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All one intended to learn
about Indian City, Beaches, Hill Stations, Monuments,
Religious & Wildlife Destinations ahead of real enjoyment of
India Tourism |
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Amar Bhart is providing
complete information on the India tourism under six
different heads namely : Beaches - City Travel - Hill
Station - Monuments - Religious Places - Wildlife
Destinations. Information given on the individual pages is
inclusive of information on Location of destination,
accessibility, climate and temperatures, spoken languages,
when to visit, tourist season, how to reach, Train
journey, nearest railway station, road travel, bus route,
air travel, nearest airport, where to stay, Hotel
accommodation, Food and Dinning facilities along with list
of Shopping items. |
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India Tourism-Famous Hill
Station Shillong -Orchid Lake Resort Shillong-
Shillong Waterfalls-Popular Summer Holiday Shillong |
Know About Amazing cool
splendid and adventurous Summer Holiday at Shillong
Meghalaya
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Shillong, the heaven of nature
lovers, is the most visited and ideal summer
holiday destination in exotic North east India.
Shillong with 18-hole golf course is Paradise of
Golfers. Adventure seekers are also finding
Shillong tour charming and tempting because of
excellent trekking trails and water sports, such
as motorboats, water scooters, skiing and sailing
etc. at the Umiam Lake resort. Shillong the city
of waterfalls, with its scenic beauty, cheerful
people, clouds and tall pines, mountains and
valleys is famous as Scotland Of The East
and considered as the delight of photographers.
Shillong being the home of Khasi, Jaintia and Garo
hill tribes is the most perfect place for aroma of
colorful lifestyle and cultural traditions of
tribes of north east India. Fruit Garden, Polo
Ground and the Golf Course along with Cathedral of
Mary Help of Christians, Grotto Church and the All
Saints Church are some of the prime tourists
attractions for Shillong travel. |
Shillong Meghalaya
: Vital Travel Information : Travel Guide
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Location
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Hill
resort Shillong, capital city of
Meghalaya and home of Khasi, Jaintia
and Garo hill tribes is situated in
the highly picturesque but quite
unexplored region of north east India. |
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Mountain Range
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Diengiei Hills |
Altitude |
1496
Meters |
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Near By City |
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Shillong |
State |
Meghalaya
- North East India |
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Weather &
Climate |
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Shillong
city have three distinct seasons, Cool
pleasant summers [April to Mid June
temperature 15°C to 25°C ] Monsoon
with heavy showers and wet climate
[June - August] and Frozen cold
winters [Dec. - Jan. months with often
sub zero temperatures]. |
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Temperature
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Tourist
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October -
November and February - May months are
the peak of tourist season for
Shillong tour and most perfect time
for pleasure travel. |
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Spoken
Languages |
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Khasi -
Garo - Assamese - Bengali - English -
Hindi |
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Dining / Food
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Shillong
dining is dominated by Tibetan and
Chinese cuisines and non vegetarian
recipes. Few Shillong hotels also
offer vegetarian cuisines, Momos and
Pickled bamboo shoot. |
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Shopping/
Souvenir |
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Shillong
shopping is a great exciting
experience. Most of tourist are
intended to purchase items of wood and
bamboo, forest-made honey, Tibetan
shawls and traditional Khasi silk
skirts etc as the Shillong tour
souvenir for taking back home. |
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Trekking/Excursions |
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Jakrem
[59Km], Ranikor [120Km] and Shillong
Peak [10Km] are the most popular
excursions from the Shillong. Trekking
in Shillong is walk journey in dense
pine and mixed forests, bamboo groves,
exotic ferns and tree creepers with
wild orchids and wild flowers. |
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Fairs &
Festivals |
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Shillong
is also renowned for the significant
way of festival celebration.
International festivals like
Christmas, Easter, Good Friday and the
New Year Day along with local tribal
festivals such as Nongkrem dance and
Shad Sukmynsiem [Khasi festivals],
Behdiengkhlam [Jaintias] and Wangala
festival [Garos] are the important
festive celebrations of Shillong. |
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Travel Tips |
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Avoid
rainy season and winter peak months to
enjoy Shillong tourism at its fullest. |
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Must Visit
Places |
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Anglican
Cemetery - Beadon Falls, Bishop Falls
& Elephant Falls - Botanical Garden -
Kyllang Rock - Lady Hydari Park -
Lum Nehru Park - Sohpetbneng Peak -
Thadlaskein Lake |
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Shillong Meghalaya
: Geographical Fact Flow Sheet
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