Three hours from Guwahati and an entirely different world - Khasi hill country, gorges full of waterfalls, and the living root bridges that Khasi communities have grown across rivers for generations. Nominated to UNESCO, and finally getting the attention they deserve.
Getting there & permits
Road from Guwahati - Shillong is about 3 hours, Sohra another 2. No permits needed.
Experiences
09
Pick a thread, we'll build the trip.
01 - 1-2 days
Living Root Bridges - Nongriat
The double-decker root bridge at Nongriat - grown, not built, and now on its way to UNESCO.
02 - Full day
The David Scott Trail
16 km of old colonial bridle path across Khasi hill country - the region's best day walk.
03 - Half day
Mawsynram - The Wettest Place on Earth
The village that out-rains Cherrapunji, and the cave with a stalagmite shaped like a Shiva linga.
04 - 1-2 days
Sohra - Waterfall Country
Nohkalikai, Seven Sisters, Wei Sawdong and the limestone caves - the Scotland of the East.
05 - Half day
Mawphlang Sacred Grove
A forest the Khasi have protected for centuries, where you may not remove so much as a leaf.
06 - Full day
Phe Phe Falls Trek
A short, steep walk in the Jaintia Hills to a fall that drops into a pool the colour of bottle glass.
07 - Full day
The Caves of Meghalaya
Limestone and sandstone caverns under the plateau - including the longest sandstone cave on earth, and the one that named a geological age.
08 - Full day
The Bamboo Trail at Wahkhen
A walkway of lashed bamboo pinned to a cliff face, built and maintained by one village. Not for the uneasy.
09 - 2 days
Wari Chora - The Canyon in the Garo Hills
A gorge of vertical rock and impossibly clear green water in the far west of Meghalaya, reached by boat.
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