Shillong, Meghalaya Episode 9 , Laitlum Canyon, Umiam lake & amazing food

This is our journey for 5th September 2019, we came back to Shillong after our travel from Sohra and Jowai.

If you see our Meghalaya series, you will get a good knowledge on how to plan your journey in this state of North east India. There are so many travel and sightseeing opportunities in Meghalaya , ideal travel destination for backpackers.

After this episode you will see that we went to Garo hills, just in case if you have missed any episode of Meghalaya series, you can check it out in playlist:

http://bit.ly/2BHVYp6

You may want to see other episodes of Meghalaya:

Meghalaya series episode 1:Guwahati to Shillong: https://tinyurl.com/yxvhfdn2

Meghalaya series episode 2: Shillong: https://tinyurl.com/y5mrqsts

Meghalaya series episode 3: Shillong to Sohra ( Cherrapunji): https://tinyurl.com/y5stl4nn

Following are the details of places visited by us during this tour:

We booked our ticket through makemytrip.

Aura Cottage
Room Tariff Rs 1825 for double occupancy per day, i paid 3650 for 2 days. This is about 1 km from wards lake and almost similar distance from Police Bazar.

Address: 793001, Khyndailad, Police Bazar, Shillong, Meghalaya 793001
Location: https://tinyurl.com/y4bry262
Laitlum Grand Canyon: This is a beautiful place, rocking scenic view.

Address: Meghalaya 793015
Location: https://tinyurl.com/y2rt7tg7
After this we went bada bazar vegetable market which is 1.5 km away from shillong, saw many vegetables that are sold locally.
Red Rice restaurant: this is on GS road, walking distance from Police bazar.
Following are the details of food items we had at this place.This restaurant is mostly famous for traditional, local food.

Tungrymbai Rs 50
Mashed Potato Rs 40
Masoor Dal Rs 70
Tree Tomato Chutney Rs 40
Jastem Rice Rs 60
Bamboo Shoot Chutney Rs 40
Red Rice Rs 50
Muli Khleh Rs 40
Address: GS Rd, Police Bazar, Shillong, Meghalaya 793001
Location: https://tinyurl.com/y5dch8l9
Umiam Lake: Most travellers prefer to stay near Umiam lake, which is a good idea because this place is calm and serene. Distance from Shillong is about 16 km,. If you are travelling from Guwahati, Umiam lake will come on your right hand side- 16 km short of Shillong.

Entry Ticket Rs 50 per person
Boating Ticket Rs 1000 for 10 people
Address: Umiam, Meghalaya 793103
Location: https://tinyurl.com/yydx4m94
Kim Pou restaurant : This is a good chinese food restaurant, i enjoyed chinese food here. Most family restaurants in shillong close by 9 or 9.30 pm, so check the timings if you are getting late.

Lung Fung Soup Rs 90
Special Chow Rs 160
Chi Green & Red Pepper Rs 190
Address: GS Rd, Near Hotel, Monsoon, Shillong, Meghalaya 793001
Location: https://tinyurl.com/y2r99zh3

Hope you are enjoying watching Meghalaya series, in the next episode you will see our trip to Garo hills, which is about 310 km from Shillong. We went to Tura via Nongstoin, while most travellers follow the Guwahati route.

Thanks for your time,

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