Transfer
from Guwahati airport/railway station to Shillong en route visit Umium Lake.
Shillong became the first
capital of the State of Meghalaya. Located in undulating pine covered hills,
the city has a milder climate than tropical India. The city centre is 1496m
above sea level and currently has a population of around 270,000. Home to several
waterfalls, it is also known as the Scotland of the East. The
British legacy is still visible in the architecture and food habits of the
population. Overnight at Shillong.
Breakfast at the hotel
and drive to Cherrapunjee.
Cherrapunji
in Meghalaya is one of
the wettest places on the planet and the only place in India to receive rain
throughout the year. The town of Cherrapunji is nestled in the East Khasi Hills
about 50 km southwest of the state’s capital, Shillong. Cherrapunji,
also known as Sohra or Churra, means ‘the land of oranges’. The
cliffs of Cherrapunji also offer stunning views of the plains of Bangladesh. Visit to Arwah Cave, Nahkhalikai Falls, Mwasmai Cave, Seven Sister Falls, Dainthlen
Waterfalls and Eco Park and
Breakfast at the hotel and
proceed for full day sightseeing of Shillong.
Shillong - The ‘Gleneagle of the
East’ lies in the centre of a plateau surrounded by Khasi hills. The
gorgeous city offers amazing tourist spots. The city’s own Ward’s Lake
is popular for short garden walks & boating. Don Bosco Centre for
Indigenous Cultures is a seven stories and three-in-one Institution
combining a museum with a research and publication center, for promoting and
preserving the rich cultural heritage of North East India -a unique fusion of
all the sister states under one roof. Lady Hydari Park is a Japanese
style landscaped park endowed with streaches of roses & exquisite flowers.
The Mini zoo adjacent to the park has about 73 birds, 140 reptiles &
mammals. One of the largest Golf courses in Asia is an 18 hole Golf
Course is charted amidst a surging valley full of thick pine groves &
rhododendron trees. Spend the evening in the splendid arena. The State
Museum is a display of the lifestyle and heritage of the people of
Meghalaya. Shillong and its surrounding is dotted with splendid waterfalls
cascading down deep valleys forming misty sparks as they break the silence of
the surroundings. Elephant Falls is a mountain stream gorging down two
successive falls set in dells of fern covered rocks. Overnight at hotel. After breakfast drive from
Shillong to Dawki(Indo-Bangladesh Border) and Myallynnong Village. Morning drive to Dawki, visit Indo-Bangladesh
border and Umngot River (one can enjoy country boat ride here on direct
payment basis).
Later on proceed to the Mwallynnong village. Mawlynnong Village located in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya,
also referred as ‘God’s own garden’ has won the acclaim of being the cleanest
village in Asia in 2003. The village known for its cleanliness is located
around 90 kms from Shillong and is a community based eco-tourism initiative.
The community has made collective effort to maintain the ambience of a clean
village. The village offers picturesque natural beauty, a trek to the living
root bridge at a neighbouring village Riwai. The village also offers a sight of
natural balancing rock, a strange natural phenomenon of a boulder balancing on
another rock. Evening return back to Shillong. Overnight at hotel. After
breakfast drive from Shillong to Guwahati in time for onward
Day 3
: Shillong
Day 4
: Shillong – Dawki & Mawlynnong – Shillong
Day 5
: Shillong – Guwahati (airport/station)