GIR NATIONAL PARK - THE LAST REFUGE

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The only place in the world to see the Asiatic Lion.

The Lion March

Gir National Park is one of the oldest National Parks of India and is famed for being the last  refuge of the Asiatic Lion. The arid landscape of Gir has a lot to offer besides the famous Asiatic Lion. Gir also supports a large population of the leopards and is famed for having the largest concentration of carnivores. Important prey species are Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, Nilgai, and Sambar. Gir is also excellent for birds, many species like Mottled Wood-owl, Indian Scops-owl, Indian Little Nightjar, Crested Treeswift, Indian Peafowl, Asian Paradise and Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher, Tawny-bellied and Yellow-eyed Babbler, Indian Stone-curlew and many more can be seen here. Other fauna like Four-horned Antelope, Chinkara, Striped Hyena, Golden Jackal, Black-naped Hare, and Bengal Monitor as well as Marsh Crocodile can be seen.

Dates: Batch 1: 1st–4th June 2014 (FULL)
              Batch 2: 5th-8th June 2014 (Last few seats)

Lion Safari Camp

May is good time to see plenty of Peafowl, this one is trying to impress his mate.

Camp Charges: Rs. 17,500/- for members and Rs. 18,100/- for others (ex Rajkot).

Accommodation: Twin sharing basis in Lion Safari Camp.

Reporting: Outside Rajkot railway station at 8.00 hrs. Drop at Rajkot on last day at 14.30 hrs.

How to get there: Train - Sau Janta Exp. (19017) leaves from Bandra Terminus at 17.35 hrs and reaches Rajkot at 07.30 hrs. Sau Janta Exp. (19018) can be booked for return, leaving Rajkot at 15.20 hrs. Flight - Direct flights from Mumbai to Rajkot are available. Buses are also available to reach Rajkot. (http://www.redbus.in/bus-tickets/mumbai-rajkot.aspx )

The River Hiran runs through the park and also besides our campsite.

The Kamleshwar Lake in the Park is an excellent place to see the Marsh Crocodile

Cost includes: Accommodation, food (day one lunch to last day breakfast) transfers to/from Rajkot, Safari charges and entry to the Park.

Cost excludes: Flight/rail ticket to Rajkot, all expenses of personal nature like laundry, beverages and food not mentioned in the itinerary, camera fees, anything not specified in the above cost.  Registration*: Kindly contact us at 022-22821811/22871202 or email bnhs.programmes@gmail.com.