Same-day or overnight: Sasan Gir from Somnath
When a Madhuli taxi to Sasan Gir should come back the same day, and when the honest plan is a night halt.
Dawn slots mean a dark departure from the Somnath hotel. Write the slot time in the note. The drive itself is about 1 hour and about 45 km. Double it, then add darshan, and you can see whether a return belongs in the same sunset.
Gir is close enough for a morning safari and an evening aarti back in Somnath. The forest permit is separate from the cab. A one-way drop and a car that stays are different jobs. Say which one you want in the enquiry so the driver is not guessing at the hotel gate.
The useful booking is a driver who knows the safari gate, not a guess at Sasan village.
If you already have a hotel, send the area. If you do not, the desk can still run the cab. Hotel booking stays yours unless you ask for an area that is easy at dawn.