Blogs from Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, Asia
Gir Forest-Where The Adventure Never Stops Roaring!!!
Published: March 9th 2012Asia » India » Gujarat » Gir National Park
March 4th 2012
The Journey to the Lion Kingdom Begins!! The day I stepped into the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, I made up my mind that I will try and cover all the national reserves in India in my lifetime. Corbett, Bandipur, Kanha over, with no luck with the tigers I thought I would try my luck with the King of the Jungle this time. A very opportune offer from Club Mahindra and I could not resist. Lavi was to handle all the planning for the trip. Somehow women tend to plan things well, we men just complicate things a little too much. Our tickets to Rajkot got confirmed last minute and we took off on 28th Feb 2012 on board the SauJanta express from Borivali at 18:30pm. Train journies tend to be interesting if you are armed ... read more
Asiatic Lions - Sasan Gir National Park
Published: March 11th 2010Asia » India » Gujarat » Gir National Park
March 11th 2010
I spent last week end in the dry forest of Sasan Gir National Park, watching the desiccated leaves scurry across the parched earth in the hot, dry breezes. The sun beats down mercilessly there, as this corner of India anxiously awaits the coming monsoon - still months away. Even so, the regal Asiatic Lion holds sway over their kingdom, camouflaged perfectly for this landscape. I took three safaris and was lucky. Eleven lions sighted, included one glorious morning when I was blessed to see three lionesses and their five cubs on the prowl in their territory.... read more
November 24th 2009
Hi All, Am Planing a 5 days trip to West Gujrat. Day 1 Reach Rajkot at 10:30 am. Go to junagad. City tour. Day 2 Morning 5 am Climb Girnar. Afternoon Visit Somnath Temple. Day 3 Visit Diu in Morning. Afternoon Reach Girnar for Safari. Night Leave for Dwarka. Day 4 Morning Visit Dwarka temple. Day 5 Afternoon Catch Return Train. We are planning to travel through a Hired 4 wheeler. We are group of 5 friends. Please suggest any must to visit places in the route. How are the road conditions in the area? How much time does it take to visit Dwarka from Girnar. Thanks. ... read more
April 16th 2006
The one and only and the last destination in the World to see the majestic Asiatic Lions... Shortforms used in here & the album: GIZ : Gir Interpretation zone (its basically an Animal Hospital/ care centre) GBL : Gir Birding Lodge (our regular place of stay) reaching Gir is simple , Mumbai - Rajkot - Gir. Situated about 65km SE of Junagarh district in the state of Gujarat in South West India, the National Park was established 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 ... read more
