Gir National Park

Gir National Park Overview

Gir National Park is a forest and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat,India. Besides Africa, Gir National Park in Gujarat is the only place in the world where you can spot lions roaming free in the wild. As per the new statics of 2015, the entire Saurashtra Region is inhabited by 523 Lions and more than 300 Leopards. Gir National Park is a home of lions, leopards, hyenas, crocodiles, kesar mangoes. Most of the area is rugged hills, with high ridges and densely forested valleys, wide grassland plateaus, and isolated hilltops. Around half of the forested area of the park is teak forest, with other trees such as khair, dhavdo, timru, amla, and many other. Gir National Park is one of the must visit wildlife sanctuary in India. Gir National Park is located at approx 168km from Rajkot, 380km form state capital Gandhinagar.