🏞️ Lake📍 Nature🌄 Viewpoint

Umiam Lake (Barapani)

Shillong, Meghalaya, India

4.6 (0)

Overview

A vast, shimmering reservoir 15 km north of Shillong, ringed by pine-covered hills — a stunning gateway view when entering the city.

Why visit: Sweeping blue waters for boating, kayaking and sunset views amid pine hills.

Things to do

›Water sports
›Lakeside resorts
›Sunset viewpoint
›Pine-hill vistas

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–May

Entry fee

₹20–50

Est. budget

₹300–1,000

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

0.7 km

🌄 Viewpoint

4.1

Orchid Lake Resort View, Umiam

Umiam, Meghalaya

A scenic resort-and-viewpoint spot on the Umiam shore, popular for sunset views over the pine-fringed reservoir.

Oct–May1–2 hrsExplore

1.1 km

🪂 Adventure

4.3

Umiam Water Sports Complex

Umiam, Meghalaya

The adventure hub on Umiam Lake offering kayaking, water-scooters, boating and a lakeside orchid park at Lum Nehru Park.

Oct–MayHalf dayExplore

7 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

7.3 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

7.8 km

💧 Waterfall

4.1

Bishop & Beadon Falls

Shillong, Meghalaya

Two adjacent waterfalls near Shillong on the road to Cherrapunji, tumbling side-by-side into a green gorge, viewed from a roadside platform.

Jun–Oct1 hrExplore

7.9 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

7.9 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

8.3 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

8.6 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

8.7 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

8.8 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

8.9 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