03 Nights/04 Days
Arrive at Guwahati airport and drive toShillong. En route, take a break at Umiam Lake (Barapani Lake).
Umiam Lake - a manmade lake which is actually a dam for Umiam river. It is spread over 220 square km. Activities like kayaking, water cycling, scooting and boating are available.
Check-in hotel . Evening free at leisure to explore the region on own. You may take a walk to the famous Police Bazaar for shopping.
Overnight in Shillong.
On this day start our journey little early after breakfast for an excursion to Cherrapunjee. Enroute stop at the Duwan Sing Syiem view point. Enjoy chilled or rainy weather with a hot cup of coffee or with plate of Maggi.
In Cherrapunjee we will take you to visit Seven Sisters Falls and Nohkalikai Falls. Later take a walk inside the Mawsmai Cave.
Have lunch at Cherrapunjee and drive back to Shillong. Evening walk around Police Bazar (Most of the shops remain closed on Sunday).Overnight stay at Shillong.
After breakfast drive to Mawlynnong, the cleanest village in Asia, also known as ‘God’s own Garden’. With over 80 households, the village gives the ambiance of walking in a well maintained park ! Climb the 80 ft Sky Walk at Mawlynnong village for a bird’s eye view of the Village, the plantations and faraway plains of Bangladesh. You will also be acquainted with the Khasi lifestyle, their culture and economy.
A trek to the nearby Rewai Village is another interesting activity. Walk down a flight of almost 100 steps to witness nature’s wonder, living-root bridge. The bridges are tangles of massive thick roots, which the local people intertwined to form a bridge that can hold several people at a time. The root bridges, may be up to over a hundred feet long, take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional, but they become very strong in the process. The bridges live and keep growing and strengthen over time. The useful lifespan of the bridges, is thought to be 500–600 years.
Later drive to Dawki, a village of the Jaintia community whose prime occupation of fishing. Be mesmerized by the beauty of the Umngotriver, the venue of the annual boat race held during March - April at Umsyiem. The Umngot itself is a prime fishing spot for fishermen of the villages. The river is also famous for its crystal clear water, so clear that when seen from a distance, it appears as if the boat is floating in mid-air! The Umngotriver is the natural boundary between RiPnar or Jaintia Hills with HimaKhyrim of Khasi hills over which is a single span suspension bridge was constructed. This is the gateway to Bangladesh where major export and import transactions take place. Enjoy an amazing country boat river ride. Drive up to the Bangladesh border.
Later proceed to Shillong for overnight stay.
After breakfast transfer to Guwahati airport.
