Now go for lion sighting from Sakkarbaug Zoo

Nimesh Khakhariya | TNN | Updated: Sep 15, 2018, 12:59 IST

RAJKOT: Now tourists wanting to see lion in its natural habitat need not to go Sasan. They can have a glimpse of Asiatic lions near Junagadh city itself.

The forest department will be starting new trips through the natural lion corridor on the back side of the Sakkarbaug Zoo. The trips, 10 per day, are likely to begin from October. The decision was taken by the forest department to ease the burden of tourists on Sasan, which is about 40km from Junagadh city.

According to forest department, the new route for lion sighting will be about 35km long from Indreshwar to Paturang in the reserved forest area of Gir. Indreshwar starts from the back gate of Sakkarbaug Zoo.

Chief conservator of forests, Junagadh, S K Mehta told TOI, “Since it is easy to reach Junagadh for tourists, we have decided to begin the new route for lion sighting. This will also ease burden on Sasan, which see huge rush of tourist during holidays.”
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Forest sources said tourists will be taken in open jeeps — five trips in the morning and five in the evening. The bookings will have to be done online like for Sasan.