Gir and Kutch Safari
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Gir
Drive in from Junagadh to the teak forest and head out on a first lion drive.
Lion country
Permit drives in the dry forest for the only wild Asiatic lions, with leopard, crocodile and big deer herds.
Lion country
Working the forest for lions, among the Maldhari herders who share it.
On to Little Rann
Transfer to Little Rann and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
Wild ass & desert
Desert drives for the Indian wild ass — found nowhere else — with flamingos, cranes and desert raptors.
On to Great Rann
Transfer to Great Rann and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
Salt desert & grassland
Birding the Banni grasslands and the salt-flat waters for flamingos, larks, sandgrouse and raptors, with the white Rann itself.
Salt desert & grassland
Working the grassland and salt for desert birds, with the surreal white plain alongside.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Cool and dry
The comfortable months for the lions, the wild ass and the desert birds.
Shoulder
Quieter edges of the season, still rewarding.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
The Fern Gir Forest
A standout lodge at Gir, close to the forest for the lion drives.
Rann Riders
A standout lodge at Great Rann, a base for the salt desert and the Banni grasslands.
Royal Safari Camp
A standout tented camp at Little Rann, a base for the wild ass and the winter birds.
Woods at Sasan
A polished lodge, close to the forest for the lion drives.
Gir Lion’s Paw
A polished lodge, close to the forest for the lion drives.
Regenta Resort Bhuj
A polished safari resort, a base for the salt desert and the Banni grasslands.
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