Meghalaya
May 27 — 31
25.4670° N91.3662° EEast-West Khasi HillsMonsoon
- Length
- 5D 4N
- Group
- Ten people
- Pickup & Drop
- Pickup - Guwahati Airport | Drop - Shillong Police Bazaar
- Price
- ₹ 19,500/person
- Activities
- River canyoning, Split rock trek, Cliff jumping, Bamboo trek, Caves and Waterfalls
- Inclusions
- Stay, Commute during the trip, Breakfast and Dinner, Activities, Trip Captain
- Exclusions
- Flights or train tickets, Lunch and personal snacks, Personal shopping and incidentals, Travel insurance
Travel insurance is mandatory. Buy it before May 20. We can recommend providers if asked.
Meghalaya · Vol. 01
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§01 · What the trip is built on
Off the bus routes
The offbeat Meghalaya
The spots that don't have tour buses. The walks the locals do. The viewpoints without railings.
Canyoning · treks · caves
Adrenaline on the way through
Not the centerpiece, but a real part of the rhythm. We show up small, listen first, and try not to leave a mark.
Hosts, families, elders
Around the table
The trip is built around them, not around them being a backdrop. Khasi families, musicians, elders. Dinner that runs long.
Long evenings, no itinerary
Unhurried days
Not a sprint between sights. Mornings that begin slow, walks that take their time, evenings that run long.
§02 · Five days, loosely
A shape, not a schedule. The hours bend to the day.
May 27
Day 01
Mawphanlur
Pickup from Guwahati airport at 10 a.m. We drive out to Mawphanlur — a high Khasi village ringed by seven hills and small, still lakes. Few houses, fewer cars; the kind of evening that arrives before you notice.
May 28
Day 02
Mawlyngbna
On to Mawlyngbna in the morning. Water canyoning through cool stone, the Split Rock trek, and a long bath under a waterfall to close the day.
May 29
Day 03
Cherrapunjee
The famous waterfalls, and the caves that sit underneath them. The road there is half the trip.
May 30
Day 04
Mawryngkhang, then Shillong
Morning trek to Mawryngkhang — bamboo bridges over granite, the river running below. We settle in Shillong by night.
May 31
Day 05
Laitlum, then home
Laitlum Canyons in the morning — ridges meeting low cloud. We finish at Police Bazaar in Shillong before goodbyes.
No dot-to-dot itinerary, on purpose. That isn't how we travel.
§03 · The filter · WHO IT IS / ISN'T FOR
For
- Travellers willing to make a 20-foot cliff jump — life jackets included.
- Travellers who want to hike a little too much to get the best view of the valley.
- Travellers who carry their own garbage bag while travelling.
- Travellers who don't need wifi at the dinner table.
- Travellers who want to sit and eat with locals, hearing their tales.
Not for
- Travellers who google '5 best places to visit.'
- Travellers who need five-star.
- Travellers who think staying in your hotel suite is luxury
- Travellers for whom the checklist is the point.
- Travellers for whom an insta post justifies a trip.
§04 · The fine print
A seat is held with ₹10,000. The balance is due by May 20.
If life shifts and you need to cancel — 15 or more days out, you get all of it back. 14 days or less, half. Any closer and the homestays have already locked our money in.
If we cancel the trip — for weather, for low signups, for anything — you get all of it back, with an apology.
Travel insurance is mandatory. Buy it before May 20. We can recommend providers if asked.
§05 · Who's running this
Hi — I'm Akshay. Vol. 01 is the trip we wished existed when we travelled here ourselves. I'll be on the road for it in person.
For anything you'd ask a friend before signing up — DM @akki_the_cinephile.
§06 · Reserve a seat
Conversation, not a checkout flow. We'll talk it through over WhatsApp.