💎 Hidden Gem💧 Waterfall📍 Nature📍 Picnic

Spread Eagle Falls

Shillong, Meghalaya, India

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Overview

A gentle, fan-shaped waterfall (Urkhla) near Shillong, a favourite local picnic and swimming spot on the city's edge.

Why visit: An easy, family-friendly falls close to Shillong for a picnic dip.

Things to do

›Fan-shaped falls
›Swimming pool
›Picnic lawns
›City edge

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Travel Information

Best time

Jun–Oct

Entry fee

₹10–30

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

1.3 km

📍 Church

4.4

Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians

Shillong, Meghalaya

A graceful blue-and-white Gothic cathedral on Laitumkhrah hill, one of Shillong's most beautiful and beloved churches.

Oct–May; Christmas1 hrExplore

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📍 Park

4.1

Lady Hydari Park

Shillong, Meghalaya

A Japanese-style landscaped garden and mini-zoo in central Shillong, bright with flowers and a favourite family picnic spot.

Oct–May1–2 hrsExplore

1.5 km

📍 Church

4.1

All Saints' Cathedral (Church)

Shillong, Meghalaya

A charming stone-and-timber Anglican church near Ward's Lake, dating to the colonial era, with English-country-church character.

Oct–May1 hrExplore

1.5 km

🏞️ Lake

4.4

Ward's Lake

Shillong, Meghalaya

A horseshoe-shaped ornamental lake in central Shillong, ringed by landscaped gardens, a wooden arch bridge and boating.

Oct–May1–2 hrsExplore

2.2 km

⛰️ Hill Station

4.6

Shillong

Shillong, Meghalaya

The 'Scotland of the East' — Meghalaya's misty pine-clad capital of rolling hills, colonial churches, waterfalls and a legendary live-music culture.

Oct–May2–3 daysExplore

2.2 km

📍 Museum

4.1

Captain Williamson Sangma State Museum

Shillong, Meghalaya

The state museum near the Secretariat, chronicling the history, tribes, flora and fauna of Meghalaya across multiple galleries.

Oct–May1–2 hrsExplore

2.5 km

📍 Market

4.2

Police Bazar

Shillong, Meghalaya

Shillong's bustling commercial heart, packed with shops, street food, cafés and hotels — the city's social and shopping hub.

Oct–May2–3 hrsExplore

2.6 km

📍 Market

4.0

Mynkre / Ka Iew Duh Weekly Market Circuit

Shillong, Meghalaya

Iewduh (Bara Bazar) — one of the largest traditional markets in the Northeast — a labyrinth of Khasi produce, textiles, herbs and household goods.

Oct–May1–2 hrsExplore

2.8 km

📍 Nature

4.2

Golf Links, Shillong

Shillong, Meghalaya

One of the oldest and most scenic natural golf courses in Asia, set in a pine-fringed valley — the 'Gleneagles of the East'.

Oct–MayHalf dayExplore

4.2 km

🌄 Viewpoint

4.5

Shillong Peak

Shillong, Meghalaya

The highest point in the state at ~1,965 m, offering a bird's-eye panorama of Shillong city and, on clear days, the Bangladesh plains.

Oct–May1–2 hrsExplore

4.5 km

📍 Museum

4.5

Don Bosco Museum (Mawlai)

Shillong, Meghalaya

A seven-storey museum of indigenous Northeast cultures — one of Asia's largest, topped by a sky-walk with 360° views of Shillong.

Oct–May2–3 hrsExplore

4.5 km

💎 Hidden Gem💧 Waterfall

4.2

Sweet Falls

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One of the most scenic and steep single-drop waterfalls near Shillong, tumbling ~96 m in a slender column through forest.

Jun–Oct1–2 hrsExplore