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Living Umiam · Ri-Bhoi, beside East Khasi HillsUmiam. Where the lake holds the dawn.
A pine-covered peninsula on Umiam Lake, the great blue reservoir below Shillong. Tents follow the shoreline on timber boardwalks, and the dining pavilion stands on stilts over the water. Mornings begin in mist; evenings end with the hills reflected in still water.
At the camp
What makes Umiam.
Moments to plan around
- Kayak out before sunrise as the mist lifts
- Walk the MEUM trail and museum of the lake’s story
- Dinner over the water as the lanterns come on
- District
- Ri-Bhoi, beside East Khasi Hills
- Landscape
- Lake, pine forest, islands
- Culture
- Khasi interiors and kitchen
- Keys
- 100: 25 Premium tents, 60 Deluxe tents, 15 curved-roof cottages
- Getting there
- Close to Shillong airport at Umroi; about 2½ hours by road from Guwahati airport
A day at Umiam
Water and light.
- Dawn
- Kayak or paddleboard across the lake as the mist lifts. Or take the sunrise boat with breakfast on board.
- Day
- The MEUM museum and the naturalist-led MEUM Walk. A visit to Umden in Ri-Bhoi, where families raise and spin Eri silk.
- Dusk
- Dinner in the pavilion over the water, then stars from the jetty.
Stay
Where you will sleep.
Premium tent
A room of its own under a twin-peaked canvas roof, on a raised deck with loungers and lanterns. Inside: a four-poster, a lounge, a writing desk and a bathroom you will want to linger in. In sage or sand canvas.
Deluxe tent
A calm canvas room under a hipped roof, with a corner veranda for two. Cane and teak, leather safari chairs, and the forest framed in every opening. In sage or sand canvas.
The other camps
Stay at one. Or see all three.
Umiam is waiting.
First guests arrive in December 2026. Request your dates and our reservations team will call you to confirm.