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Roots & Rivers in Cherrapunjee
/ Cherrapunjee, India

Roots & Rivers

7 days · 6 people

The wettest place on earth, featuring bio-engineered bridges.

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  • Double-decker living root bridge
  • Nohkalikai Falls
  • Boating on the crystal-clear Dawki river
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Day by day.

half of it’s a plan. the other half is up to you.

  1. 1
    Day 1

    Guwahati to Shillong

    Land in Assam and drive up into the hills of Meghalaya. Spend the evening at Police Bazaar in Shillong.

  2. 2
    Day 2

    Drive into the Mist

    Head to Cherrapunjee (Sohra). The landscape dramatically changes to deep gorges. See Nohkalikai Falls plunging 1,115 feet.

  3. 3
    Day 3

    The Root Bridge Trek

    A grueling but beautiful hike down 3,500 steps to Nongriat village to see the bio-engineered Double Decker Living Root Bridge.

  4. 4
    Day 4

    Cave Exploration

    Recover from the trek by exploring Mawsmai Cave, navigating through narrow limestone stalactite formations.

  5. 5
    Day 5

    The Clear River

    Drive to Dawki on the Bangladesh border. Take a boat ride on the Umngot River, water so clear the boats appear to be flying.

  6. 6
    Day 6

    Mawlynnong Village

    Visit Mawlynnong, famously dubbed 'Asia's Cleanest Village'. Walk the bamboo skywalk for views into the plains of Bangladesh.

  7. 7
    Day 7

    Return to Guwahati

    A long drive down the mountains back to the Guwahati airport.

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7 days · from ₹82,500/person