Places To Visit Nearby Sasan (Gir)
In the heart of the jungle, 50 km from Sasan Gir, there is a shrine to Kankai Mata, the benefactor of the shepherds of Gir forest. A supremely wild place, here you can hear lions roar at night and animals gathering at the nearby lake.
The Indian mega-epic Mahabharata's famous character Arjuna comes alive here so this place is famous because of him. Once traveling through this forest, Pandavas gets thirsty and Arjuna uses his bow to discover water from the earth. There is a Mahadev temple here called 'Banej'.
A water reservoir created by a dam on the river Hiran, Kamleshwar presents a panoramic view of Gir, hills and forest. The water body also harbours of a large population of crocodiles and is a good spot to observe water birds.
Gir is one of India’s oldest sanctuaries, and is synonymous with the majestic Asiatic lion The only place in Asia to see this animal, The Gir ecosystem falls in Biogeography Zone-4 (the semi arid) and Biogeography Province 4-B. Gujarat Rajwara is the last remaining abode of the Asiatic Lion, The Government of Gujarat has declared an area of 1412.1 sq km as Protected Area (PA) which comprises 258.7 sq km as National Park and 1153.4 sq km as Sanctuary. Besides this 470.5 sq km of forest area forms a buffer Zone as reserve, protected and unclassified forest. Thus, a total area of 1882.6 sq km makes up the Gir forest. Gir National Park is open from mid-October until mid-June. There are three safaris a day at Gir of three hourse. They start at 6.30 a.m., 9.00 a.m., and 3 p.m.