A calm day plan: Somnath and Sasan Gir by cab
A practical Madhuli Taxi day from Somnath toward Sasan Gir, with the order of stops and the moment to turn back.
Start with the thing that cannot move. If that thing is Somnath aarti, do it first. If it is a Gir slot or a Palitana step, the hotel wakeup moves instead. Gir is close enough for a morning safari and an evening aarti back in Somnath. The forest permit is separate from the cab.
Then the road: about 45 km, about 1 hour. The useful booking is a driver who knows the safari gate, not a guess at Sasan village. Devaliya is the easier add-on when a full jungle slot is not available.
Turn back when the return would steal the evening aarti or the night train at Veraval. Dawn slots mean a dark departure from the Somnath hotel. Write the slot time in the note.
Madhuli Taxi is based in Somnath. One car can hold this day if the enquiry says the order. The website will not show a rate. The confirmation comes back on WhatsApp.