Trip highlights & Overview.
This luxury lions and Gujarat tour of India takes you to the only habitation in the world, giving you an uninterrupted view of the Asiatic Lion, Gir National Park. Amalgamated with this, you will be exploring one of the unique landscape Little Rann of Kutch varying from saline desert plains, rocky and thorn scrub, arid grasslands, plateaus to lakes and marshes, homing another endemic species, the Indian Wild Ass. After Kutch, you also get the opportunity to witness the Black buck in Velavadar National Park, a declared biotic province.
Escapade through these semi-arid terrains and journey across the wondrous state of Gujarat, encountering wildlife endemic to India.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 01 : International Arrival at New Delhi Airport
On your arrival at the New Delhi Airport, you will be received by a representative from Nature Safari India. He will be holding your name card and waiting for you at the airport arrival hall. Further, he will assist you with a smooth transfer to your hotel in New Delhi. Upon your arrival at the hotel, our personnel will also help you with the check in process while handing over any and all travel related documents to you.
Overnight at the Oberoi Gurugram.
Day 02 : Flight from New Delhi to Ahmedabad. Drive from Ahmedabad to Dasada.
Post breakfast, our representative will meet you at the hotel and transfer you to the airport to board a flight to Ahmedabad. On arrival at the Ahmedabad airport, you will be met by a chauffeur who will assist you with a smooth transfer to Dasada. On arrival you will be greeted by the team at Rann Riders by Kafila, who will also orient you with basic information about the property and its surrounding fauna.
The Little Rann of Kutch is home to the Indian wild ass (khur). The 4950 square kilometres (sq. km) “Little” Rann of Kutch is a salty desert in western India’s Kutch Peninsula that is characterized by enormous salt pans, shrubby islands, seasonal nullahs, marshes, and rocky hillocks or Dungars of volcanic origin. Originally, the Arabian Sea encompassed this unusual landscape. Geological causes caused the area to become isolated from the ocean, resulting in a huge, featureless plain covered in salt that is submerged by water during monsoon rains.
Post lunch proceed for your first safari experience in Little Rann of Kutch. Come back from the safari at sunset and proceed for a scrumptious meal for dinner. Overnight at Rann Riders by Kafila.
Day 03 - Day 04 : In Little Rann of Kutch
Day 05 : Drive from Little Rann of Kutch to Velavadar
After a relaxed breakfast check out from the lodge. A chauffeur will be waiting at the lodge exit to transfer you from Little Rann of Kutch to Velavadar. On arrival in Velavadar, you will be welcomed by the team at Blackbuck Safari Lodge. A welcome drink with some refreshing towels will be a much needed revitalization boost after the long 4-hour drive.
Post refreshment, proceed for lunch and sit with the naturalists who will brief you about what you will encounter in the national park. They will also educate you about the in-house birds that you might witness around the lodge, so keep your binoculars handy! Post lunch, proceed for an afternoon jeep safari to Velavadar National Park.
In Velavadar National Park there are 120 different bird species can be spotted in and around the park. In case you’re fortunate, you might even see wolves! The sanctuary is best visited in the morning when there is a far greater chance of spotting the wolves. While wolves are difficult to notice during the day, blackbucks are fairly easy to spot. There are plenty of blackbuck herds scattered around the pale gold grassland. The males travel together, while the females and fawns go in separate gendered groups.
Dinner and overnight at Blackbuck Safari Lodge.
Day 06 – 07 : In Blackbuck National Park
Day 08 : Drive from Velavadar to Gir National Park
After a relaxed breakfast, check out from Blackbuck Safari Lodge and bid adieu to the sandy dusty lands of Velavadar. You will now head toward the land of the Asiatic Lion, endemic to Gir National Park. On arrival you will be welcomed by the team at Postcard Gir, a luxury yet raw take amidst the shrubby jungle.
Post orientation, proceed for lunch, thereafter followed by an afternoon safari into the jungle.
The largest compact tract of dry deciduous forest in the country, protected as Gir National Park and Sanctuary, covers an area of 1412 sq km in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat is the only home in India for the Asiatic Lion of which there are nearly 500 in the park. Due to its abundance of biodiversity, including 606 different plant species, 39 species of mammals, 37 species of reptiles, over 300 species of birds, and more than 2,000 species of insects, Gir has evolved to host a very stable ecosystem with incredible regenerating, self-supporting, and self-sustaining capacity.
Come back from the safari in sunset. Dinner and overnight at Postcard Gir.
Day 09 – 10 : In Gir National Park
Day 11 : Drive from Gir to Rajkot Airport. Flight from Rajkot to New Delhi
Take your last safari in Gir, and witness the stunning lands of the Asiatic Lion one last time. Come back from the safari, freshen up and head for an early lunch. Post lunch, get trasferred to the Rajkot Airport to board a flight back to New Delhi.
On arrival at New Delhi, you will be once again met by a representative from Nature Safari India. They will assist you with a smooth check in at the hotel. Later, once you’re settled, they will take a quick feedback of your trip. If you wish to give your insights on what you loved through the trip and what could have been improved upon, please feel free to leave the feedback with him so our team can continue to achieve excellence and polish our services along the way.
Overnight at the Oberoi, Gurugram.
Day 12 : International Departure from New Delhi Airport
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Hotels & Accommodations.
The Oberoi
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Rann Riders by Kaafila
Inclusions & Exclusions.
Trip Inclusions
- Accommodation in New Delhi on bed and breakfast basis.
- Accommodation in little rann of kutch & Gir National Park, all meals and exclusive safari basis.
- Entrance, Guide and Safari charges in all parks mentioned above in itinerary.
- 5 exclusive jeep safaris in Gir
- 5 exclusive jeep safaris in Little Rann of Kutch
- Assistance at airport and hotels
- All land transfers.
- All currently applicable taxes
Trip Exclusions
- International and domestic airfare
- Still / video camera fee in the monuments and national parks.
- Expenses of personal nature like Tips, smokes, liquor, laundry and telephone calls.
- Travel insurance
- Anything not mentioned in the inclusions.
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