Meghalaya · 6 destinations & hidden spots
Sohra (Cherrapunji) & Waterfalls Corridor
Nohkalikai Falls is India's most celebrated plunge waterfall, fed by mountain rainwater gathering on a high forested plateau before free-falling 1,115 feet off red sandstone cliffs. At its base lies a vivid turquoise-green plunge pool surrounded by dense rainforest and mist.
Sohra (Cherrapunji) & Waterfalls Corridor
Mawsmai Cave is one of Meghalaya's most accessible and fascinating limestone cave systems. Fitted with electric illumination, visitors navigate a 150-meter-long trail squeezing through natural rock columns, vaulted limestone chambers, and ancient stalagmites formed across millennia.
Sohra (Cherrapunji) & Waterfalls Corridor
Nohsngithiang Falls, widely known as the Seven Sisters Falls, is an expansive cliff cascade where seven distinct torrents plummet 315 meters over vertical limestone cliffs. The falls symbolize the seven sister states of Northeast India and sparkle brilliantly in the late afternoon sun.
Hidden Gem
Sohra (Cherrapunji) & Waterfalls Corridor
Wei Sawdong (meaning 'Square Pool' in Khasi) is a breathtaking three-tiered waterfall tucked away in a deep jungle gorge near Sohra. Reached via a thrilling bamboo-and-stone trail, each level drops into a natural plunge pool of striking aquamarine and emerald water.
Sohra (Cherrapunji) & Waterfalls Corridor
Dainthlen Falls drops 80 meters over a massive natural stone plateau where ancient erosional potholes resemble serpent scales. According to Khasi folklore, this was the legendary site where villagers slew the monstrous man-eating serpent U Thlen to liberate their people.
Hidden Gem
Sohra (Cherrapunji) & Waterfalls Corridor
Much larger and more rugged than Mawsmai, Arwah Cave is renowned for ancient marine fossils embedded directly into its limestone walls, including fish bones and mollusk shells from when the region lay beneath prehistoric seas. The entrance path offers scenic canyon valley viewpoints.
