Waterfalls & Living Root Bridges (3 Days)

Pre-Dawn 🚗 Pickup at Guwahati Airport, Kamakhya Railway, Guwahati Railway or your Guwahati hotel

luggage rides in the cab through the day

Morning 🌅 Umiam Lake (Barapani)

en-route tea stop; views of this high-altitude blue reservoir

Morning 🛣️ Continue to Shillong; luggage stays in the cab (single hotel drop at end of day, per policy)

Mid-Morning 🏛️ Don Bosco Museum

seven floors of Northeast India's tribal heritage with rooftop skywalk

Midday 🍽️ Lunch in Shillong

Afternoon 🌿 Ward's Lake

paddleboating and colonial gardens

Afternoon 🛍️ Police Bazaar

Shillong socks, bamboo goods, local honey and street food

Afternoon 💧 Elephant Falls

three-tier waterfall in a shaded gorge (optional; skip if tired)

Late Afternoon 🏨 Drop at your Shillong hotel

first and only hotel transfer of the day; check in

Per policy: one hotel pickup + one hotel drop included. Mid-day check-ins, extra hotel runs, or dinner-time pickups/drops are chargeable.

Early Morning 🚗 Depart Shillong for Tyrna village

40 km, ~1.5 hrs via Sohra road

Morning 📍 Arrive Tyrna

pay trek entry; hire guide (₹500–700; they carry water and know every step)

Morning 🥾 Begin descent

3,500 steps carved into the hillside through dense rainforest

Mid-Morning 🌿 Double Decker Living Root Bridge

two bridges stacked by nature over 200+ years

Mid-Morning 🏊 Rest; swim in the crystal-clear natural pool at the base | PACKED LUNCH HERE

Midday 🥾 Begin climb back up

3,500 steps; 2.5–3 hrs; harder going up; pace yourself

Late Afternoon 📍 Back at Tyrna

stretch, rest, local chai

Late Afternoon 🛣️ Drive back to Shillong

Early Morning 🚗 Depart Shillong for Sohra/Cherrapunji

54 km, ~2 hrs

Morning 💧 Nohkalikai Falls

India's highest plunge waterfall at 335 m; 5-min walk to viewpoint

Mid-Morning 🌊 Seven Sisters Falls (Nohsngithiang)

seven parallel streams from the plateau; free NH40 highway viewpoint

Mid-Morning 🪨 Mawsmai Cave

150 m lit limestone cave; grip shoes essential

Midday 🍽️ Lunch

Cherrapunji Holiday Resort or Coniferous Resort

Midday 🌄 Eco Park

panoramic viewpoint over the green Bangladesh plains

Afternoon 🌊 Dainthlen Falls

short stop on the return road; no entry fee

Afternoon 🛣️ Drive back to Shillong

Early Morning 🚗 Depart Shillong for Mawlynnong

95 km, ~2.5 hrs

Morning 🌺 Mawlynnong Village

Asia's Cleanest Village; flower-lined lanes, bamboo dustbins at every corner

Mid-Morning 🌿 Riwai Single Living Root Bridge

20-min forest walk from the village

Mid-Morning 🌳 Bamboo Skywalk

treetop platform with views over the plains and Bangladesh border

Midday 🛣️ Drive to Dawki

22 km, ~45 min

Midday 🍽️ Lunch at riverside dhaba

Afternoon 🚣 Umngot River Boat Ride

emerald-clear water; sandy riverbed visible below

Afternoon 📸 Bangladesh border viewpoint

Late Afternoon 🛣️ Return to Shillong

~2.5 hrs

Evening 🏁 Arrive Shillong / drop at agreed point

Dawki is clearest Oct–Apr. Monsoon turns the river murky.