The Story
The Green Triangle offers a good introduction to North East India.
You start your journey in Guwahati, gateway of the Northeast.
Flanked completely by mountains with the Brahmaputra River flowing past, the city is known for its unique Kamakhya Temple, which is shaped like a beehive.
Continue to Nongpoh to stay in a lovely Khasi family on the way to Shillong.
Hit the road to Cherrapunji, the heaviest rainfall destination in the World. Visit Noh-ka-Likai waterfall and a few caves in and around Cherapunji. On the way, visit Shillong Peak and Elephant Falls.
Finally, head to the Kaziranga National Park, home to the unique One-Horned Asian Rhino and many other animals.
Journey Highlights
- Discover the matriarchal Khasi society:
- Explore Kaziranga National Park:
- Walk to the living root bridge:
Day by Day
Welcome at the airport and transfer to Nongpoh. Night in homestay.
After breakfast, drive to Shillong, state capital and then Cherrapunjee, where the sign 'the rainiest place on Earth' greets you. The road to Cherrapunjee through the East Khasi Hills winds through dense pine and oak forests, full of ferns and orchids. En route are dramatic gorges and ravines, waterfalls and limestone caves. Night in hotel.
After breakfast, go for a trek (around 3000 steps) to the root bridge of Cherrapunjee with a local guide. You have the option of visiting the single decker bridge or unique double decker bridge. Picnic and swim in natural pools. Night in resort.
Options:
1. Trekking to Umkar Living Root Bridge (1 hr walk)
2. Walk to Laitkynsew View Point (1 hr walk)
3. Walk to Nongwar View Point (1 hr walk)
4. Trekking to Umunoi Living Root Bridge (3 hrs walk)
5. Trekking to double decker Root Bridge (5/6 hrs)
6. Trekking to Kongthong Village (2d/1n)
After an early breakfast, long drive to Kaziranga National Park. Evening at leisure. Night in hotel/resort/homestay.
In this delightful day, you will embark on thrilling jeep safaris which will go deep inside the wilderness of the national park, through grasslands and teeming forests. There are four forest belts in Kaziranga, namely Agoratoli (eastern range) which is primarily dense forest, Kohora (central range) grasslands and home to majority of the rhinos, Bagori (western range) has mixed grasslands and forest and the offbeat Burapahar range which has a hilly forested terrain. Apart from the jeep safaris in the forest ranges and wildlife corridors, visitors can also enjoy a river safari at the confluence of Dhansiri and Brahmaputra rivers to spot the river dolphins, aquatic species, migratory wetland birds and also perhaps the tiger! Night in resort.
Drive to Guwahati airport and visit in Guwahati according to your flight. End of our services.
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