My Travel experience at Gir National Park 2016

I Booked trip by Daily Tour & Travel Pvt. Ltd. www.girlion.in Now today we will go to Gir, the place where there is Asiatic lions. It is only 45km from Somnath and we have to reach there by twelve. So there is nothing to rush. We wake up apathetically and get prepared by 10AM. The taxi had as of now touched base at that point. Rapidly we look at and say farewell to Somnath. The center movements from religion to natural life!! The journey took us a hour and by 11 AM we were at our resort in Sasan Gir!!

The main reason individuals come to Gir National Park is to see lions and we were no special case. We had only two days to use it totally. We will go on every one of the four safaris. Whether we see lion or not but rather that is the best way to appreciate Gir National Park.

Some Important information about Gir National Park

  

Gir National Park is the main spot on the planet where you see Asiatic Lions in wild!! Furthermore, it is also only place where Lions roam freely in India. Forest office permits 3 safaris for every day. They are between 6AM – 9AM, 9:30AM – 12:30PM and 3PM – 6PM. Timimg fluctuates a little in summer. A limit of 45 Jeeps per safari is imposed by forest department. There are 8 safari routes and every Jeep will be doled out one of them. All 100% of total safari permits of Gir jungle Trail are available online And afterward the Jeeps should be hired by traveler, tourist can also book safari's permit and jeep by www.girnationalparkonline.in, this website also give more facilities like different Gir tour packages, Hotels and Resort in cheap rate.

Safaris in Gir National Park

In first safari, we just saw few sambar deers and peacocks. The driver and guide both are very knowing person of Gir National Park. It was really adventures life time experience for me. My daughter and wife choose not to seek morning safari on next day. I imparted the Jeep to an American couple. This time we get the best driver and aide. However, unfortunately luck was not our side. We saw pug marks of a lion that went in front of us a couple of minutes prior. The best sight of the morning safari was a group of wild hog!!

The first lion locating in Gir National Park

I was bit disappointed before the end of second safari. Lions are less modest compared with tigers yet the creature was elusive for me. It took me quite a while to locate a tiger but then there are numerous forests still where tigers are found. But to see lion, I need to return to Gir!!

But things turned better in third safari. The primary lion sighting was to happen. It was an enormous male lion sleeping after an overwhelming dinner!! To our fortunes it was resting very close to the street. The forest department' people were not permitting all Jeeps to encompass the lion. They ensured that only one vehicle permitted at once close to the lion. It was shocking to see the lion sleeping unmindful of noises created by humans outside.

 

The second lion

After a long time we saw the second lion. A tracker informed about a lion sitting on top a hillock. The Jeep takes an alternate route from the safari course to go close to the lion. Once more, this lion was slightest made a big deal about human nearness. What astonished me was that the tracker and aides getting down from the vehicle and walking. This was a typical sight in Gir where guides get down from the vehicle to see the lion. Such things don't happen in tiger region!!

And while returning we again see the resting lion. The lion had now moved near the street and was getting prepared for one more "day"!!

 

Lions and lions!!

It was the third day in Gir and also my last safari. The forest was very quiet with only noise coming from the Jeep. A woman in the Jeep requests that the driver stop the vehicle to take photo of a spotted deer. Furthermore, I see something yellow animal moving far away. A lion!! Driver likewise sees it in the meantime and instantly pushes the accelerator. It was a male lion walking out on the road. We tail it from behind at a conscious separation. And after that a second lion goes along with it!! I mix up it for a lioness but guide informs that it was a young male without mane. But at that point more Jeeps begin coming in. The lions don't care for it and float away.

 

But still one of them walks on the road and we follow. The two jeeps behind us overwhelm from both sides and go extremely close to the lion. The lion demonstrates its anger and comes extremely close to our vehicle. Seeing lion from an open Jeep at such a nearby separation was to much. Scolding different drivers for stupidity, our aide requests that the driver switch the vehicle. The lion gets some space to move in and rapidly joins the other one. And after that they slip into the forest.

This was the best time in my Gir trip. I had never expected to have such an experience. The experience amid last 5-10 minutes will never be forgotten!!

Couple of minutes after the fact, we see a panther holing up behind a bramble. But the panther never left the shrubbery.