Balasinor

Do you know India has a Jurassic Park? Yes, you read it right and India’s Jurassic park is in Gujarat . It is about 90 km from Ahmedabad in the village of Raiyoli in Balasinor. From Ahmedabad, it takes around 2-2.5 hours to reach.  There are fossils remains, and bones found by the Paleontologists (scientist who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record) in Balasinor. 

Balasinor

Princess Aailya of the Royal Family of Balasinor is the promoter of the site and because of her efforts, the Gujarat Tourism opened a Dinosaur Fossil Park and Dinosaur Museum in Balasinor. We went to Balasinor on a weekend trip. We stayed at Garden Palace Heritage Homestays which is run by the Royal Family of Balasinor. The Dinosaur Fossil Park is the actual site where the remains of dinosaurs were found. A place where the dinosaur had nested and lived more than 65 million years ago. The entry to the fossil park is free.

Fossil Park

Fossil of a Dinosaur

 

Fossil

The main fun is exploring the museum. After buying the entrance ticket, we went to see the museum which is fully air-conditioned. The museum is nicely maintained.  At the Entrance, there is a dinosaur statue which moves. There are 3-D and 5-D shows. There are many galleries displaying the fossils exhibits and details on Dinosaurs. I was really surprised to read there that the women of the Raiyoli village used to use the egg of the dinosaur to crush their spices. 

The moving dinosaur 

Life-size Dinosaur

In the museum, the remains of Dinosaur

Eggs of a Dinosaur

Eggs of a Dinosaur

There is a souvenir shop also. This is one of the museums where the kids will enjoy a lot. It was an educational as well as an entertaining trip.