04 Nights/05 Days
Arrive at Guwahati airport and drive to Shillong. En route, visit Umiam Lake or Barapani, which is the biggest artificial lake in Meghalaya, in the midst of sylvan hills adorned by Khasi pines & peerless beauty.
If time permits, visit the Cathedral of Mary and Ward’s Lake. Evening free at leisure to explore the region on your own. You may take a walk to the famous Police Bazaar for shopping.
Overnight stay at Shillong.
After breakfast, drive to Cherrapunjee, the wettest place on earth, for an awesome day trip. En route, visit the famous Elephant Falls. At Sohra, stop at the Duwan Sing Syiem view point for mesmerizing views of the hills.
In Cherrapunjee, be witness to the gorgeous Seven Sisters (Nohsngithiang) Falls and Nohkalikai Falls. Later, take a soft cave walk inside Mawsmai Cave. The limestone cave is a natural wonder with innumerable formations inside it. Also, visit the Ramakrishna Mission.
back to Shillong for an overnight stay.
Note: Most of the waterfalls are dry during the winter season.
After breakfast, drive to Mwallynong, the cleanest village in Asia, also known as ‘God’s own garden’. With over 80 households, the village gives the ambiance of walking in a well-maintained park. Climb the 80 ft Sky Walk at Mawlynnong village for a bird's-eye view of the village, the plantations, and the faraway plains of Bangladesh. You will also be acquainted with the Khasi lifestyle, their culture, and their economy.
A trek to the nearby Rewai Village is another interesting activity. Walk down a flight of almost 100 steps to witness nature’s wonder, the Living-Root Bridge. The bridges are tangles of massive, thick roots, which the local people intertwine to form a bridge that can hold several people at a time. The root bridges, may be up to over a hundred feet long and take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional, but they become very strong in the process. The bridges live, keep growing, and strengthen over time. The useful lifespan of the bridges, is thought to be 500–600 years.
Later, drive to Dawki, a village of the Jaintia community whose prime occupation is fishing. Be mesmerized by the beauty of the Umngot River, the venue of the annual boat race held during March and April at Umsyiem. The Umngot itself is a prime fishing spot for fishermen in the villages. The river is also famous for its crystal-clear water, so clear that when seen from a distance, it appears as if the boat is floating in mid-air! The Umngotriver is the natural boundary between RiPnar or Jaintia Hills and the HimaKhyrim of Khasi Hills, over which a single-span suspension bridge was constructed. This is the gateway to Bangladesh, where major export and import transactions take place. Enjoy an amazing country boat river ride. Drive up to the Bangladesh border.
Later, proceed to Shillong for an overnight stay.
After breakfast, drive back to Guwahati. In Guwahati, visit Kamakhya Temple and the Assam State Museum (closed on Monday). Evening: go for a River cruise at the Brahmaputra River (On direct payment basis).
Overnight at Guwahati.
Note: River Cruise depends on availability and water level.
After breakfast transfer to Guwahati airport.
