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Meghalaya

Meghalaya in five days

A short trip that fits a week off: Shillong, Cherrapunjee's waterfalls, the clear river at Dawki and the village of Mawlynnong.

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Wooden boats on a clear green river below forested hills
Length
5 days
Starts from
Guwahati
Best months
October to April
Good for
Short break, Couples, Friends

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Shillong

    Drive up from Guwahati, stopping at Umiam lake. Evening in Shillong.

  2. Day 2

    Cherrapunjee

    Nohkalikai and Seven Sisters falls, Mawsmai cave, and the viewpoints over the Bangladesh plains.

  3. Day 3

    Nongriat

    Walk down to the double-decker living root bridge and the pools beyond it. Stay another night in Cherrapunjee.

  4. Day 4

    Dawki and Mawlynnong

    Boating on the Umngot river at Dawki or Shnongpdeng, then on to Mawlynnong and its nearby root bridge.

  5. Day 5

    Guwahati

    Return to Guwahati by way of Shillong.

Good to know

  • The Umngot is at its clearest from November to February. In the monsoon it runs brown and boating may stop.
  • Waterfalls are fullest just after the rains, in September and October.

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