Upper Shillong Forest

Upper Shillong Forest: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Upper Shillong Forest

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Upper Shillong Forest — distance from nearby cities

• From Shillong (ML): about 5 km by road (4 km straight line) · directions · more places near Shillong
• From Cherrapunji (ML): about 42 km by road (34 km straight line) · directions · more places near Cherrapunji
• From Guwahati (AS): about 85 km by road (68 km straight line) · directions · more places near Guwahati
• From Silchar (AS): about 152 km by road (121 km straight line) · directions · more places near Silchar
• From Tezpur (AS): about 191 km by road (153 km straight line) · directions · more places near Tezpur

Address: GVW9+W9V, Law Sohtun, Shillong, Meghalaya 793004. Coordinates: 25.54737, 91.86842. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Shillong Forest

• Shillong View Point, Laitkor Peak · viewpoint · East Khasi Hills · ~1 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Shillong · attraction · East Khasi Hills · ~4 km · Must-see
• Elephant Falls · waterfall · East Khasi Hills · ~6 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Don Bosco Museum · museum · East Khasi Hills · ~7 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Laitlum Canyon · attraction · East Khasi Hills · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ri Kynjai - Serenity By The Lake · lake · Ri-Bhoi · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Umiam Lake · lake · Ri-Bhoi · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mawphlang Sacred Forest Meghalaya · fort · East Khasi Hills · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mawjngih Lapynshongdor View Point · viewpoint · East Khasi Hills · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bamboo trek, mawryngkhang · trek · East Khasi Hills · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nongjrong viewpoint · viewpoint · East Khasi Hills · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sohra (Cherrapunji) · attraction · East Khasi Hills · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dainthlen Falls · waterfall · East Khasi Hills · ~42 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mawsmai Nongthymmai Eco Park · sanctuary · East Khasi Hills · ~45 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls · waterfall · East Khasi Hills · ~46 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Phe Phe Fall · waterfall · West Jaintia Hills · ~46 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mawsmai Cave · cave · East Khasi Hills · ~46 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Double Decker Living Root Bridge Meghalaya · park · East Khasi Hills · ~48 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Shillong Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Upper Shillong Forest

• Mawsmai Nongthymmai Eco Park · sanctuary · East Khasi Hills · ~45 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Khadimnagar National Park · sanctuary · Sylhet Division · ~83 km · Must-see
• Deepor Beel, Wildlife Sanctuary (Ramsar site) · sanctuary · Kamrup Metro · ~83 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Kamrup Metro · ~86 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Marigaon · ~98 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Barail WLS · sanctuary · Cachar · ~121 km · Must-see
• Malki Forest · sanctuary · East Khasi Hills · ~3 km · Well liked
• Meg Tea Garden · sanctuary · East Khasi Hills · ~3 km · Well liked
• Botanical Garden · sanctuary · East Khasi Hills · ~5 km
• Experimental Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Ri-Bhoi · ~19 km

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