Eat Mangoes, Sleep with Crocodiles in Gir
Highlighting part of this stay is that you get to see crocodiles from your balcony. Don’t worry, they won’t come and attack you as your rooms are upstairs. In the evening, there are trees in the stay which turn white as millions of white birds come and sit on them. Then, the owner of the stay is a master grafter. He has grown all varieties of fruits and vegetables in his garden including the exotic ones.
This belt is known for mango cultivation and here you would find 108 varieties of mangoes inside the campus of the stay. Also, the owner has grafted one mango tree which provides around 50 varieties of mangoes. The stay has a medicinal garden. It has a nursery too. The owner is so devoted in taking care of nature that he personally loves to guide the guests specially the children and make them aware about the different varieties of plants and their importance. They have also put sign boards. This place is so huge that exploring the stay itself would be big. They have been awarded by Gujarat Tourism.
How to reach
It is 332 kms from Ahmedabad.
Nearest airport: (International): Ahmedabad
(Domestic): Rajkot, Gujarat
Nearest railway station: Junagadh
Nearest bus stop: Junagadh
Best way to reach is by car from Rajkot to Gir. Buy local produce/ handicraft: mango, mango pulp
Activities
Complimentary Activities
Can spot crocodile from ur balcony
Spot 50 to 70 birds
Can spot Deer, Sambhar
River walk
Trekking
Walk in the medicinal garden
Great place for bio research
The owner also teaches how to develop a nursery
Pluck Fresh organic vegetables
Pluck fruits mango, chickoo, papaya, banana, coconut depending on season
Listen to birds music
Plant a sapling
108 varieties of mangoes exist
Paid Activities
Watch Nigro African dance from Jhamboor village
Safari in Gir National Park
Transportation charges for visiting nearby places will be as per actuals.