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.
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.
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 Wei Sawdong Waterfalls. Return back to Shillong, en-route
visit Elephant Falls is a mountain stream gorging down two successive
falls set in dells of fern covered rocks. Overnight at Shillong.
After
breakfast drive from Shillong to Kaziranga. Kaziranga National park is a world
heritage site famous for the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros. The landscape
of Kaziranga is of sheer forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes and
shallow pools. Kaziranga also has a good
number of Tigers and is home to large breeding population of Elephants, Wild
Water Buffalo and Swamp Deer. Overnight at hotel.
Early
morning elephant ride at the park & return to the hotel for breakfast. After
breakfast visit Kaziranga Orchid & Biodiversity Park. Later Jeep Safari in
the Central range of the park. Overnight at hotel.
After breakfast drive from Kaziranga to Guwahati. Afternoon visit to Kamakhya Temple - The temple is dedicated to goddess Kamakhya an incarnation of Sati. It is on Nilachal hill, says the Shiva Purana, that the yoni or creative organ of Sati fell when Vishnu, in a bid to save the world from the Shiva’s tandava nrittya or dance of destruction, cut her dead body into 51 pieces with his Suddarshan chakra. Overnight at hotel.
After
breakfast transfer to the airport/railway station in time for onward
connection.