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Living root bridge in a Meghalaya forest

Photo: Vikramjit Kakati · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia

India · Northeast India

Meghalaya

Living root bridges, waterfalls and the clearest river in India.

A stretch
Good fit

Why TripWise recommends this

  • Strong match for nature and landscapes
  • October is the best time to go
  • No visa paperwork to deal with

Worth knowing before you book

  • · About ₹2K over your trip budget — doable if you trim a day or travel off-peak

The Northeast rewards travellers who want somewhere genuinely uncrowded. Cherrapunji's root bridges take a hard day of stairs, Dawki's river is startlingly clear, and Shillong makes an easy base.

Things to do

Must see

  • Double Decker Living Root Bridge

    ₹200 pp

    Around 3,000 steps down and back up — start early and carry water.

    Nongriatabout 7hView on map

Food

  • Trattoria

    ₹350 pp

    Khasi home cooking — jadoh and pork — at lunch prices.

    Shillongabout 1hView on map

Adventure

  • Mawsmai Cave

    ₹100 pp

    A short lit limestone cave; low ceilings in places.

    Cherrapunjiabout 1hView on map

Culture

  • Mawlynnong village

    ₹100 pp

    Asia's self-declared cleanest village, with a bamboo sky walk.

    Mawlynnongabout 3hView on map

Nature

  • Dawki river

    ₹1,000 pp

    Boat on water so clear the hull appears to float above the riverbed.

    Dawkiabout 3hView on map

  • Nohkalikai Falls

    ₹100 pp

    India's tallest plunge waterfall, best before the afternoon mist.

    Cherrapunjiabout 2hView on map