Contact provider for price	10 Days	November-March
Comfort accommodations		Exertion level: 3
Operator: Wild World India		12 people max

Highlights: See endemic species in their habitat like Asiatic lion at Gir, Indian Wild Ass at the Little Rann and Black Bucks at Velavadar, the best of aquatic and dryland bird species


Introduction: This tour takes you to the forests of Gir, the last bastion of the Asiatic Lions and the beautiful Velavadar National Park which boasts of the highest density of Black Bucks. We will also explore the extraordinary Rann or the 'Area where nothing grows.’ This sparse and salty lowland interspersed with sandy islets of thorny scrub is home the highly endangered Wild Ass (locally known as Khur).

Apart from lions, Gir also has one of the largest leopard populations in any park in India, making it a good place to see big cats of a different kind. Other wildlife to look out at Gir are the Four-Horned Antelope (the only four-horned ungulate in the world), Indian gazelle (Chinkara), Spotted Deer (Chital), Blue Bull (Nilgai), Wild Boar, Wolf, Hyena, Jackal, Jungle Cat and other small mammals. The Kamleshwar dam in the middle of the sanctuary is also home to a record number of marsh crocodiles.

Little Rann is a resting site for migratory Siberian birds and the breeding grounds for some of the largest flocks of Greater and Lesser flamingoes. During the safaris you can see large flocks of larks and other dryland birds such as coursers, plovers, chats, warblers, babblers and shrikes. Among the many winter visitors are the Houbara Bustard and Spotted Sandgrouse.

The Wolf is the apex predator at Velavadar. Others mammals seen here include the fox, jungle cat, hyena and wild pigs. The harrier roost out here is one of the largest in the world and a truly fascinating sight.