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Day 01 : Arrive Ahmedabad + Drive Ahmedabad to Sayla + Visit Latura
On arrival at Ahmedabad Airport / Railway Station you are met by our Representative / Driver and drive to Sayla 136 km (2½ hr.) to Sayla., upon arrival check into hotel. Afternoon visit to Latura to see the Asiatic Wild Ass (3-hour excursion) - optional. ( Overnight at Hotel )
Day 02 : DRIVE SAYLA TO GIR NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast drive to Gir (5-hours driving time) calling in on the way at Junagadh to see the imposing Uparkot Fort, Buddhist cave-sites, 3rd century BC Ashoka rock edicts, the palace museum filled with Nawabi treasures, the flamboyant royal mausoleum complexes. Arrive lunch-time at Gir Birding Lodge and depart after your meal for a safari in the Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary. This deciduous forest is the last abode of the Asiatic lion and also has a thriving panther (leopard) population. It also has a large population of chital or spotted deer, sambhar, blue bull antelope, chinkara gazelle, chousingha (the world's only four-horned antelope), wild boar and other wildlife. A number of attractive birds can be seen on the game-drive trail. ( Overnight at Hotel ).
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Day 03 : GIR NATIONAL PARK & WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Morning and evening drives in the Gir forests to look for the two big cats and to watch other wildlife. Between the drives, visit Somnath to see the shore temple (one of the 12 holy abodes of Shiva), Sun Temple, Ahilya Temple and other monuments. ( Overnight at Hotel )
Day 04 : Drive GIR NATIONAL PARK to SAYLA
After breakfast drive back to Sayla upon arrival check into hotel. ( Overnight at Hotel )
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