctuary’s human community of distinctively dressed maldhari (herders) have been resettled elsewhere, ostensibly because their cattle and buffalo were competing for food resources with the antelopes, deer, and gazelles, while also being preyed upon by the lions and leopards. About 1000 people still live in the park, however, and their livestock accounts for about a quarter of the lions’ diet.

Twelve kilometers west of Sasan Gir village at Devalia, within the sanctuary precincts, is the Gir Interpretation Zone, better known as simply Devalia. The 4.12-sq-km fenced-off compound is home to a cross-section of Gir wildlife. Chances of seeing lions and leopards here are guaranteed, with 45-minute bus tours departing along the trails hourly. You may also see foxes, mongoose, and blackbuck – the latter being lion fodder.

Brief History: The sanctuary was set up in 1965, and a 259-sq-km core area was declared a national park in 1975. Since the late 1960s, lion numbers have increased from under 200 to over 523 (next census in 2020).

Note: Safari trip is 100% online booking at https://girlion.gujarat.gov.in/

How to get there

By road: Junagadh (60 km) and Veraval (45 km) has bus connectivity to national park.

By rail: Junagadh (60 km) and Veraval (45 km) are the major rail heads from the national park.

By air: The closest airport to Gir National Park is Rajkot, nearly 170kms away.

Nearby Places

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  • 1. Mr. Gigabhai Devadanbhai Jiladiya

    Shyam Guest House, Panjarapol Building, Ramrakh Chowk, Prabhas Patan, T a. Veraval, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9426850690
  • 2. Annapurnaben L Lakhnani

    Rameshwar Society, Po. Sasan Gir, Dist. Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9909114601
  • 3. Arjanbhai J. Jotva

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9428838902 9662907422
  • 4. Arsibhai K. Barad

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9825540917
  • 5. Ashishbhai B. Nandaniya

    At & Po. Chitrod, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9427389380
  • 6. Bhagvanbhai B. Solanki

    Po. Bhalchel, Sasan gir, Dist. Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9426413031
  • 8. Bhimsibhai D Vadher

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath
    Contact Detail
    9428838910
  • 9. Bhimsibhai N. Barad

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    8530909909 9427389393
  • 10. Chetan R. Gadesariya

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9429404009
  • 11. Devayatbhai D. Vadher

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9099325252
  • 12. Gigabhai M. Nandaniya

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9974659762
  • 13. Gokalbhai P Kukadiya

    Rameshwar Society, Po. Sasan Gir, Dist. Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9913922219
  • 14. Govindbhai U Zala

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9724443233
  • 15. Harjivan R. Gadesariya

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9429404007
  • 16. Hiteshbhai C Hingu

    Po. Sasan Gir, Dist. Junagadh.
    Contact Detail
    9979064996
  • 19. Imtiyaz O. Bloch

    Rameshwar Society, Navi Vasahat, Sasan Gir, Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9429114053
  • 20. Jasubhai N. Barad

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9687700056
  • 21. Jivanbhai Desabhai Parmar

    At & Po. Prabhas Patan, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9924206722
  • 22. Jivrajbhai N. Vekariya

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9558661861
  • 23. Jumabhai S Sameja

    Nr. Bus Stand, Opp. Post Office, Po. Sasan Gir, Dist. Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9727575130
  • 24. Kalabhai N. Vala

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9725573015
  • 26. Khimabhai N. Vala

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9624217069
  • 27. Lakhamanbhai K Kindarkhediya

    Rameshwar Society, Po. Sasan Gir, Dist. Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9727541235
  • 28. Lakhubhai J. Boricha

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9913225825
  • 30. Mahendrabhai H Pandya

    Po. Sasan Gir, Ta.Mendarda, Dist. Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9428188646 9558892492
  • 31. Menasibhai K. Barad

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9426962386
  • 32. Mo.Firoz F Makrani

    Po. Sasan Gir, Mendarda, Dist. Junagadh.
    Contact Detail
    9879763989
  • 34. Mr. Najabhai V Solanki

    Sasan Gir, Mendarda
    Contact Detail
    9825540259
  • 35. Mr. Najabhai.K. Barad

    Bhojde, Talala, Gir Somnath
    Contact Detail
    9724590555/8530909909
  • 36. Mr. Visalbhai Rudabhai Bharvad

