Paleopark Balka – rýžování granátů a sběr zkamenělin Nová Paka

Location: Balka 1, Nová Paka, 509 01 · Hradec Králové Region

Category: geopark with gemstone panning

Paleopark Balka in Nová Paka – panning for garnets and collecting fossils for families and schools. A unique site where precious stones – garnets and precious opals – occur naturally. Every visitor may keep the stones they find.

Why visit this place?

• The paleopark is run by the Nová Paka Museum and the trail is guided by Hugo the amphibian, from the Gem Treasury to the V Balkách site.
• It was built on a famous find site of fossils and carnelians, which can still be picked up around the grounds.
• Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 96 visitors on Google Maps.
• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly three hours; the programme is aimed at every age group from preschool to secondary school.
• There are 57 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

Verified against: paleoparkbalka.cz

Practical information

• Opening hours: Mar–Oct daily 9:00–17:00
• Typical visit: 180 min
• Admission: adults 200 CZK, children 150 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.7 ★ from 96 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: preschool (3–6), primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Programme for primary schools – geology, mineralogy, and gemstone collecting. Garnet panning and fossil hunting. Every pupil takes home their finds.

Official website: https://paleoparkbalka.cz/

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