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Five Day Meghalaya Trip

(Based on 4 people or More)

LAST UPDATED   -    16 June 2008

Day 1:     Pickup at Airport - Drive to Shillong.  (3 hour drive) In the Afternoon we  will visit the Local Market and get acquainted with Shillong.       

Evening:   Stay:  Shillong Hotel.

Day 2:   
Breakfast – Hotel.   Early Morning Departure to Mawphlang (30 min. drive) - Site of Khasi Sacred Forest. Here we will have a Khasi person leading a walk into the Forest and explaining some of the Khasi Tradition and Folklore, as well as the significance of the Sacrificial sites and also the significance of the Sacred forest to Khasi society. Optional walk on David Scott Trail to meet vehicle on road to Cherapunjee (about 3 - 4 hour easy walking.)
Afternoon:  Depart for Cherapunjee (1 hour 30 min drive) - brief sightseeing on arrival.
Evening:  (Evening Cultural Show - dance and/or music - dependant on number of people on trip) Stay: Hotel/Guest House or camping.

Day 3:    Breakfast - Early morning walk of area - plenty of trails etc. 
Morning - Sightseeing further around Cherapunjee - Cave - waterfalls living root bridge.
   Stay: Hotel/Guest House or Camping.

Day 4:   
Breakfast – Hotel.   Visit villages and more hiking and trekking.  Evening - Drive to Shillong. Stay Shillong Hotel

Day 5
:    Early morning brief sight seeing around Shillong.  Departure.

  • Includes 1 Special Meal on Trip

  • Set menu Breakfast.  (Coffee or Tea, Eggs, Toast, Butter and Jam or Puri Subji).

  • Excludes all other Lunch and Dinner Meals.

Add On:  Boat Ride on Bramaputra, Temples in Guwahati - Longer Hike.

Based on 4 People or More:     

Rs. 6400. /person based on twin sharing rooms.  

3 people:        Rs. 7800/person

2 people:        Rs. 9600/person

1 only:            Rs. 16,800/person.

Telephone: (0) 94363 03978 - Email:
 
CULTURAL PURSUITS
c/o Hotel Alpine Continental
Thana Road,
Shillong 793001, Meghalaya - India
 
          
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