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North East India
MEGHALAYA"The abode of the clouds"
Welcome to Meghalaya,one of the most beautiful state in the North East of India.The name means "the abode of clouds" in Sanskrit. Meghalaya is one of the Seven Sister States of northeast India. The state of Meghalaya is mountainous, with stretches of valley and highland plateaus, and it is geologically rich. Meghalaya is compared to Scotland for its highlands, fog and scenery.It has some of the thickest primary forests in the country and therefore constitutes one of the most important ecotourism circuits in India.
The state offers many adventure tourism opportunities in the form of mountaineering, rock climbing, trekking and hiking, caving(spelunking) and water sports. The state offers several trekking routes, some of which also afford an opportunity to encounter rare animals. The Umiam Lake has a water sports complex with facilities such as rowboats, paddle boats, sailing boats, cruise-boats, water-scooters and speedboats.
Cherrapunji is one of the popular tourist locations in north-east of India. The town is well known and has guided tours of Tree Root Bridges. It lies to the south of the capital Shillong. A rather scenic 50 kilometre long road connects Cherrapunji with Shillong.The popular waterfalls in the state are the Elephant Falls, Shadthum Falls, Weinia falls, Bishop Falls, Nohkalikai Falls, Langshiang Falls and Sweet Falls. The hot springs at Jakrem near Mawsynram are believed to have curative and medicinal properties.
Meghalaya is also known for its "sacred groves". They are small or large areas of forests or natural vegetation that are usually dedicated to local folk deities or tree spirits or some religious symbolism over many generations, often since ancient times. Meghalaya rural life and villages offer a glimpse in northeast mountain life. The Mawlynnong village located near the India-Bangladesh border is one such village. It has been featured by travel magazine Discover India.The village is geared for tourism and has a Living Root Bridges, hiking trails and rock formations.The State has many natural and manmade lakes. The Umiam Lake (popularly known as Bara Pani meaning Big water) on the Guwahati-Shillong road is a major tourism attraction for tourist.
Meghalaya has an estimated 500 natural limestone and sandstone caves spread over the entire state including most of the longest and deepest caves in the sub-continent.It has of suspension bridge made over rivers using intertwined roots of Ficus elastica trees planted on opposite banks of the river or hill slopes. These bridges can be seen around Cherrapunji and Nongtalang (War-Jaintia). A double-decker bridge exists in Nongriat village
Trip Highlights :
Shillong
Cherrapunji
Jowai
Laitlum Canyons
Laitlum Canyons
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| Living root bridge |
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