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Circuits / Mountains & nature / Meghalaya Living RootsMeghalaya Living Roots
Living root bridges · cleanest village · crystal river
6 daysSuggested4 stopsOn the routeModeratePaceONDJFMBest window
1Day 1–22
Day 3–43
Day 54
Day 6
Shillong
Meghalaya
Scotland of the East — Rock Music & Waterfalls
Cherrapunji (Sohra)
Meghalaya
Wettest Place on Earth & Living Root Bridges
Mawlynnong & Dawki
Meghalaya
Asia's Cleanest Village & Crystal Clear River
Dawki
Meghalaya
Crystal-Clear River on the Bangladesh Border
About this circuit
Meghalaya ("abode of clouds") delivers the most otherworldly landscapes in India: Shillong's colonial hill-station calm, Cherrapunji's record-breaking monsoon cliffs, Mawlynnong (Asia's cleanest village), and Dawki's ethereally transparent Umngot River where boats appear to float on glass.
Why it matters
The Khasi tribe of Meghalaya invented living root bridges — centuries-old bridges grown from the aerial roots of rubber fig trees, with some spanning 30m. Cherrapunji held the world record for highest annual rainfall for over a century.
What it costs
Priced live in the planner
Standard stays, train-first transport, for 2 travelling together — the full working is shown when you plan it.
When to go
JFMAMJJASOND
Oct–Mar: clear skies and waterfalls still flowing without monsoon chaos
Make it yours
Opens in the planner with all 4 stops, suggested days and your home city pre-filled. Swap anything.
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Good to know
- ·Living root bridges require a steep 3,500-step descent at Nongriat — carry trekking shoes
- ·Dawki is 1km from Bangladesh; carry ID; camera fees apply at the border
- ·Roads from Shillong to Cherrapunji are twisting — allow 2.5–3hrs for 55km
- ·Book accommodation well ahead in Mawlynnong — very limited rooms