Itinerary

Day 1

Flight to India (Mumbai)
Around Midnight arrive in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay). The cosmopolitan City and capital of Maharashtra is the main gateway for the travellers to India. Upon arrival, you will be met by an Indo Vacations representative and transferred to the hotel.

Day 2

Mumbai - Bhavnagar - Velavadar National Park - Bhavnagar (by air)
In the morning transfer to the airport for the flight to Bhavnagar. Upon arrival at Bhavnagar transfer to the hotel. Later drive to Velavadar. Velavadar is also one of the few places where the wolf is found in large numbers though they are rarely seen in the daylight. We visit Velavadar National Park to see large herds of blackbuck, antelope, jackal, jungle cat, hare and one of the world's largest harrier roosts. After visiting the park drive back to Bhavnagar.

Day 3

Bhavnagar - Velavadar National Park - Bhavnagar (about 120 km)
In the morning after having our breakfast enjoy birding at Victoria Park, Gaurishankar Lake and the coastal marshes near the port. After lunch, drive to Velavadar National Park for the bird watching. Sirkeer malkoha, painted francolin, chestnut-bellied and spotted sandgrouse, rufous-tailed, crested and sykes' larks, red-rumped swallows, short-toed snake eagle, imperial, steppe, tawny, greater and lesser spotted eagles, laggar falcon and variable wheatears are the various birds which can be seen in this park. In the evening, witness a massive roost of montagu, pallid and marsh harrier. Later return back to Bhavnagar.

Day 4

Bhavnagar : Sasan Gir (about 229 km)
In the morning drive from Bhavnagar to Sasan Gir. Gir is the last abode of the Asiatic lion and has a thriving population of Leopard, Sambar, Chital (spotted deer), Nilgai and Wild boar. Gir is also one of the major habitats of chousingha (the world's only four-horned antelope) and chinkara (Indian gazelle). In the evening have Jeep Safari in the Sasan Gir National Park for bird and wildlife watching.

Day 5

Sasan Gir
In the morning and afternoon enjoy the jeep safari in National Park. Changeable hawk eagle, crested serpent eagle, Bonneli's eagle, shaheen peregrene falcon, laggar falcon, shikra, painted sandgrouse, quails, black-hooded and golden oriels, marshall's and common iora, Asian paradise flycatcher, tickell's blue, red-throated, verditer and Asian brown flycatchers, yellow-crowned, brown-capped pygmy, black-rumped flameback woodpeckers, green and blue-cheeked bee-eaters, coppersmith barbet, common, lesser pied and white-throated kingfisher, blossom-headed parakeet, hoopoe, black, ashy and white-bellied drongos, rufous treepie, large cuckoo shrike are some of the birds that could also be seen here. In the evening have a nature walk with a birding guide to a riverside spot near Gir Birding Lodge. A good number of birds especially quails and passerines, can be seen in the bushes along the trail.

Day 6

Sasan Gir - Sayla (about 240 km)
In the morning drive to the grasslands of Devaliya to see vultures and other birds. Later drive to Sayla. In the afternoon visit the village known for its weavers and beadwork, colorfully-attired Bharwad shepherds, medieval step wells and numerous monuments or enjoy the bird watching at the lake and grasslands of Sayla.

Day 7

Sayla - Dasada (about 120 km)
In the morning drive to Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, one of the largest fresh-water lakes in Gujarat and an outstanding place for boat-safaris among thousands of birds. After having breakfast drive to Dasada. In the evening enjoy birding at Nawa Talao where large flocks of flamingos, demmossile cranes, pelicans and other birds are seen in large numbers.

Day 8

Dasada
In the morning and afternoon enjoy the safaris in the Little Rann of Kutch. An ancient seabed turned by geological forces into saline desert plains, the Rann has grassy patches that offer good bird-watching. Crested and Sykes larks, Oriental skylark, bimaculated lark, greater short-toed lark, singing and Indian bushlarks, ashy-crowned and black-crowned sparrow-larks, chestnut-bellied and spotted sandgrouse, Indian courser, quails, are some of the birds that would be seen here. At the sunset, it is possible to watch marsh, Montagu and pallid harriers, aquila eagles, falcons and buzzards heading for their roosting sites. Besides various birds various animals can also be seen in the Rann which are the wild ass, nilgai, chinkara, gazelle, white-footed desert, Indian foxes, the wolf, jungle cat (occasionally also desert cat), pale and long-eared hedgehogs and hare.

Day 9

Dasada - Himmatnagar (about 90 km)
In the morning drive to Bajana Creek, a birders paradise on the edge of the Rann. In the afternoon we visit the traditional houses of Rabaris, a pastoral group known for beautiful embroidery, colourful Bharwad shepherds, and other pastoral, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities. Later drive to Himmatnagar to board the Udaipur train and pass through lakes and other birding places.

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