Fern Gir Forest Resort

Gujarat & Diu


The two-storey cottages here are so well integrated into the gardens that creepers and vines are slowly threatening to swallow them up. Once you go through the door, though, you'll find supersmart rooms with plush touches and the best bathrooms in lion country. Daily nature walks are available, and there's brilliant birding right in the resort's gardens.


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