Being a popular tourist destination, Junagadh receives several tourists frequently. Yet, a hotel recently received a totally unexpected and unique guest–a lioness from the wild!
The video shows a lioness jumping into the hotel premises through the entry gate. A security guard sitting inside a cabin at the gate took note of it immediately and raised an alarm. In the second CCTV video footage, the lioness seems to have exited the hotel.
While this incident may seem scary, it is to be noted that the inhabitants of Junagadh are pretty much used to it since the Gir National Park is close by. Gir is home to Asiatic lions, and it is likely that the young lioness must have been separated from her pride and her wanderings must have led her to the human settlements.
The Durbar Hall Museum in Junagadh houses weapons and armor of the nawabs and more curios and artefacts. The Girnar Hill has temples belonging to the Jain and Hindu sects.
When here, these places should make it to your travel wishlist. With some luck, you might as well be spotting a lion or two!
