Hotel Gir Resort is located in the Junagadh District of Gujarat, near the Kathiawad Peninsula. Part of the erstwhile estate of Junagadh in Gujarat, this forest was brought under protection by the Nawab, whose initial efforts kick-started the government s campaign to protect the last remaining Asiatic lions. The Gir National Park is the only place outside Africa where you can see wild lions. The maldharis, a tribe, and their cattle live inside the forest and pose a serious problem as they are often in conflict with the lions which find easy prey in the form of the cattle
Hotel Gir Resort does not possess a very deep history because the main focus in Hotel Gir Resort is The Gir National Park. Hotel Gir Resort is where the Gir National Park is located. Spread over an area of 1,400 sq. km, the park is the last remaining sanctuary of the Asiatic lion. Hotel Gir Resort Forest is today the only place in the world outside Africa, where the lion can be seen in its natural habitat. The forest also harbours a variety of small animals and birds. Other predators (attackers) are the Panther and the Hyena. The Indian Deer, Sambar, Chital (spotted deer), Nilgai (blue bull), Chinkara and the Chowsingha (four horned antelope) are found here along with the bear and the long tailed langur Hotel Gir Resort.
