HEAVENLY KHASI HILLS

Itinerary Overview:

Day 1: Arrival at Guwahati – Shillong

Day 2: Shillong – Dwaki – Shillong

Day 3: Shillong – Cherrapunjee

Day 4: Cherrapunjee – Guwahati

Day 5: Guwahati Sightseeing

Day 6: Guwahati – Departure

Day 1: Arrive Guwahati – Shillong (110 kms / approx. 3 hours)

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. Day 02: Shillong – Dawki & Mawlynnong – Shillong (90 kms 3 hrs each way)

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. Day 03: Shillong – Cherrapunjee (60 kms / approx. 2 hours)

Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Cherrapunjee. en-route visit Elephant Falls is a mountain stream gorging down two successive falls set in dells of fern covered rocks. 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, Garden of Caves & Thangkharang Park. Overnight at Cherrapunjee. Day 04: Cherrapunjee – Guwahati (150 kms / approx. 4 hrs)

After breakfast drive from Cherrapunjee to Guwahati. The gateway to the northeast and the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the region, Guwahati serves as the starting block for most Northeast itineraries. It’s a somewhat featureless city – a prosaic heap of glass and concrete for the most part – but there are a scattering of interesting temples to explore. Walk its back alleys and old quarters, however, and you will be able to salvage a generous amount of local flavour that lingers amid its suburban sprawl of ponds, palm trees, small single-storey traditional houses and old colonial-era mansions. Overnight at hotel. Day 05: Guwahati Sightseeing

After breakfast visit 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 Tandavanrittya or dance of destruction, cut her dead body into 51 pieces with his Suddarshan chakra. Also visit Navagraha temple, Umananda temple, Balaji Temple, state Zoo. Overnight in Guwahati.

Day 06: Departure Guwahati

After breakfast transfer to the airport/railway station in time for onward connection.