5-Day Meghalaya Highlights Tour from Guwahati with Dawki and Mawlynnong

• Connect with your tour guide at Guwahati airport or railway station and transfer to Shillong. Shillong became the first capital of the State of Meghalaya. Located in undulating pine-covered hills, the city has a milder climate than tropical India. The city centre is 1496 m above sea level and currently has a population of around 2,70,000. Home to several waterfalls, it is also known as the Scotland of the East. The British legacy is still visible in the architecture and food habits of the population.
• En route, visit Umiam Lake.

Overnight at Shillong.

• Eat breakfast at the hotel and drive to Cherrapunjee. Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya is one of the wettest places on the planet and the only place in India to receive rain throughout the year. The town of Cherrapunjee is nestled in the East Khasi Hills, about 50 km southwest of the state's capital, Shillong. Cherrapunjee, also known as Sohra or Churra, means 'the land of oranges'. The cliffs of Cherrapunjee also offer stunning views of the plains of Bangladesh.
• Visit Arwah Cave, Nohkalikai Falls, Mawsmai Cave, Seven Sisters Falls, Dainthlen Waterfalls, Eco Park, and Rama Krishna Mission Museum.
• Drive back to Shillong.

Overnight at Shillong.

• Have breakfast at the hotel and proceed for a full day of sightseeing in Shillong. The 'Gleneagle of the East' lies in the centre of a plateau surrounded by Khasi hills. This gorgeous city offers amazing tourist spots.
• Go to the city's own Ward's Lake, which is popular for short garden walks and boating.
• Then move to the Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures, a seven-storey, three-in-one institution combining a museum with a research and publication centre to promote and preserve the rich cultural heritage of North East India - a unique fusion of all the sister states under one roof.
• The next stop is Lady Hydari Park, a Japanese-style landscaped park endowed with stretches of roses and exquisite flowers. The mini zoo adjacent to the park has about 73 birds, 140 reptiles, and mammals.
• Now head to one of the largest golf courses in Asia, an 18-hole golf course charted amidst a surging valley full of thick pine groves and rhododendron trees.
• Spend the evening in the splendid arena. The State Museum displays the lifestyle and heritage of the people of Meghalaya. Shillong and its surroundings are dotted with glorious waterfalls cascading down deep valleys, forming misty sparks as they break the silence of the surroundings.
• Afterwards, see Elephant Falls, a mountain stream gorging down two successive falls set in dells of fern-covered rocks.
• Walk to Shillong Peak, which offers a bird's-eye view of the entire city and valley.

Overnight at the hotel.

• After breakfast, drive from Shillong to Dawki at the Indo-Bangladesh border.
• Visit the Indo-Bangladesh border and the Umngot River, where one can enjoy a country boat ride on a direct payment basis.
• Later, proceed to Mawlynnong village. Mawlynnong Village, located in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya and also referred to as 'God's own garden', won acclaim as the cleanest village in Asia in 2003. The town, known for its cleanliness, is located around 90 km from Shillong and is a community-based eco-tourism initiative. The community has made a collective effort to maintain the ambience of a clean village. The village offers picturesque natural beauty and a trek to the Living Root Bridge at the neighbouring village of Riwai. The town also offers a sight of a natural balancing rock, a strange natural phenomenon of a boulder balancing on another rock.
• In the evening, return to Shillong.

Overnight at the hotel.

• After breakfast, drive from Shillong to Guwahati in time for your onward connection.

Tour ends.