Living Root Bridges - Nongriat
The double-decker root bridge at Nongriat - grown, not built, and now on its way to UNESCO.
- Duration
- 1-2 days
- State
- Meghalaya
- From
- ₹2,800 /person
- per person · day trek · local guide & Tyrna transfers. Indicative - we quote on your dates.
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Khasi communities have been training the aerial roots of rubber figs across rivers for generations, and the result is a bridge that gets stronger as it ages. The double-decker at Nongriat is the famous one, and India has submitted the root bridges to UNESCO for the 2026-27 evaluation cycle - which is exactly why now is the time to go.
Getting there is around 3,500 steps down into the gorge and the same back up, so it is a real day. Stay overnight at Nongriat if you can - the crowds thin out completely by late afternoon and the swimming holes are yours.
What's in it
- 01Double-decker root bridge at Nongriat
- 02~3,500 steps down and back
- 03Overnight option to beat the crowds
- 04Rainbow Falls extension for the fit
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