Jungle safari in Gujarat’s Gir forest opens to public after four months

Tourists will have a different experience this year as the landscape has witnessed some unusual changes due to the late monsoon season.

Junagadh: Jungle safari to the Gir forest in Gujarat, the only abode of Asiatic lions, was on Saturday (October 17) reopened for tourists after remaining closed for nearly four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF), Sasan Gir, Mohan Ram flagged off an open jungle safari jeep at Sasan Gir. He said tourists will have a different experience this year as the landscape has witnessed some unusual changes due to the late monsoon season, and appealed to them to follow guidelines and SOP in view of the pandemic.

Every year, the Gir and Girnar jungle safari opens to the public from October 16 till June 15 and remains closed for the rest of the year. Other attractions such as Devaliya and Ambardi safari parks, both habitats of lions, remain open throughout the year.