Lion & the Rann
of Kutch
Duration:
6 Nights / 7 Days
Places Covered: Delhi - Ahmedabad - Bandhavgarh -
Gir - Zainabad - Delhi or Mumbai
The lions that figure in the stories off the Bible and ranged through
Persia to North of India are now confined to a tiny pocket in the Saurashtrian
Peninsula in Western India.
Called the Asiatic Lion, little more than
two hundred of these magnificent animals survive in the 300 sq. km. Of Gir National
Park. Their numbers have recouped from about 20 in 1913 to present level after
the Nawabs of Junagarh initiated conservation measures.
Gir also has a
large population of Leopards that are more easily seen here than elsewhere. Also
to be seen are Samber, Chital, Chinkara, Chousingha, Nilgai and wild boar.
North
of Gir is the little Rann of Kutch where the last stand of wild asses survive
numbering over 1000. They are found in herds of 30 or so and are capable of with
standing great dehydration. This is also a guest place for Cranes, flamingoes
and lots of other birds found in large numbers.
Day 1. Delhi - Ahmedabad
- Bandhavgarh Fly to Ahmedabad and drive to Bandhavgarh enroute visiting
Veladadar sanctuary for Black bucks.
Day 2. Bandhavgarh - Gir Drive
to Gir and evening excursion into the Park.
Day 3. Gir Morningand
afternoon Jungle excursion in the Park.
Day 4. Gir Morning
and afternoon Jungle excursion in the Park.
Day 5. Gir - Zainabad Drive
to Zainabad in the Little Rann of Kutch , Evening excursion to the Rann of Kutch.
Day 6. Zainabad Full-day excursion to the Rann of Kutch.
Day
7. Zainabad - Ahmedabad - Delhi or Mumbai Drive to Ahmedabad and fly to
Delhi or Mumbai.
Lion
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