Nature & Culture (6 Days)

09:00 AM – Arrive Guwahati Airport/Railway Station

10:00 AM – Kamakhya Temple — one of India's 51 Shakti Peethas, hilltop Tantric shrine

12:30 PM – Lunch at Paradise Restaurant (authentic Assamese fish curry)

02:00 PM – Brahmaputra Riverfront (Fancy Bazaar Ghat) — river views & local life

04:00 PM – Optional: Brahmaputra sunset river cruise (book via hotel)

Overnight: Guwahati

08:00 AM – Depart Guwahati for Shillong (100 km, ~3 hrs via NH-6)

10:30 AM – Umiam Lake (Barapani) — scenic blue reservoir, boating optional

11:30 AM – Arrive Shillong, check in

01:00 PM – Lunch

02:30 PM – Don Bosco Museum — 7-floor museum of NE India cultures (₹50, closed Mon)

04:30 PM – Police Bazaar — evening stroll & street food

Overnight: Shillong

08:00 AM – Elephant Falls — 3-tier waterfall surrounded by forest

09:30 AM – Shillong Peak (1,965m) — panoramic city & valley views (carry photo ID)

11:00 AM – Ward's Lake — paddle boats & manicured garden

01:00 PM – Lunch at City Hut Dhaba (₹200–350/person)

02:30 PM – Smit Village — traditional Khasi heritage & Nongkrem festival grounds

04:30 PM – Laitumkhrah Market — local cafés & evening shopping

Overnight: Shillong

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

09:00 AM – Mawkdok Dympep Valley Viewpoint — gorge photo stop

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

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

11:30 AM – Mawsmai Cave — limestone stalactites & stalagmites (₹20)

01:00 PM – Eco Park — viewpoint over Bangladesh plains

02:00 PM – Lunch at Cherrapunji Holiday Resort

03:30 PM – Thangkharang Park — gorge & Bangladesh plains panorama (closes 16:00 sharp)

Overnight: Cherrapunji/Sohra

Option A — Nongriat Double Decker Trek (fitness required):

07:00 AM – Depart for Tyrna village (35 km from Cherrapunji, ~1 hr)

08:00 AM – Begin Nongriat trek — 3,000+ steep steps down through dense rainforest

10:30 AM – Double Decker Living Root Bridge — two-tiered living bridge, ~200 years old

11:30 AM – Natural pool swim below the bridge

12:30 PM – Light packed lunch, begin climb back up

03:00 PM – Return to Tyrna; drive to Shillong (~2 hrs)

Overnight: Shillong

Option B — Mawlynnong & Dawki (easier alternative):

07:00 AM – Depart for Mawlynnong (80 km from Cherrapunji, ~2.5 hrs)

09:30 AM – Mawlynnong — Asia's Cleanest Village (₹20 entry)

10:30 AM – Single Living Root Bridge — 20-min forest walk to rubber tree bridge

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

02:00 PM – Umngot River boat ride — crystal-clear emerald water

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

Overnight: Shillong

07:30 AM – Depart Shillong for Jowai (64 km east, ~2 hrs)

09:30 AM – Krang Shuri Falls — turquoise pool & waterfall; best swimming 11:00–14:00; bring change of clothes (₹50 entry)

11:30 AM – Thadlaskein Lake — sacred Jaintia lake with hilltop panorama

12:30 PM – Lunch at Jowai market

02:00 PM – Depart for Guwahati via Jorabat (175 km, ~4 hrs)

06:00 PM – Arrive Guwahati Airport/Railway Station — Departure