Gir National Park and Sanctuary

The Gir National Park-situated in southern Gujarat and was established on 18th September 1965, as a Forest Reserve, primarily to conserve the Asiatic lion. The total area under national park status is about 2,450 hectares. It is located in the Junagadh District of Gujarat, about 65 km southeast of Junagadh city, and 90 km east of Keshod Airport, in the Kathiawar (Saurashtra) Peninsula.

 Gir, with a forest rest house, is the headquarters of the sanctuary. The Gir is a mixed dry deciduous type of forest with teak, zizypus (ber), flame of the forest, jamun, a variety of acacia, particularly babul. It is a hilly tract with plenty of rivers, and offers the visitor long pleasant drives, through the thick forest cover.

When to visit
The sanctuary remains closed from June to October and the ideal time to visit is between December and March. The Park is closed during monsoon till mid-October.

How to get there
State transport buses make the two-hour trip between Junagadh and Veraval via Sasan Gir, four times a day. Slow steam trains run to Veraval twice daily, and to Delwada and Junagadh once a day.

Where to Stay
Visitor facilities include two forest rest houses, a Lion Safari Lodge and restaurant facilities at Sasangir. An airstrip has been constructed 16 km from the sanctuary




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