💎 Hidden Gem📍 Museum📍 Family📍 Nature

Suketi Fossil Park

Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Overview

Asia's first on-site fossil park — life-size models of the Shivaliks' extinct giants standing where their bones were dug from the Markanda clays.

Why visit: Meet the sabre-tooth and giant tortoise of prehistoric Himachal.

Things to do

›Stegodon models
›Fossil museum
›Markanda riverbed
›Kala Amb drive

Museum VisitFamily OutingFossil Study

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

₹25–50

Est. budget

₹200–500

Duration

2–3 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

5.7 km

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