{"id":3562,"date":"2018-06-08T08:50:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T08:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/?p=3562"},"modified":"2019-03-22T12:32:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T12:32:55","slug":"wards-lake-shillong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wards-lake-shillong","title":{"rendered":"Wards Lake Shillong"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Wards Lake Shillong<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>History, Timings, Entry Fee Boating Tickets, Photography Cost, Joggers Monthly Passes, Parking, Location, Booking, How to Reach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wards Lake Shillong History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wards Lake located in Shillong is one of the beautiful destinations to hang out. Both Locals and tourists visit this place. The Lake has a beautiful wooden bridge and boating is also been facilitated. This place is perfect for photography. Also, there are many fishes swimming in the lake through fishing is been prohibited in this lake one can definitely feed these fishes. Also, some local vendors sell puffed rice and some other kinds of stuff to feed the fish. This lake looks spectacular both in the morning and in evening.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wards Lake Shillong Timings:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"287\">Opened<\/td>\n<td width=\"263\">All Days Of The Week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"287\">Closed<\/td>\n<td width=\"263\">On Every Tuesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"549\"><strong>March to October:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"287\">Monday to Friday<\/td>\n<td width=\"263\">8.30 am to 6.30 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"287\">Saturday and Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"263\">8.30 am to 7.00 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"549\"><strong>November to February:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"287\">Monday to Friday<\/td>\n<td width=\"263\">8.30 am to 4.30 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"287\">Saturday and Sunday<\/td>\n<td width=\"263\">8.30 am to 5.00 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Wards Lake Shillong Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"399\"><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">Adults<\/td>\n<td width=\"399\">Rs 10\/- per head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">Minors<\/td>\n<td width=\"399\">Rs 5\/- per head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">Senior Citizens (With ID Proof)<\/td>\n<td width=\"399\">Rs 5\/- per head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">Disabled Persons (With ID Proof)<\/td>\n<td width=\"399\">Rs 5\/- per head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">Attendant (With ID Proof)<\/td>\n<td width=\"399\">Rs 5\/- per head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"798\"><strong>Morning Joggers:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">Monthly Pass<\/td>\n<td width=\"399\">Rs 100\/- per head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"399\">Yearly Pass<\/td>\n<td width=\"399\">Rs 1200\/- per head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Photography in Lake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"362\">Allowed<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"362\"><strong>Camera Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"150\"><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"362\">Still Camera Camcorder<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Rs 20\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"362\">Video CamNon-Commercialcial<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Rs 200\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"362\">Advertisement \/ Movie Camera<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Rs 2000\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"362\">Camera For Film Shooting<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Rs 2000\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>Boating at Wards Lake Shillong:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Boating Timings:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">In Summers<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">9.30 am to 5.00 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">In Winters<\/td>\n<td width=\"218\">9.30 am to 4.00 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Boating Tickets:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\"><strong>No. Of Seaters per Boat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"223\"><strong>Ticket Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\">2 Seaters<\/td>\n<td width=\"223\">Rs 50\/- per head<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">25 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\">2 Seaters<\/td>\n<td width=\"223\">Rs 80\/- per head<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">45 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"798\"><strong>Note: <\/strong>Total Weight 120 kg Allowed for 2 seaters Boat Ride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\">4 Seaters<\/td>\n<td width=\"223\">Rs 100\/- per head<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">25 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\">4 Seaters<\/td>\n<td width=\"223\">Rs 160\/- per head<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">45 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\">5 Seaters + Boatman<\/td>\n<td width=\"223\">Rs 170\/-<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">25 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\">5 Seaters + Boatman<\/td>\n<td width=\"223\">Rs 290\/-<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">45 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\">8 Seaters + Boatman per Boat<\/td>\n<td width=\"223\">Rs 240\/-<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">25 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"798\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trained Boatman Available Rs 20\/- per Ride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"798\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No. of persons exceeding the limit is fined Rs 500\/-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>Fishing at Wards Lake:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fishing in Lake is Prohibited<\/li>\n<li>Feeding the fish in the lake is allowed<\/li>\n<li>(Puffed rice at the entrance is available as feed to the fish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Parking at the Wards Lake:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Not Available<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How to Reach Wards Lake Shillong?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>By Airport:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Umroi Airport (Barapani) is the nearest Airport to Shillong which is 25 km away<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Railway Station:<\/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<ul>\n<li>Direct Buses are available from Guwahati to Shillong; also many private vehicles ply directly to Shillong.<\/li>\n<li>From the Police Bazaar (Shillong) the Lake is at a distance of 2 km; from there one can walk to the park or else can hire a cab to reach the Park.<\/li>\n<li>The Lake is located adjacent to the Shillong\u2019s Club from there it is Just at a walkable distance, so one can walk or go for a Taxi to reach the Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/megtourism.gov.in\/\">details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wards Lake Shillong History, Timings, Entry Fee Boating Tickets, Photography Cost, Joggers Monthly Passes, Parking, Location, Booking, How to Reach. Wards Lake Shillong History: Wards Lake located in Shillong is one of the beautiful destinations to hang out. Both Locals and tourists visit this place. The Lake has a beautiful wooden bridge and boating is &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2361,449],"tags":[5195,5197,5196],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wards Lake Shillong - Timings, Entry Fee, Shillong Places to Visit, Boating<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wards Lake Shillong - History, Timings, Entry Fee, Boating Tickets, Photography, Joggers Monthly Passes, Parking, Location, Booking, How to Reach\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wards-lake-shillong\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wards Lake Shillong - 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