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Honeymoon in Shillong Shillong - the capital city of Meghalya that
literally means the "home of clouds," is an extraordinarily delightful hill
honeymoon destination. Honeymoon in beautiful Shillong and spend your days
trekking past dense pine forests, hill lakes and gurgling waterfalls that
create the perfect honeymoon setting for a newly wed couple. Nature at its
spectacular best sprinkled with elements of modern development, bustling hill
bazaars, fisheries and karkhanas enchant you as you spend your honeymoon stays
in Shillong at a fascinating country cottage. Located at an altitude of 5,000
feet above the sea level, scenic Shillong lies on a plateau on the Khasi Hills
in the Eastern Himalayas, East India. Tour Hydari Park, Umiam Lake, Shillong
Peak, local churches, chapels, Barapani and the Wards Lake while you honeymoon
in scenic Shillong carpeted with fragrant pine forests and hill blossoms. See
dahlias, forget-me-nots and roses of all colors and sizes grow in profusion all
over Shillong, spot the rarest of ferns and orchids grow in wild tufts all over
splendid Shillong as you honeymoon in this splendid hill honeymoon land that
invites you into its hill contours alive with murmuring hill streams and rare
bird life. Try Chinese cuisine, Bhutanese delicacies and traditional steamed
pork momos as you honeymoon in picturesque Shillong with Honeymoon in India.
See undulating greens at Golf Links, check out colorful butterflies and hill
insects at the Museum of Entomology and spend a delightful and thrilling picnic
holiday at the gorgeous Elephant Falls while honeymooning in Shillong, East
India. Honeymoon tours in Shillong offer you the ideal opportunity to visit the
enchanting attractions of Cherapunjee, Jakrem and Mawsynram. Shillong is well
connected by road to Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, East India.
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Other attractions: Cherrapunjee (56 km) is situated in one of the rainiest
rain-belt in the world, 1,300 m above sea level, this lovely town is famous for
its limestone caves and orange honey and is a centre of Khasi culture and
literature. Mausynram (another village nearby) are reputed to be the wettest
places in the world. Sohpetbneng Peak 1,343 m (20 km) regarded as sacred, is
set amidst a beautiful scenic view against the backdrop of a sacred forest to
those who seek and desire solace and peace of mind. Umiam Lake (17 km) offers
water sports facilities including sailing, water skiing, water scooter The
Orchid Lake Resort and the adjacent Lum Nehru Park is an ideal quiet holiday
resort. Elephant Falls 12 km on the outskirts of the city, the mountain stream
descends through two successive falls set in dells of fern covered rocks. In
Nartiang (65 km) there is a park of megaliths, some of which are as high as 8
m. En route Nartiang, 64 km from Shillong, is the small lake of Thadlaskein. It
is a beautiful picnic spot. At 64kms from Shillong is Jakrem, a popular health
resort having hot springs of sulfur water, believed to have curative medicinal
properties.
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