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Dandi Kutir & Indroda Dinosaur Park

Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

A salt-mound-shaped museum of Gandhi's life — India's largest on one man — beside Indroda's dinosaur fossil park hatched from Gujarat's real nesting grounds.

Why visit: Salt March immersion plus life-size dinosaurs in one green campus.

Things to do

›Dandi Kutir immersive halls
›Dino trail
›Fossil eggs
›Deer safari park

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar (closed Mon)

Entry fee

₹20–200

Est. budget

₹200–600

Duration

Half day

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