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Gir
Forest Lodge
About
Gir National Park
The Gir Lodge is 65 km from Junagadh railway station
and 60 km from Keshod airport. Situated at the edge of the
world-renowned Gir Forest, the only home of the Asiatic
lion. The Gir National Park and Sanctuary, covering 1400
sq km of dry deciduous forest and tropical thorn forest,
is home to the leopard, jungle cat, rusty spotted cat and
hyena.
Among the prey species are the sambhar, cheetal,
four-horned antelope, wild boar and hare. Gir is also a
bird watcher's paradise as it has more than 200 species of
avi-fauna.
Accommodation
29 rooms including 2 suites.
All rooms elegantly appointed, with international direct
dial facility (on request), television and freezer.
Attached bathrooms with hot water facility from 6 a.m. to
11 a.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Laundry service. No
room service.
Dipdo Suite: An
elegantly appointed one-bedroom suite with a living room.
Sawaj Suite: A
tastefully decorated two-bedroom suite with a living room.
Restaurant & Bar
» Hiran View: Dining room serving Continental and Indian
cuisine on a buffet spread.
Facilities at Taj Forest Lodge
» Safe deposit lockers, doctor-on-call, car park and
indoor games. Currency exchange facility not available.
About Gir National Park
Created to protect the last wild population of Lion
outside the African regions, Gir National Park is situated
in the southwest of the peninsular state of Gujarat.
Spread over an area of 116 square-miles, the Gir sanctuary
has been home to lions since 1913 when the Lion population
over here fell drastically to just 20 animals. Due to
conservation efforts by the government, the the number has
now increased to around 300.
The Asiatic lion is slightly smaller than its African
cousin is and its mane is also smaller. In India the lion
population is spread across the states of Rajasthan,
Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh. But Gir is not just about Lions, the second most
commonly found predator in the Gir is Leopard. Infact, Gir
National Park is also home to one of the largest Leopard
populations in any park in India, and especially in the
hotter season they can sometimes be seen at night close to
the lodges.
Location
: Gir, 42-kms From Junagadh, Gujarat
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Nearest Access
: Junagadh (42-kms)
Main Wildlife Found
: Asiatic Lions, Leopards, Chowsingha
Coverage Area
: 1412.13-sq-kms.
1412.13-sq-kms.
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