Meghalaya Classic
6 nights · Guwahati to Guwahati · Shillong, Sohra, Mawlynnong, Dawki
The trip in a paragraph
Six nights is the least we'd give Meghalaya on a first visit. You'll spend two nights in Shillong getting used to the hills and the food, two on the Sohra plateau among the waterfalls, and two in the south, where the Umngot runs clear enough to see the stones on its bed. Only the drive back to the airport is longer than three hours, and the one long walk is optional.
Day by day
Guwahati airport to Shillong
Your driver meets you at arrivals. About 3 hours up the hill road, with a stop at Umiam Lake. Evening free in Police Bazaar.
Drive about 3 h · Effort 1 · Stay: Aerodene Cottage or similarLaitlum at sunrise, Shillong by day
An early start for the canyon, back for breakfast, then Ward's Lake and a Khasi lunch in town.
Drive about 2 h in total · Effort 2 · Stay: Aerodene Cottage or similarUp to Sohra
Mawkdok valley on the way, then Nohkalikai Falls and the Mawsmai caves in the afternoon.
Drive about 1.5 h · Effort 2 · Stay: Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort or similarThe double-decker root bridge, or a slow day
For walkers: down from Tyrna to Nongriat, about 3,500 steps each way. For everyone else: Arwah cave and the Seven Sisters Falls viewpoint.
Effort 4 if you walk, 1 if you don't · Stay: Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort or similarMawlynnong, then the river
The Riwai root bridge and lunch in Mawlynnong, then on to Shnongpdeng on the Umngot.
Drive about 3 h with stops · Effort 2 · Stay: Betelnut Resort or similarOn the Umngot
A morning on the boats at Dawki, the afternoon on the riverbank. Kayaking for those who want it.
Effort 1 to 3 · Stay: Betelnut Resort or similarBack to Guwahati
An early start to make an afternoon flight. Tell us your flight time and we'll set the departure.
Drive about 5 hIncluded
6 nights in stays like those named above, breakfast daily
Private car and driver for the whole trip
Entry fees on the itinerary, one boat ride at Dawki
A local guide for the Nongriat walk
Not included
Flights to and from Guwahati
Lunches and dinners
Kayaking and other optional activities
Bring proper walking shoes even if you skip Nongriat; Sohra paths are wet most of the year. Carry cash for village stops. And don't plan a flight before 2 pm on the last day.
