Editors' itinerary · Shillong & Cherrapunji
Meghalaya in 5 Days: Root Bridges and Waterfalls
5 days / 4 nights · Solo, Friends, Offbeat
Photo: Kunal Dalui / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Shillong, Sohra and a day on the Dawki river. Allow for weather changes.
Costs are per-person estimates — from ₹2,770 at the backpacker level. Destinations: Shillong & Cherrapunji.
Day 1Guwahati to Shillong
Day cost ₹1,020
- 10:00₹300
Shared cab to Shillong
Transport
- 14:00₹700
Hostel or guesthouse
Stay
- 16:00₹20
Elephant Falls
Sight
- 10:00
Day 2Sohra
Day cost ₹600
- 08:00₹600
Day cab to Sohra
Transport
- 11:00
Waterfalls and viewpoints
Sight
- 08:00
Day 3Living root bridge
Day cost ₹300
- 08:00₹300
Trek to the Double Decker root bridge
Activity · at Double Decker Living Root Bridge
- 08:00
Day 4Dawki and Mawlynnong
Day cost ₹550
- 10:00₹500
Dawki river boat ride
Sight · at Dawki
- 14:00₹50
Mawlynnong village
Sight
- 10:00
Day 5Return
Day cost ₹300
- 09:00₹300
Back to Guwahati
Transport
- 09:00