    Vibhuvan Farm, Sasan Talala Road, Nr. Sangodra Railway Croosing, Bhojde, Talala
    Contact Detail
  • 37. Mr.Bipinbhai.M.Barad

    Bhojde, Talala, Gir Somnath
    Contact Detail
    9998174999
  • 38. Mr.Gokalbhai R Paghdar

    At & Po. Borvav, Ta. Talala Dist; Gir Somnath
    Contact Detail
    9825907299
  • 39. Mr.Hiteshbhai Laijibhai Manvar

    At Po. Citrod. Ta. Talala Dist; Gir Somnath
    Contact Detail
    9909929125
  • 40. Mrs.Ansuyaben D Buhecha

    Sasan Gir, Mendarda
    Contact Detail
    9429514080
  • 41. Mrs.Hemiben M Gadesariya

    At & Po. Borvav Ta. Talala Dist; Gir Somnath
    Contact Detail
    9925086585
  • 42. Mrs.Manishaben Divyeshbhai Manvar

    At & Po. Citrod. Ta. Talala Dist; Gir Sornnath
    Contact Detail
    9909929123
  • 43. Mukeshbhai Mehta

    Opp.Petorl Pump, At & Po. Bhalchel, Ta.Mendarda Dist. Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9662514800
  • 45. Nagajibhai Jivram Talaviya

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9737117018
  • 46. Nandram M. Nimavat

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
  • 47. Nathiben N Kumbhani

    Po. Sasan Gir, Mendarda, Dist. Junagadh.
    Contact Detail
    9909299348
  • 49. Niteshbhai D. Raichura

    Mendarda Sasan Gir
    Contact Detail
    9924650946
  • 50. Prabhaben K. Bakholiya

    At & Po. Chitrod, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9427389380
  • 51. Raisingbhai Nodhabhai Barad

    Village-Govindpur bhadaria(Chhachar) koba ne vadi, Ta.-Kodinar,Dist.-gir somath
    Contact Detail
    9275705013
  • 52. Rajeshbhai M Dhokadiya

    Rameshwar Society, Po. Sasan Gir, Mendarda, Dist. Junagadh.
    Contact Detail
    9924650944
  • 53. Rakeshbhai N. Unadkat

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9427379210
  • 54. Ramabhai J. Jotva

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9638625400 9428838902
  • 55. Ramesh G. Maru

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9824382747
  • 56. Ranjanben L Dhokadiya

    Rameshwar Society, Po. Sasan Gir, Mendarda Dist.Junagadh.
    Contact Detail
    02877-285700 9909299627
  • 57. Ratilal D. Gadhesariya

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9428574074, 9978674074
  • 58. Rupiben H. Zala

    Haripur Rd, At & Po. Bhalchel, Ta.Mendarda, Dist. Junagadh
    Contact Detail
    9978811664
  • 59. Sagar J. Patel

    Survay No.135 p2p1, At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath
    Contact Detail
    9275070920 9998794005
  • 60. Ukabhai G. Jotva

    At & Po. Bhojde, Dist. Gir Somnath.
    Contact Detail
    9979046393
  • 2. Abubhai Bloch

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9624670807
  • 3. Bhavesh Kukadiya

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9016094859
  • 4. Bhavesh Lakhlani

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9979079142
  • 5. Bhikhu Kindarkhediya

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9727541235
  • 6. Chirag Sevra

    Sasan
    Contact Detail
    8238325353
  • 7. Dharmesh Makvana

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9978827639
  • 8. Dinesh Sadiya

    Sasan
    Contact Detail
    9638985529
  • 10. Hitesh Solanki

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9998148877
  • 11. Imran Bloch

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9825926835
  • 13. Jayesh Kachela

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9909894600
  • 14. Jitendra Devmurari

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9979287883
  • 16. Ketan Masharu

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9974659755
  • 18. Manoj Makwana

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9586799693
  • 19. Munir Zikani

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9624617810
  • 20. Rahul Galchar

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9099948994
  • 21. Roman Shaikh

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    8238374994
  • 22. Salim Bloch

    Sasan, Talala
    Contact Detail
    9624111411
  • 23. Tamashi Langha

    Sasan
    Contact Detail
    9898650326

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