7 days
Meghalaya · Moderate
Root Bridges & Clear Rivers
Shillong, Sohra, Nongriat and Dawki
Guwahati → Shillong → Sohra → Nongriat → Dawki → Shillong
From₹49,000
Meghalaya, India · 25.57° N, 91.88° E
Meghalaya
Living root bridges, rivers clear enough to see the stones four metres down, and some of the wettest hills on earth.
- Best time
- October to April
- Ideal length
- 6–8 days
- Region
- Northeast & Islands
- Journeys from
- ₹49,000
Meghalaya — 'the abode of clouds' — is the trip we recommend to people who think they've seen India. The Khasi and Jaintia hills feel like nowhere else in the country.
The Khasi have been training the roots of rubber fig trees across streams for generations. The most famous, the double-decker bridge at Nongriat, sits at the bottom of about 3,500 steps. It is worth every one.
Between November and April the Umngot river at Dawki runs so clear that boats look like they are hovering. We plan it for a weekday morning and pair it with Mawlynnong and the walk to Shnongpdeng.
(02)When to go
October to April
Rivers are clearest from November to March. The monsoon (June–September) is spectacular for waterfalls if you don't mind being wet.
- January: recommended
- February: recommended
- March: recommended
- April: recommended
- May: not recommended
- June: not recommended
- July: not recommended
- August: not recommended
- September: not recommended
- October: recommended
- November: recommended
- December: recommended
(03)Don't miss
The moments worth the journey.
- 01
Nongriat
Stay overnight in the village so you see the root bridges before and after the day visitors.
- 02
Dawki & Shnongpdeng
Glass-clear water, cliff jumping for the brave, and a camp by the river.
- 03
Sohra's falls
Nohkalikai and Wei Sawdong, best just after the rains when they are at full volume.
- 04
Khasi food
Jadoh, dohneiiong and smoked pork at a family kitchen in Shillong.
(04)From the road
Meghalaya in pictures
Nohkalikai Falls dropping into a green gorge near Cherrapunji The three tiers of Wei Sawdong falls in the forest near Sohra
(05)Journeys
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