Mountains & Clouds (5 Days)

08:00 AM – Pickup from hotel/airport

08:30 AM – Umiam Lake (Barapani) — morning boating on the blue lake

10:00 AM – Elephant Falls — walk through lush forest to 3-tier waterfall

11:30 AM – Shillong Peak (1,965m) — city & valley panorama (carry photo ID)

01:00 PM – Lunch at Café Shillong or Jiva Veg

02:30 PM – Ward's Lake — paddle boats & manicured garden

04:00 PM – Police Bazaar — street food & local souvenirs

Overnight: Shillong

07:30 AM – Depart for Cherrapunji (54 km, ~1.5 hrs)

09:00 AM – Mawkdok Dympep Valley Viewpoint — gorge photo stop (5 min)

09:30 AM – Nohkalikai Falls — India's tallest plunge waterfall (340m drop), stunning viewpoint

10:45 AM – Seven Sisters Falls (Nohsngithiang) — 7 parallel streams visible from NH40 viewpoint

11:30 AM – Mawsmai Cave — walk through illuminated limestone cave (₹20)

01:00 PM – Lunch at Cherrapunji Holiday Resort

02:30 PM – Thangkharang Park — gorge views & Bangladesh plains panorama (closes 16:00 sharp — do not linger)

04:00 PM – Return to Shillong (~1.5 hrs)

Overnight: Shillong

07:00 AM – Depart for Mawlynnong (95 km, ~2.5 hrs)

09:30 AM – Mawlynnong — Asia's Cleanest Village, flower-lined pathways (₹20 entry)

10:30 AM – Single Living Root Bridge — centuries-old rubber tree bridge (20-min forest walk)

11:30 AM – Bamboo Skywalk — treetop viewpoint over Bangladesh border

12:30 PM – Drive to Dawki (22 km, 45 min)

01:00 PM – Lunch at Dawki riverside dhaba

01:30 PM – Umngot River boating — emerald-clear water with visible riverbed

03:30 PM – Return to Shillong (~2.5 hrs)

Overnight: Shillong

08:00 AM – Depart for Jowai (64 km east, ~2 hrs)

10:00 AM – Krang Shuri Falls — turquoise pool & waterfall; best swimming light 11:00–14:00; bring change of clothes

12:00 PM – Thadlaskein Lake — sacred Jaintia lake with hilltop panorama

01:00 PM – Lunch at Jowai market

02:00 PM – Nartiang Monoliths — among the tallest standing monoliths in Asia, open field site

03:30 PM – Return to Shillong (~2 hrs)

Overnight: Shillong

06:30 AM – Laitlum Canyons — arrive at sunrise for best light; canyon rim walks, stunning valley views

08:30 AM – Don Bosco Museum — comprehensive NE India tribal culture, 7 floors (optional, ₹50)

11:00 AM – Police Bazaar — final shopping (Shillong socks, honey, handicrafts)

01:00 PM – Lunch

03:00 PM – Drop at hotel/airport