Meghalaya
Where the clouds come home to rest.
Meghalaya — literally 'the abode of clouds' — is a plateau of perpetual mist, plunging waterfalls and forests so wet they grow their own bridges. The Khasi, Jaintia and Garo peoples have shaped a landscape where living-root bridges span rivers and Cherrapunji trades places with Mawsynram as the wettest place on earth.
A TripTrix Meghalaya journey pairs the buzz of Shillong, the 'Scotland of the East', with the raw wilderness of the southern gorges — the double-decker root bridge at Nongriat, the turquoise Umngot river at Dawki and the sacred groves the Khasi have protected for centuries.
What makes Meghalaya unmissable
Living-root bridges
Trek to the famous double-decker bridge at Nongriat, grown from rubber-fig roots over generations.
Cherrapunji & Mawsynram
Stand in the wettest region on earth amid a curtain of waterfalls and canyon views.
Dawki & Umngot river
Glide over water so clear the boats appear to float on air at the Bangladesh frontier.
Shillong culture
Cafés, live music and colonial-era charm in the laid-back Khasi hill capital.
When to travel to Meghalaya
Clear skies, comfortable days and the cleanest river views — peak season.
Green landscapes with early monsoon showers building the falls.
Dramatic, thundering waterfalls but heavy rain — for the storm-lovers.
Ways to travel Meghalaya
Shillong & Cherrapunji
4 Nights / 5 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2Cherrapunji circuit
- 3Mawlynnong & Dawki
- 4Shillong leisure
- 5Departure
Living Root Bridges Trek
5 Nights / 6 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2To Cherrapunji
- 3Nongriat trek
- 4Rainbow Falls & climb out
- 5Mawlynnong & Dawki
- 6Departure
Dawki & Mawlynnong
4 Nights / 5 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2Mawlynnong
- 3Dawki & Umngot
- 4Cherrapunji
- 5Departure
Mawsynram & Caves
5 Nights / 6 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2Mawsynram
- 3Cherrapunji caves
- 4Laitlum Canyon
- 5Dawki & Mawlynnong
- 6Departure
Laitlum Canyons & East Khasi
4 Nights / 5 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2Laitlum Canyon
- 3Smit & Mawphlang
- 4Cherrapunji
- 5Departure
Garo Hills Wilderness
5 Nights / 6 Days- 1Arrive Guwahati
- 2To Tura
- 3Tura & Nokrek
- 4Balpakram
- 5Siju caves
- 6Departure
Jaintia Hills Heritage
4 Nights / 5 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2Nartiang
- 3Krang Suri & Jowai
- 4Cave country
- 5Departure
Nongkhnum River Island
5 Nights / 6 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2To Nongstoin
- 3Nongkhnum Island
- 4Kynrem & Mawthadraishan
- 5Return to Shillong
- 6Departure
Mawphlang Sacred Forest
3 Nights / 4 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2Mawphlang sacred forest
- 3David Scott Trail
- 4Departure
Complete Meghalaya Grand
7 Nights / 8 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2Cherrapunji
- 3Nongriat trek
- 4Mawlynnong & Dawki
- 5Laitlum & Mawphlang
- 6Jaintia Hills
- 7Shillong leisure
- 8Departure
Monsoon Waterfalls Special
4 Nights / 5 Days- 1Arrive Shillong
- 2Cherrapunji falls
- 3Krang Suri & Jaintia
- 4Elephant & Sweet Falls
- 5Departure
Meghalaya & Kaziranga Combo
6 Nights / 7 Days- 1Arrive Guwahati
- 2To Kaziranga
- 3Kaziranga safaris
- 4To Shillong
- 5Cherrapunji
- 6Dawki & Mawlynnong
- 7Departure
Practical essentials
- No special permit required for Indian nationals; foreign nationals should carry valid ID.
- The Nongriat trek is ~3,500 steps each way — a good fitness level helps.
- Carry a light rain jacket year-round; weather changes fast in the hills.
- Guwahati (Assam) is the nearest major airport, ~3 hours from Shillong.
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