A Meghalaya tour package from Guwahati is the classic first trip to Northeast India, and it is easy to see why. Within three hours of Guwahati airport the road climbs into the Khasi Hills, the air cools, and you reach Shillong, a lively hill city of pine trees, cafés and music. Beyond it lie the plunging gorges of Sohra (Cherrapunji), some of the wettest places on Earth, where waterfalls such as Nohkalikai drop hundreds of metres into turquoise pools and the Khasi people have grown bridges from living tree roots.
Meghalaya, 'the abode of clouds', is made up of the Khasi, Jaintia and Garo Hills. Our Meghalaya tours focus on the Khasi and Jaintia regions, where the highlights are close together: the double-decker root bridge at Nongriat, the clean village of Mawlynnong, the glass-clear Umngot River at Dawki and Shnongpdeng, the canyons of Laitlum, sacred forests at Mawphlang and the ancient monoliths of Nartiang. Adventure travellers can add caving, kayaking, ziplining and camping.
Distances are short but roads are hilly and narrow, so we keep each day to a comfortable loop. Most visitors base themselves in Shillong and Sohra, with an optional night in a riverside camp at Shnongpdeng or a homestay at Nongriat. Meghalaya pairs perfectly with Kaziranga in Assam for a one-week Northeast holiday.
- Capital
- Shillong
- Gateway
- Guwahati (GAU) or Shillong (Umroi)
