{"id":3535,"date":"2018-06-04T12:42:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T12:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2019-03-23T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T10:56:51","slug":"elephant-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/elephant-falls","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Elephant Falls Shillong<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Elephant Falls \u2013 Story, Entry Fee, Photography Details, Location, Timings, Best Time to Visit, Visit Duration, Parking, How to Reach<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Elephant Falls History:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Elephant Falls located in Shillong is named by the Britisher\u2019s as there was a rock resembling the shape of an Elephant. Unfortunately, the rock doesn\u2019t exist either, as it has been destructed during the earthquake in Shillong. The local people that is the Khasi people named these falls as the (Ka Kshaid Lai Pateng Khohsiew) which means the Three Steps Waterfalls. It is named because the waterfalls are showered at three steps. These elephant Waterfalls are heavy during and after monsoons.\u00a0 The three levels of the falls are been provided with a climb down through the steep steps to get the entire view of the three levels of the waterfall. These waterfalls are spectacular to view. These waterfalls got a pretty good view especially for photographs, also one can get the Khasi local costumes to get a perfect click like the Khasi people of Shillong.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Elephant Falls Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rs 20\/- per head<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photography:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"324\">Camera<\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Rs 20\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"324\">Mobile Camera<\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Rs 20\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"324\">Khasi hills dressing photo shoot<\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Rs 100\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"324\">Khasi Hill (Costume)<\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Rs 50\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"324\">Khasi Hill Photo shoot<\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Rs 50\/- (50+50 = Rs 100\/-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"324\">Umbrella (For Rent)<\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Rs 10\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Elephant Waterfalls Timings:<\/h2>\n<p>All days Of the Week<\/p>\n<p>10.00 am to 6.00 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit Duration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>30 minutes to 1 Hour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Time to Visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>February to September<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rs 20\/- per vehicle<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Toilets:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Available @ Rs 5\/- per head<\/p>\n<p><strong>Souvenir shops:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Available<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shops for Eatable:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Available<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Upper Shillong, Shillong,<\/p>\n<p>Meghalaya 793009<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Shillong Places to Visit:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don Bosco Center Indigenous Cultures<\/li>\n<li>Lady Hydari Park<\/li>\n<li>Laitlum Canyons<\/li>\n<li>Mawlynong Waterfalls<\/li>\n<li>Umiam Lake<\/li>\n<li>Ward&#8217;s Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Reach Elephant Falls Shillong?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Air:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Umroi Airport (Barapani) is the nearest Airport to Shillong which is 25 km away<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Rail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guwahati Railway station is the nearest railway station to Shillong which is 68.73 km away from Shillong<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Road:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Direct Buses are available from Guwahati to Shillong; also many private vehicles ply directly to Shillong<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Reference:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/megtourism.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">details<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elephant Falls Shillong Elephant Falls \u2013 Story, Entry Fee, Photography Details, Location, Timings, Best Time to Visit, Visit Duration, Parking, How to Reach Elephant Falls History: Elephant Falls located in Shillong is named by the Britisher\u2019s as there was a rock resembling the shape of an Elephant. 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